Senior Devsecops Engineer

Tekshapers - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Senior

Dallas, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As the Senior DevSecOps Engineer at Alcon, you will be instrumental in enhancing our Release Engineering and infrastructure management practices. This role requires a blend of technical expertise and leadership skills, focusing on operational excellence in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with various teams to design and implement comprehensive solutions that improve our build and delivery systems, ensuring they are reliable, scalable, and efficient. Your responsibilities will include adopting new technologies, optimizing configuration management, and automating processes to streamline operations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust continuous build and deployment mechanisms using innovative programmatic solutions and automation.
• Drive the automation of tasks for streamlined deployment and delivery processes.
• Identify, address, and streamline tools and processes for build and deployment challenges.
• Develop, maintain, and update documentation and diagrams outlining automated solutions and infrastructure architecture.
• Lead the integration and deployment of complex applications across diverse platforms including AWS, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation to automate the provisioning and configuration of infrastructure components.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate the testing and deployment of applications, ensuring rapid and reliable delivery of software releases.
• Identify opportunities for automation and implement solutions to streamline manual processes, reducing manual intervention and increasing efficiency.
• Set up and maintain monitoring and logging systems to proactively identify and address issues, ensuring the health and performance of our applications and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with the security team to implement and enhance security best practices throughout the development and deployment process, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and compliance with industry standards.
• Work closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to foster a culture of collaboration and communication, facilitating the smooth flow of code from development through to production.
• Act as a subject matter expert in troubleshooting and resolving issues related to infrastructure, deployments, and overall system performance.
• Conduct capacity planning and performance analysis to ensure that systems can handle current and future load requirements.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure Development/Administration/Release/Deployment/Application Engineering.
• 3+ years in developing and automating solutions in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery and infrastructure automation.
• Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code, and experience with Chef/CloudFormation is good to have.
• Strong experience in Cloud technologies, particularly AWS.
• In-depth knowledge of DevOps pipelines using Azure DevOps and processes.
• Comprehensive understanding of IT Security and related audits.
• Proficiency in scripting languages: Bash, Ruby, Python, PowerShell.
• Solid experience in Linux/Windows administration and shell scripting.
• Experience with Trunk Branching methodologies and best practices.
• Familiarity with the build and deployment process for JavaScript, .Net Core, Java (Maven), and Python.