DevOps Software Engineer

$158,870 - $179,005/Yr

Motion Recruitment - Woodbridge Township, NJ

Full-time - Entry Level

Woodbridge Township, NJ

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The DevOps Software Engineer position at Motion Recruitment Partners involves working with a leading financial services company in a hybrid role. This long-term contract opportunity focuses on software engineering and development, particularly in automating secure development practices and building CI/CD pipelines. The role requires collaboration on complex initiatives and the ability to analyze and resolve multifaceted software engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering.
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
• Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables.
• Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work or consulting experience, training, military experience, or education.
• 5+ years of development experience using Groovy, Java, C#, or Python (mix is preferred).
• 4+ years of experience automating secure development practices, including static/dynamic/composition analysis, secrets detection, and vulnerability management.
• Hands-on experience with two or more tools such as SonarQube, JFrog Xray, Fortify, Checkmarx, GitHub Advanced Security, etc.
• Development experience with the Jenkins DSL dialect of Groovy.
• Development experience focused on building CI/CD pipelines with workflow automation.

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of experience with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in software architectures including traditional three-tier and container-based microservices (Kubernetes preferred).
• 2+ years of experience designing applications hosted in the public cloud (Azure preferred).
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions & GitHub Advanced Security.
• Knowledge of solution design leveraging IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Fluency with modern monitoring and logging systems (Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, Splunk).
• Familiarity with Jira and expressing non-functional requirements as stories.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with User Centered Design, Human Centered Design, and general UX principles.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan