TE59P3 Software Engineer

Chemical Abstracts Service; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain tooling applications and deployment pipelines. The role focuses on building automation, improving reliability, and supporting both internal and external software products.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in a Linux-based DevOps environment, hands-on CI/CD, monitoring, and IaC experience, and strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in a Linux-based DevOps or software development environment.
• Hands-on experience building, supporting, and administering enterprise tooling (CI/CD, log analysis, monitoring).
• Experience with Kubernetes-based tooling and cloud environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with minimal oversight.
• Ability to work under pressure during incident response and manage competing priorities.
• Willingness to pair program and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain reusable, high-quality code for tooling apps and deployment pipelines.
• Build expertise in tooling platforms, troubleshoot issues, improve reliability, and drive enhancements.
• Drive automation to accelerate delivery and reduce manual work.
• Provide operational support for internal and external software products, improving uptime and speed to market.
• Prioritize requests from cross-functional partners and plan development work with leadership.

Skills

Linux

DevOps

CI/CD

Monitoring

Terraform

Ansible

TypeScript

Bash

Public/Private Cloud

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Elastic

Prometheus

Grafana

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab/Gerrit/Nexus/Artifactory

Job description

Description

CAS uses intuitive technology, unparalleled scientific content and unmatched human expertise to help companies create groundbreaking innovations that benefit the world. As the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, CAS manages the largest curated reservoir of scientific knowledge, and for 111 years, has helped innovators mine, assess and apply that information to keep businesses thriving. The CAS team is global, diverse, endlessly curious and strives to make scientific insights accessible to innovators worldwide.

CAS is currently seeking a Software Engineer. This position will be located in our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Accountabilities

Technical Delivery & Operations

• Design, develop, and maintain reusable, high-quality code for tooling applications and deployment pipelines.
• Build deep expertise in team-supported tooling platforms, troubleshoot issues, improve reliability, and drive enhancements.
• Drive automation to accelerate delivery, reduce manual effort, and simplify operational processes.
• Provide operational support for internal and external software products, improving availability, reliability, and speed to market.

Strategic Contribution & Process Improvement

• Evaluate tooling to identify trends and recommend strategies that improve reliability, efficiency, and the overall value of services delivered to internal and external customers.
• Anticipate potential risks or failure points across supported platforms and proactively develop mitigation strategies before issues impact users or business operations.
• Contribute to the business case for new tooling, platform changes, or process investments by identifying and articulating cost, efficiency, and risk-reduction impacts (e.g., reduced manual effort, improved uptime, faster delivery cycles).

Collaboration & Leadership

• Intake and execute on a wide range of requests from cross-functional partners, independently prioritizing work against established team priorities and engaging leadership when shifting priorities or urgent needs arise.
• Collaborate with teammates, team leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to refine and prioritize backlogs, groom epics and stories, and plan upcoming development work.
• Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to junior team members; may delegate routine or well-defined tasks to less experienced staff as appropriate.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and continuously build skills through training and hands-on learning.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in a Linux-based DevOps or software development environment.
• Hands-on experience building, supporting, and administering enterprise tooling, including:
• CI/CD platforms (e.g., Jenkins or similar)
• Log aggregation and analysis (e.g., Elastic)
• Monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
• Configuration management (e.g., Ansible)
• Scripting/programming (e.g., TypeScript, Bash)
• Experience operating in public and/or private cloud environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate operational data, prioritize independently, and make sound decisions with minimal oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate problems and develop strategies to prevent or reduce their impact, particularly in incident response and operational support contexts.
• Ability to work with urgency while remaining calm and focused during incident response; capable of managing multiple competing priorities.
• Experience with, or willingness to engage in, pair programming and collaborative development practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to actively contribute to technical discussions, articulate trade-offs, and influence decisions in cross-functional settings.
• Demonstrated commitment to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and ongoing professional development.

Preferred

• Experience with source code management (SCM) and artifact repository platforms, including administration and support of tools such as GitLab, Gerrit, Artifactory, or Nexus.
• Experience working with tooling in Kubernetes-based environments.
• Experience contributing to cost, efficiency, or ROI analyses for tooling or process investments.

CAS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a generous vacation plan, medical, dental, vision insurance plans, and employee savings and retirement plans. Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future.

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