Applications Dev & Test - Software Development Engineer 4 Software Development Engineer 4 #: 24-02390

Job Title : Software Development Engineer 4

Location : Remote

Duration : 03 months W2

Summary

Job Description

At Defender, we are committed to delivering industry-leading security solutions to protect our customers from emerging cyber threats. As part of our team, you will be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge infrastructure tools essential for deploying and managing resources and services across various regions seamlessly. Our team focuses on automating deployment processes, integrating with proprietary and cloud-native frameworks, and ensuring safe deployment practices through innovative automation and observability solutions.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our team. As a key member of the infrastructure automation team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automation tools utilized by hundreds of engineers across the organization. You will collaborate closely with partner teams to gather

requirements, provide feedback on existing systems, and design innovative solutions to enhance deployment efficiency and reliability.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automation tools for orchestrating the deployment of services across various regions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather

requirements and provide feedback on existing infrastructure automation systems. Architect and implement innovative solutions to automate validation processes and enable fully-automated deployments. Develop and maintain integrations with *** proprietary and cloud-native deployment frameworks. Design and implement observability tools to enable application teams to collect telemetry and monitor the health of compute clusters. Ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of automation tools to meet the evolving needs of the organization. Provide technical guidance to junior team members.

Qualifications

Strong proficiency in C#. Excellent problem-solving

skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Effective communication

skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes. Strong understanding of cloud computing principles and

experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform. Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as ARM, Bicep, Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet. Knowledge of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and related tools.

Preferred

Qualifications

Experience with *** proprietary deployment frameworks such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and Ev2 Familiarity with observability tools and practices such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.

Education/

Experience

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required. 8+ years of

experience required.

Candidate

Requirements

Years Of

Experience Required: 8 to 10 overall years of

experience in the field. Degrees or certifications required: A bachelor's degree in computer science or a similar field is required to be eligible for this role. Disqualifiers: None. Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain prior

experience at *** as this can facilitate the onboarding process and they would have familiarity with the tools and processes. Another bonus is if they have built OPS tools in the past or have built tools around DevOps. Someone who knows how to write C and could theoretically build tools. Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on their ability to collaborate and communicate with their partner teams, meeting deadlines and the quality of work.

Top 3 Hard

Skills Required + Years of

Experience

Minimum 5 years

experience with .net and C# Minimum 5 years

experience with cloud computing (either Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud). Minimum 3 years

experience with familiarity with DevOps tools (code configuration, arm, bicep or terraform).