Senior DevOps Engineer

Checkmarx is the enterprise application security leader and the host of Checkmarx One™ — the industry -leading cloud-native AppSec platform that helps enterprises build #DevSecTrust.

Description

Who are we?

Checkmarx is the leader in application security and ensures that enterprises worldwide can secure their application development from code to cloud. Our consolidated platform and services address the needs of enterprises by improving security and reducing TCO, while simultaneously building trust between AppSec, developers, and CISOs. At Checkmarx, we believe it's not just about finding risk, but remediating it across the entire application footprint and software supply chain with one seamless process for all relevant stakeholders. We are honored to serve more than 1,800 customers, which includes 40 percent of all Fortune 100 companies including Siemens, Airbus, SalesForce, Stellantis, Adidas, Wal-Mart and Sanofi.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to join our DevOps team in India. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation solutions. Working closely with development teams, you will provide technical expertise and support feature development while ensuring high availability and scalability of our cloud-native applications in AWS/Kubernetes.

How will you make an impact?

In this role you will be responsible for:

•       Design and implement scalable, secure cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS

•       Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery

•       Collaborate with development teams to support feature development and provide DevOps expertise

•       Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python and other scripting languages

•       Manage, monitor, scale, and troubleshoot distributed systems in production

•       Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and similar tools

•       Participate in on-call rotations and incident response

•       Create and maintain technical documentation

•       Research and evaluate new technologies to improve our infrastructure stack

•       Mentor junior team members and share knowledge across the team

Requirements

What is needed to succeed?

Required qualifications:

•       5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or similar roles

•       Strong coding and scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)

•       Solid experience with AWS Cloud services (EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, etc.)

•       Hands-on experience with Kubernetes deployments, maintenance, and troubleshooting

•       Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar

•       Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)

•       Experience with containerization technologies (Docker)

•       Strong troubleshooting skills using observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)

•       Good communication and collaboration skills

•       Team player with ability to work independently

Desired qualifications:

•       Experience with GitOps practices and tools such as ArgoCD

•       Familiarity with additional programming languages (e.g., Go)

•       Experience with artifact management tools (jFrog Artifactory)

•       Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments

•       Experience with database administration (PostgreSQL, MySQL)

•       Strong verbal communication skills in English

What we have to offer

Checkmarx offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, competitive compensation, great work-life balance, as well as great benefits and perks throughout the year. Checkmarx is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

What we have to offer