Location: Columbus, OH
Salary: $69.00 USD Hourly - $74.00 USD Hourly
Description: Software Engineer, DevOps / Platform EngineeringLocations: Columbus, OH; Charlotte, NC
Work Model: Hybrid - 3 days/week onsite (mandatory)
Employment Type: 12-month contract (with potential to extend or convert)
Line of Business: TCOO
Positions Available: 1
About the JobAs a Software Engineer on the DevSecOps Platform Engineering team, you will design, build, and operate scalable, cloud-native platforms that enable secure, reliable, and efficient application delivery across a large, regulated technology environment. You will work hands-on with Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, GitOps-driven CI/CD pipelines, and automation tooling across Azure and Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
In this role, you will consult on complex, large-scale software engineering initiatives, contribute to DevOps transformation efforts, and collaborate strategically with engineering, security, and platform teams to enable self-service, resilient deployment platforms.
Responsibilities- Design, build, and operate cloud-native platforms using Kubernetes and OpenShift (OCP) to support large-scale microservices deployments.
- Lead DevOps and platform engineering initiatives, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps-based delivery models.
- Design and enable end-to-end CI/CD workflows integrating infrastructure automation with GitHub Actions and GitOps pipelines.
- Automate application and microservices deployments using Harness, achieving fully automated, repeatable, and auditable release processes.
- Implement declarative configuration management and JSON/YAML-based pipelines to ensure consistency across environments.
- Enable secure cloud platform delivery across Azure and Google Cloud Platform, aligning infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and security controls through code.
- Embed DevSecOps practices, observability, and pipeline instrumentation to improve visibility, governance, and MTTR.
- Develop automation and tooling using Python to support CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, and deployment workflows.
- Establish centralized version tracking, release visibility, and deployment governance across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Collaborate closely with developers and platform teams to build self-service capabilities and improve developer experience.
- Consult on complex, long-term software engineering challenges, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, audit requirements, and regulatory controls.
Minimum Qualifications- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, including GitHub Actions.
- Experience building Java applications using Maven and/or Gradle.
- Experience with Kubernetes and OpenShift (OCP) in production environments.
- Experience implementing GitOps-based deployment models.
- Proficiency in Python for automation and CI/CD integration.
- Experience working in large-scale, regulated enterprises with strong governance and audit requirements.
- Ability to collaborate across teams and consult on complex technical initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with deployment automation tools such as Harness.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and security automation.
- Exposure to AI or agentic automation frameworks.
- Kubernetes and/or DevOps certifications.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Additional Information- This is a net-new position created due to increased workload.
- The team supports DevSecOps automation for the full COO technology portfolio and will initially focus on CI/CD, deployment orchestration, and quality gates for selected applications.
- Candidates should be able to align with local team onsite schedules.
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