DevOps Engineer

Description:

Who Are We?

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.

Powered by the intelligence from our industry-leading AppSec security research team, and our AI-driven technology and services, our platform is designed to enable CISOs, AppSec and development leaders to prioritize their teams' focus on what impacts their business.

Our offerings secure every phase of development for every application, from the very first line of code through production, while simultaneously balancing the dynamic needs of security and development teams.

We are honored to serve more than 1,800 customers, which includes 60 percent of all Fortune 100 organizations.

What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for a passionate and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our DevOps Core Team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of Checkmarx's cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes. You will work closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to streamline processes, own our Infrastructure as Code practices, and help evolve our platform reliability at scale.

How Will You Make an Impact?

•      Design, implement, and maintain Kubernetes clusters in production environments, ensuring high availability and scalability.

•      Build and manage Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation and Crossplane as our primary IaC tools.

•      Own and operate cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS, with working knowledge of GCP environments.

•      Identify and implement process improvements to increase the efficiency and reliability of the DevOps Core team.

•      Provide technical leadership and mentoring to team members, fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

•      Work closely with engineering teams to define infrastructure needs and provide DevOps support and guidance.

•      Research, evaluate, and integrate new technologies into our stack.

•      Manage, monitor, scale, and troubleshoot a distributed, highly available, customer-facing software platform.

•      Create and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure, processes, and runbooks.

What Is Needed to Succeed?

Required Qualifications

•      Strong, hands-on Kubernetes experience of 3–4 years of proven experience running and operating clusters in production at scale is a must.

•      Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code — primary experience with AWS CloudFormation and Crossplane.

•      Comprehensive knowledge of AWS cloud services (compute, networking, storage, IAM, observability) — with 3–4 years of proven, hands-on AWS experience.

•      Working also with GCP — ability to operate, troubleshoot, and deploy in GCP environments.

•      Hands-on experience with ArgoCD and GitOps workflows — managing application delivery through Git as the source of truth.

•      Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling (Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar).

•      2+ years of scripting or coding experience (Python, Bash, or GoLang) for automation and tooling.

•      Advanced knowledge of Linux OS and networking fundamentals.

Nice to Have

•       Familiarity with additional IaC tools such as Terraform (as a secondary tool to CloudFormation/Crossplane).

•      Experience with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar).

Who You Are

•      Strong communicator — able to lead technical discussions and collaborate across teams in English.

•      Team player with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and a results-driven mindset.

•      Innovative and creative — able to see the big picture and contribute to shaping the platform roadmap.

•      Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements.

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.