{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"1e29a655d7984c6f64aa497c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/1e29a655d7984c6f64aa497c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/1e29a655d7984c6f64aa497c","title":"Senior DevOps Engineer","description":"Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.Section 1: Position SummaryWe are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and operating enterprise-grade CI/CD platforms across hybrid environments (AWS and on-premises). This role will lead platform standardization, progressive delivery, reliability engineering, and security-by-design to enable high-quality, low-risk software delivery at scale.Key ResponsibilitiesCI/CD Platform & Environment StrategyDesign, implement, and operate a standardized CI/CD framework supporting Dev, QA, PartnerLab, Staging, and ProductionDefine promotion workflows with enforced quality gates and artifact immutabilityEstablish PartnerLab as a dedicated integration and validation environment with no direct path to ProductionEnsure environment parity across AWS and on-prem systemsProgressive Delivery & Release EngineeringImplement feature flags, canary deployments, blue-green deployments, and phased rolloutsEnable automated rollback based on health checks, error rates, and SLO breachesMaintain full release traceability from commit through production Test Automation & Quality EngineeringIntegrate unit, integration, regression, security, and performance testing into CI/CD pipelinesEnforce automated quality gates before environment promotionSupport manual validation workflows with controlled access, observability, and test artifacts Database & Data AutomationAutomate database schema versioning, migrations, rollbacks, and validationBuild lower-environment refresh pipelines sourced from production dataEnforce data masking and PII anonymization for non-production environmentsValidate data integrity and consistency post-refresh Observability, Reliability & OperationsDefine and enforce observability standards across logs, metrics, and tracesImplement service health dashboards, alerts, and incident signalsIntegrate deployment health into automated release decisionsSupport on-call readiness, incident response, and post-incident reviews Security, Governance & ComplianceEmbed security scanning, secrets management, and access controls into pipelinesEnforce least-privilege IAM, credential rotation, and artifact integrity checksAlign CI/CD workflows with enterprise change management and audit requirements Required Technical Skills Cloud & InfrastructureAWS (mandatory): ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatchHybrid infrastructure experience across on-prem VMs, bare metal, and internal networksTerraform for modular, reusable, policy-compliant infrastructure CI/CD & Platform EngineeringGitHub Enterprise & GitHub Actions (reusable workflows, templates, runners, environments)CI/CD orchestration across hybrid AWS and on-prem topologiesArtifact versioning, promotion, and immutability strategies Containers & OrchestrationDocker image design, optimization, and security hardeningKubernetes (EKS and on-prem) deployment patterns, scaling, and lifecycle managementHelm for deployment standardization Testing, Release Safety & AnalysisAutomated testing frameworks (unit, integration, regression, performance)Static and dynamic analysis tools (code quality, security, dependency scanning)Feature flag platforms or equivalent internal capabilities Database & Data ManagementOracle and Microsoft SQL Server (mandatory)Schema migration tooling with automated rollbackData masking, anonymization, and controlled refresh automation Observability & Reliability EngineeringMetrics, logging, and tracing with Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, New Relic, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, ELKSLO-driven alerting and deployment health evaluation (e.g., Uptrends, PagerDuty)Automated failure containment and rollback strategies Security & Secrets ManagementHashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or equivalentSecure pipeline design with controlled credential accessCompliance-ready logging, approvals, and traceability Soft Skills & Delivery ExpectationsExperience in regulated or financial services environmentsStrong documentation, runbooks, and architectural communicationProven collaboration with application, infrastructure, security, and QA teamsComfortable operating in enterprise, onshore delivery models We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer The national average salary range for this role is 120-165k in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits.This base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range however, from time to time, it may occur on a case-by-case basis. Other rewards and benefits may include: 401(k) match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid-Time-Off, etc. For more information, please visit careers.ascensus.com/#Benefits. Be aware of employment fraud. All email communications from Ascensus or its hiring managers originate from @ascensus.com or @futureplan.com email addresses. We will never ask you for payment or require you to purchase any equipment. If you are suspicious or unsure about validity of a job posting, we strongly encourage you to apply directly through our website. For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual work space and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 25 MBps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required. If you are unsure of your internet speed, please check with your service provider. Note: For call center roles specifically, it is a requirement to either hardwire your equipment directly to the internet router or ensure your workstation is in close proximity to the router. Please ensure that you are able to meet these expectations before applying. 