Container Pipelines SME(USC's Only)

The Impact of a Container Pipelines SME (Contractor) at Coupa:
As a Subject Matter Expert in Container Pipelines, you will bring highly specialized
knowledge to accelerate the evolution of our CI/CD ecosystem. You will tackle our most
complex deployment challenges, optimizing GitOps workflows and build processes for our
massive Kubernetes infrastructure. Your rapid, targeted technical interventions will directly
reduce deployment friction and enhance the security and velocity of our release cycles.
What You'll Do [Responsibilities]:
● Conduct deep-dive audits of our existing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows to
identify performance, security, and reliability bottlenecks.
● Design and implement specialized, high-impact solutions to optimize build times,
artifact management, and automated deployments.
● Assist in complex migrations or the implementation of advanced GitOps tooling (e.g.,
scaling ArgoCD across a large enterprise fleet of Kubernetes clusters).
● Develop custom automation, webhooks, or operators to bridge complex gaps in the
deployment lifecycle.
● Provide expert documentation, training, and architectural recommendations to internal
DevOps and Pipeline engineering teams.
What You Will Bring to Coupa [Requirements]:
● Expert-level knowledge of modern CI/CD systems, GitOps tooling (ArgoCD/Flux), and
complex release engineering.
● Extensive hands-on experience optimizing deployment pipelines specifically for
large-scale Kubernetes environments.
● Deep proficiency in Helm, Kustomize, container registries, and writing advanced
automation scripts (Go, Python, Bash).
● Proven ability to quickly integrate into an existing enterprise environment, map out
complex deployment flows, and deliver rapid technical improvements.
● Strong focus on DevSecOps and integrating advanced security gates into automated
workflows.