DevOps Engineer

Compunnel, Inc.; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and optimize enterprise CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks across product teams. You will enhance developer experience, security, and reliability by applying modern DevOps practices and self-service capabilities.

You will collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and database teams to implement automation, governance, and observability, driving continuous improvement across our technology environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, or related disciplines.
• Deep understanding of DevOps, Platform Engineering, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure‑as‑Code, Configuration Management, and Software Defined Infrastructure concepts.
• Deep understanding of on‑premises, virtualized, containerized, and cloud‑based environments.
• Strong programming and automation background with proficiency in Python or another modern programming language.
• Experience with enterprise automation and orchestration platforms such as Jenkins, Ansible, and Microsoft DSC.
• Strong hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipeline engineering and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, maintain, and optimize enterprise CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks.
• Create reusable deployment patterns, templates, and self‑service capabilities to improve developer experience and reduce operational overhead.
• Troubleshoot, enhance, and modernize existing CI/CD processes to improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain automation across the application lifecycle, including build, testing, security validation, deployment, monitoring, and operational support.
• Partner with development teams to implement modern DevOps practices and accelerate software delivery.
• Lead the implementation and automation of security controls across software delivery and infrastructure platforms.
• Partner with Identity and Access Management teams to implement and support RBAC, SSO, PAM, and PSM capabilities.
• Design and implement automated password rotation and credential lifecycle management processes.
• Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and governance controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive remediation and automation efforts related to infrastructure, application, and software supply chain vulnerabilities.
• Lead the adoption and implementation of Database-as-Code practices across enterprise database platforms.
• Implement and support Liquibase‑based database deployment frameworks for databases not currently managed through application build pipelines.
• Develop automated processes for database deployments, validations, rollback procedures, and compliance controls.
• Build self‑service solutions for approved SQL/DML execution activities to reduce manual support requests and operational ticket volume.
• Establish governance and auditability standards for database changes.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, metrics, and observability capabilities using enterprise platforms.
• Build automation and tooling to improve operational efficiency, system reliability, and platform visibility.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to identify opportunities for standardization and continuous improvement.
• Develop integrations between enterprise tools, APIs, and platforms to streamline operational workflows and reduce manual intervention.
• Support technology modernization, automation, and operational transformation initiatives across enterprise environments.
• Work directly with development, infrastructure, database, and security teams to deliver scalable and maintainable engineering solutions.

Skills

DevOps

Platform Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering

Automation

Python

CI/CD

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Terraform

Liquibase

Microsoft DSC

Dynatrace

Splunk

Qualys

Fortify

Snyk

SonarQube

Job description

The Platform Engineer will be responsible for designing, building, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise CI/CD platforms, automation frameworks, security automation, database deployment solutions, and observability capabilities. The role will focus on improving developer experience, operational efficiency, security, scalability, and reliability through modern DevOps and Platform Engineering practices. The successful candidate will work closely with development, infrastructure, database, security, and other cross‑functional teams to implement automation, modernize software delivery processes, establish self‑service capabilities, and drive continuous improvement across enterprise technology environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, maintain, and optimize enterprise CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks.
• Create reusable deployment patterns, templates, and self‑service capabilities to improve developer experience and reduce operational overhead.
• Troubleshoot, enhance, and modernize existing CI/CD processes to improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain automation across the application lifecycle, including build, testing, security validation, deployment, monitoring, and operational support.
• Partner with development teams to implement modern DevOps practices and accelerate software delivery.
• Lead the implementation and automation of security controls across software delivery and infrastructure platforms.
• Partner with Identity and Access Management teams to implement and support RBAC, SSO, PAM, and PSM capabilities.
• Design and implement automated password rotation and credential lifecycle management processes.
• Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and governance controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive remediation and automation efforts related to infrastructure, application, and software supply chain vulnerabilities.
• Lead the adoption and implementation of Database-as-Code practices across enterprise database platforms.
• Implement and support Liquibase‑based database deployment frameworks for databases not currently managed through application build pipelines.
• Develop automated processes for database deployments, validations, rollback procedures, and compliance controls.
• Build self‑service solutions for approved SQL/DML execution activities to reduce manual support requests and operational ticket volume.
• Establish governance and auditability standards for database changes.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, metrics, and observability capabilities using enterprise platforms.
• Build automation and tooling to improve operational efficiency, system reliability, and platform visibility.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to identify opportunities for standardization and continuous improvement.
• Develop integrations between enterprise tools, APIs, and platforms to streamline operational workflows and reduce manual intervention.
• Support technology modernization, automation, and operational transformation initiatives across enterprise environments.
• Work directly with development, infrastructure, database, and security teams to deliver scalable and maintainable engineering solutions.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Deep understanding of DevOps, Platform Engineering, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure‑as‑Code, Configuration Management, and Software Defined Infrastructure concepts.
• Deep understanding of on‑premises, virtualized, containerized, and cloud‑based environments.
• Strong programming and automation background with proficiency in Python or another modern programming language.
• Experience with enterprise automation and orchestration platforms such as Jenkins, Ansible, and Microsoft DSC.
• Strong hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipeline engineering and automation.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Jenkins.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Python.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, service‑oriented architectures, and system integration patterns.
• Understanding of application, infrastructure, security, and operational logging concepts.
• Experience integrating security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance validation into software delivery processes.
• Experience working within structured change control and governance processes in large enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise‑scale technology environments and mission‑critical applications.
• Demonstrated success leading technology modernization, automation, or operational transformation initiatives.
• Proven track record of improving developer productivity, operational efficiency, and engineering outcomes through automation and platform improvements.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently and drive initiatives to completion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across cross‑functional and multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Splunk and Dynatrace.
• Experience integrating DevSecOps solutions such as Qualys, Fortify, Snyk, SonarQube, or equivalent tools into CI/CD workflows.
• Experience implementing access governance, RBAC, SSO, privileged access management, and secrets management solutions.
• Ability to design reusable automation frameworks and self‑service engineering platforms.
• Ability to operate effectively in Agile, Scrum, or Kanban delivery models.
• Strong customer focus with a commitment to delivering high‑quality engineering outcomes.
• Ability to think strategically about technical solutions, trade‑offs, scalability, and long‑term maintainability.
• Passion for continuous learning and adoption of emerging technologies and engineering practices.