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This role will lead platform standardization, progressive delivery, reliability engineering, and security-by-design to enable high-quality, low-risk software delivery at scale.Key ResponsibilitiesCI/CD Platform & Environment StrategyDesign, implement, and operate a standardized CI/CD framework supporting Dev, QA, PartnerLab, Staging, and ProductionDefine promotion workflows with enforced quality gates and artifact immutabilityEstablish PartnerLab as a dedicated integration and validation environment with no direct path to ProductionEnsure environment parity across AWS and on-prem systemsProgressive Delivery & Release EngineeringImplement feature flags, canary deployments, blue-green deployments, and phased rolloutsEnable automated rollback based on health checks, error rates, and SLO breachesMaintain full release traceability from commit through production Test Automation & Quality EngineeringIntegrate unit, integration, regression, security, and performance testing into CI/CD pipelinesEnforce automated quality gates before environment promotionSupport manual validation workflows with controlled access, observability, and test artifacts Database & Data AutomationAutomate database schema versioning, migrations, rollbacks, and validationBuild lower-environment refresh pipelines sourced from production dataEnforce data masking and PII anonymization for non-production environmentsValidate data integrity and consistency post-refresh Observability, Reliability & OperationsDefine and enforce observability standards across logs, metrics, and tracesImplement service health dashboards, alerts, and incident signalsIntegrate deployment health into automated release decisionsSupport on-call readiness, incident response, and post-incident reviews Security, Governance & ComplianceEmbed security scanning, secrets management, and access controls into pipelinesEnforce least-privilege IAM, credential rotation, and artifact integrity checksAlign CI/CD workflows with enterprise change management and audit requirements Required Technical Skills Cloud & InfrastructureAWS (mandatory): ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatchHybrid infrastructure experience across on-prem VMs, bare metal, and internal networksTerraform for modular, reusable, policy-compliant infrastructure CI/CD & Platform EngineeringGitHub Enterprise & GitHub Actions (reusable workflows, templates, runners, environments)CI/CD orchestration across hybrid AWS and on-prem topologiesArtifact versioning, promotion, and immutability strategies Containers & OrchestrationDocker image design, optimization, and security hardeningKubernetes (EKS and on-prem) deployment patterns, scaling, and lifecycle managementHelm for deployment standardization Testing, Release Safety & AnalysisAutomated testing frameworks (unit, integration, regression, performance)Static and dynamic analysis tools (code quality, security, dependency scanning)Feature flag platforms or equivalent internal capabilities Database & Data ManagementOracle and Microsoft SQL Server (mandatory)Schema migration tooling with automated rollbackData masking, anonymization, and controlled refresh automation Observability & Reliability EngineeringMetrics, logging, and tracing with Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, New Relic, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, ELKSLO-driven alerting and deployment health evaluation (e.g., Uptrends, PagerDuty)Automated failure containment and rollback strategies Security & Secrets ManagementHashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or equivalentSecure pipeline design with controlled credential accessCompliance-ready logging, approvals, and traceability Soft Skills & Delivery ExpectationsExperience in regulated or financial services environmentsStrong documentation, runbooks, and architectural communicationProven collaboration with application, infrastructure, security, and QA teamsComfortable operating in enterprise, onshore delivery models We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer The national average salary range for this role is 120-165k in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits.This base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range however, from time to time, it may occur on a case-by-case basis. Other rewards and benefits may include: 401(k) match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid-Time-Off, etc. For more information, please visit careers.ascensus.com/#Benefits. Be aware of employment fraud. All email communications from Ascensus or its hiring managers originate from @ascensus.com or @futureplan.com email addresses. We will never ask you for payment or require you to purchase any equipment. If you are suspicious or unsure about validity of a job posting, we strongly encourage you to apply directly through our website. For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual work space and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 25 MBps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required. If you are unsure of your internet speed, please check with your service provider. Note: For call center roles specifically, it is a requirement to either hardwire your equipment directly to the internet router or ensure your workstation is in close proximity to the router. Please ensure that you are able to meet these expectations before applying. 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