Back End Developer III - DevOps Engineer

Vytwo; Prosper (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vytwo is seeking a Back End Developer III - DevOps Engineer to join its Enterprise API Management team in Texas. This role focuses on building, deploying, and operating platforms with a strong emphasis on automation, reliability, and secure delivery. Candidates should have extensive experience with Kubernetes, AWS, and Java/Spring Boot, as well as proficiency in collaborative delivery practices such as pair programming. Flexible work-from-home options are available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes.
• 4+ years dealing with Helm charts.
• 5+ years working with AWS, certification preferred.
• 5+ years of Java and Spring Boot development experience.
• 5+ years in API Security practices.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and operate the platform and services.
• Collaborate closely with engineers for CI/CD pipeline improvements.
• Troubleshoot and enhance operational readiness.

Skills

Kubernetes

Helm Charts

AWS (core offerings)

Java and Spring Boot

API Security

CI/CD and GitOps

Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)

API Gateway/API Management

Observability tooling

Lua Programming

Collaborative delivery practices

Job description

Job Title – Back End Developer III - DevOps Engineer

Duration: 6+ months

Location: Richfield MN - Hybrid

Tell us about your department:

The Enterprise API Management team builds and manages solutions to support the enterprise API management capability along with supporting enterprise token services. We are committed to delivering the right software at the right time. This role is on an engineering team that encourages pair programming and test‑driven development (TDD).

Position Summary / Job Description:

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our Enterprise API Management team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building, deploying, and operating our platform and services, with an emphasis on automation, reliability, and secure‑by‑default delivery. This role partners closely with engineers through collaboration and pair programming to improve CI/CD pipelines, troubleshooting practices, and operational readiness, and it also requires some software development experience (e.g., ability to read/debug code and contribute when needed). Technologies involved include Kubernetes, Helm charts, Java/Spring Boot, AWS offerings (certification preferred), and API platform capabilities such as API Gateway and security.

Skills Overview:

• Kubernetes 5+ Years
• Helm Charts 4+ Years
• AWS (core offerings; certification preferred) 5+ Years
• Java and Spring Boot 5+ Years
• API Security 5+ Years
• CI/CD and GitOps
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation)
• API Gateway/API Management experience
• Observability tooling (logging/metrics/tracing) and on‑call readiness
• Lua Programming
• Collaborative delivery practices (pair programming, code reviews)

Interview Process Overview (2 rounds)

• Initial meeting: 20‑30 minutes – Hiring Manager to discuss the role and determine high‑level fit
• Interview Panel of 1‑2 Devs + Hiring Manager: 1.5 hour – prefer Onsite Panel Interview 30 minutes Java Coding exercise 45‑60 minutes technical questions based on experience, related to: DevOps, Java and Spring framework

Flexible work from home options available.