Position: Sr. DevOps/Data Engineer with strong ETL Data pipeline experience
Location: Coopersburg, PA. Hybrid.
Purpose of the Position: We are seeking a hybrid DevOps + Data Engineering profile, with a stronger emphasis on DevOps capabilities. The role owner will be required to modify & manage ETL pipelines as part of platform operations. The role owner should have hands on DevOps experience along with good understanding of data pipelines.
Key Result Areas and Activities:
1. DevOps requirements
? Modify and manage data pipelines in DevOps setup
? Good understating of CI/CD pipelines
2. Development responsibilities
I. Software Asset Maintenance & Upgrades
? Upgrade and maintain third-party components such as ingress controllers, service meshes, monitoring agents, infrastructure libraries, and cloud-native tools.
? Apply the latest versions and security patches to ensure compliance, stability, and performance.
II. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Enhancements
? Update and enhance IaC scripts to support version upgrades across development, QA, and production environments.
? Validate changes through sandbox testing before deployment to production.
III. Compatibility & Dependency Management
? Ensure upgraded components remain compatible with dependent services and applications.
? Identify and mitigate potential breaking changes or dependency conflicts.
IV. Application Code Adjustments
? Implement necessary code changes in supported languages (e.g., Python) to accommodate new versions or configuration requirements.
? Address minor and moderate changes required for compatibility with upgraded components.
? Update existing unit tests in response to the application code changes.
V. Security & Compliance
? Apply immediate fixes for vulnerabilities.
? Maintain adherence to organizational security and governance guidelines.
VI. Testing & Validation
? Create and execute test strategies for validating the upgrades.
? Execute existing unit tests and manual test cases post-upgrade.
? Conduct functional testing of impacted applications to ensure end-to-end stability.
? Validate application behaviour after code changes and infrastructure updates.
VII. Reporting & Governance
? Provide weekly status reports detailing software versions, security posture, upgrade activities, and testing outcomes.
? Participate in regular reviews and acceptance processes.