Sr. DevOps/Data Engineer with strong ETL Data pipeline experience

Position: Sr. DevOps/Data Engineer with strong ETL Data pipeline experience
Location: Coopersburg, PA. Hybrid.

Purpose of the Position: We are seeking a hybrid DevOps + Data Engineering profile, with a stronger emphasis on DevOps capabilities. The role owner will be required to modify & manage ETL pipelines as part of platform operations. The role owner should have hands on DevOps experience along with good understanding of data pipelines.

Key Result Areas and Activities:

1. DevOps requirements

? Modify and manage data pipelines in DevOps setup

? Good understating of CI/CD pipelines

2. Development responsibilities

I. Software Asset Maintenance & Upgrades

? Upgrade and maintain third-party components such as ingress controllers, service meshes, monitoring agents, infrastructure libraries, and cloud-native tools.

? Apply the latest versions and security patches to ensure compliance, stability, and performance.

II. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Enhancements

? Update and enhance IaC scripts to support version upgrades across development, QA, and production environments.

? Validate changes through sandbox testing before deployment to production.

III. Compatibility & Dependency Management

? Ensure upgraded components remain compatible with dependent services and applications.

? Identify and mitigate potential breaking changes or dependency conflicts.

IV. Application Code Adjustments

? Implement necessary code changes in supported languages (e.g., Python) to accommodate new versions or configuration requirements.

? Address minor and moderate changes required for compatibility with upgraded components.

? Update existing unit tests in response to the application code changes.

V. Security & Compliance

? Apply immediate fixes for vulnerabilities.

? Maintain adherence to organizational security and governance guidelines.

VI. Testing & Validation

? Create and execute test strategies for validating the upgrades.

? Execute existing unit tests and manual test cases post-upgrade.

? Conduct functional testing of impacted applications to ensure end-to-end stability.

? Validate application behaviour after code changes and infrastructure updates.

VII. Reporting & Governance

? Provide weekly status reports detailing software versions, security posture, upgrade activities, and testing outcomes.

? Participate in regular reviews and acceptance processes.