Specialty Software Engineer

job summary:

Randstad Digital is hiring and we're looking for someone like YOU to join our team! If you are seeking a new opportunity, looking to grow in your career, or you know someone who is - we want to hear from you! Take a look at the below opportunity, or feel free to visit RandstadUSA.com to view and apply.

location: Charlotte, North Carolina

job type: Contract

salary: $76.87 - 81.87 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

Overview

We are seeking a mid-level to senior engineer to join our team on a contract basis to help design, build, and operate a secure, scalable enterprise Data Private Cloud (DPC) platform. This is a hybrid role that blends container-platform development (Kubernetes/OpenShift and data services) with security operations (SecOps) and automation. You will build and enhance platform services and workflows across the SDLC, implement security controls and compliance guardrails, and partner with cross-functional teams to operationalize secure-by-default data services at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering

- Design and build automated platform workflows for provisioning, deployment, and operational support of data services running on OpenShift/Kubernetes.

- Develop and maintain platform capabilities supporting data ecosystem components such as Spark, Iceberg, Ranger, Sparkflow, Superset, and related services.

- Contribute to resilient, scalable architecture for containerized workloads and large-scale data processing pipelines.

- Improve platform reliability through automation, runbooks, SRE practices, and standard operating procedures.

Security Engineering & SecOps Enablement

- Engineer security automation that enforces controls for data access, encryption, masking, and protection across the data platform.

- Integrate security into the SDLC by embedding controls into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and release processes.

- Support security monitoring and compliance by contributing to:

o Policy management, attestation evidence, and continuous compliance workflows

o Security-relevant audit logging, alerting, and dashboards

- Partner with security, platform, and DevOps teams to strengthen incident response readiness, operational resilience, and risk reduction.

Hands-on Development & Collaboration

- Design, implement, test, and document Python-based services and automation for platform operations and compliance workflows.

- Collaborate closely with architects, DevOps/platform engineers, and data product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

- Participate in technical design reviews, threat modeling discussions, and architecture decisions for secure deployment patterns.

qualifications:

Required Qualifications (5+ years)

Core Skills

- robust Python development skills for enterprise-scale automation and service development.

- Solid understanding of security fundamentals (least privilege, defense-in-depth, secure SDLC) and common compliance concepts.

- Experience building or operating software in containerized environments (Kubernetes or OpenShift/OCP).

- Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating security checks/controls into delivery workflows.

- robust communication skills and ability to work effectively across engineering and security stakeholders.

Technical Background

- Familiarity with data security patterns such as access control, encryption, tokenization/masking, and secrets management.

- Understanding of DevOps practices: automated testing, release automation, environment promotion strategies, and operational support.

- Exposure to data platform concepts (data services, governance, metadata, batch/stream processing).

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

- Experience with Apache/open-source ecosystem tools such as Ranger, Keycloak, Spark, Iceberg, DataHub.

- Knowledge of S3-compatible object storage and large-scale distributed data processing patterns.

- Familiarity with observability tooling (logs/metrics/traces), security telemetry, and operational health dashboards.

- Experience with incident response, post-incident reviews, and improving operational resilience.

- Exposure to API design and/or UI development (e.g., React.js) for operational portals or admin tools.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.