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.