Staff Software Engineer, DevOps

Conga; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Conga is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, DevOps, to establish CI/CD patterns and robust Kubernetes deployments across cloud environments. This remote role reports to the Sr. manager, Software Engineering and demands AWS/Azure/OpenShift expertise, IAM proficiency, and IaC automation using Terraform.

You will design observability stacks (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki), manage Rancher, and optimize cloud costs while delivering secure, scalable software solutions for a global customer base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related field, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience designing solutions to meet security and operational standards on AWS, Azure, OpenShift, IBM Cloud.
• Experience with IAM constructs, policy management and SCPs.
• Experience with observability stacks (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Travis CI; Kubernetes Helm charts; Rancher.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement CI/CD patterns for reliable software delivery.
• Design and maintain Kubernetes-based deployments and Helm charts.
• Develop and maintain IaC-driven provisioning using Terraform; manage cloud cost optimization.
• Implement monitoring and logging for proactive incident response; ensure security and compliance.

Skills

CI/CD proficiency

Security/compliance

Observability & monitoring

Automation mindset

Cloud architecture mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Jenkins

Travis CI

Kubernetes

Helm

Rancher

Terraform

ELK stack

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

OpenShift

AWS Cost Explorer

Azure Cost Management

Job description

At Conga, we’ve built a community where our colleagues can thrive. Here you’ll find opportunities to innovate and support growth through individual and team development, all within an environment where every voice is heard.

Conga lines up commercial operations so companies run as connected, smarter businesses. By unifying the people and processes that drive commerce, Conga aligns pricing, quoting, contracting, rebates, and communications so teams stay in sync and buyers keep moving forward. The result is trusted decisions, consistent buyer experiences, and profitable growth. More than 10,000 customers worldwide, including over 50% of the Fortune 100® trust Conga when commercial complexity is high and global impact is on the line.

Reports to: Sr. manager, Software Engineering
Location: Remote - United States (100% remote, telecommute/work from home from anywhere in the U.S. & report to HQ - Houston)

As Staff Software Engineer, DevOps, you’ll be responsible for establishing and employing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) patterns for successful software solutions.

Are you the person we are looking for?

Related Experience. You have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related field, or equivalent, and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience designing solutions to meet security and operational standards on AWS, Azure, OpenShift, and IBM Cloud; authoring and administering IAM constructs to enforce least-privilege access and strengthen security compliance, including custom managed policies, inline policies, permission sets, permission boundaries, and Service Control Policies (SCPs); implementing observability and centralized logging stacks including Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana (ELK), Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki to support monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting, and incident response; building and deploying CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Travis CI to resolve build/release issues and standardize delivery workflows; developing and maintaining Kubernetes Helm charts and managing Kubernetes and Helm version upgrades across diverse environments; deploying and administering Rancher for Kubernetes cluster management, including access control (RBAC) configurationand cluster standardization; designing and implementing cloud cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, billing reports, tagging based cost allocation, and Azure Cost Management, including analyzing cost and usage trends, allocating costs to teams/projects, identifying unused or underutilized resources, rightsizing, and optimizing autoscaling and scheduling; and implementing and automating Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)-driven provisioning and deployments using Terraform.

Education. Must hold a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related field, or equivalent.

Compensation:

In the spirit of the Conga Way, we strive to design easy-to-understand compensation programs that are fair and free from any type of discrimination. In keeping with this approach, we are committed to delivering competitive compensation and benefits packages to our colleagues worldwide and communicating transparently about the structure of our compensation programs.

Listed below is the U.S. base salary range for this full-time position. In addition to base salary, Conganeers receive a variable incentive pay component, perks such as flexible work options, and a full range of benefits including medical and dental insurance.

Salary Range: $168,675.15 - $229,900.00/year.

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Don’t meet every requirement for the role?

Studies have shown that women and members of ethnic minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Conga we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Additional Information

Conga is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, parental or pregnancy status, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We understand interviewing can be stressful for those with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to allow you to show us your best self, please let your recruiter know as soon as possible. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Conga is not open to third party solicitation or resumes for our posted FTE positions. Resumes received from third party agencies that are unsolicited will be considered complimentary.

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