Senior DevOps Engineer

Description

Absolute Security is the leader in enterprise resilience. We help organizations ensure their endpoints and access environments remain secure, visible, and recoverable—no matter where work happens.

Our Secure Access platform delivers critical connectivity and security capabilities across distributed environments. As part of our team, you’ll work on technology that directly impacts the reliability, performance, and security of global enterprises.

We are seeking a talented Senior DevOps Engineer to take ownership of our Secure Access build systems and infrastructure. This role offers an exciting opportunity to modernize and streamline our build processes while ensuring reliable, efficient software delivery. This position offers significant autonomy and ownership. You'll have the opportunity to advance and streamline our current build system, implement new tools and practices, and make architectural decisions that impact the entire engineering organization. If you're someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, automating repetitive tasks, and seeing the direct impact of your work on product delivery, this role is for you.

What you’ll do
Build System Ownership

• Ownership of Secure Access product build system and infrastructure
• Monitor build health and proactively address issues
• Optimize build performance and reliability
• Document build processes and maintain system documentation

Build Management

• Manage and execute daily builds
• Troubleshoot and resolve build failures quickly
• Coordinate build schedules with development teams
• Ensure quality and consistency of build outputs

Branch Management & Code Integration

• Manage source code branch structure and strategy
• Perform code merges between development branches
• Resolve merge conflicts and coordinate with developers
• Maintain branch integrity and code quality

Release Operations

• Execute release tasks and coordinate release schedules
• Support release validation and verification processes

System Advancement

• Identify opportunities to advance and streamline current build system
• Design and implement build process improvements
• Evaluate and integrate new tools and technologies
• Drive automation initiatives to increase efficiency

Company

• Protect the security and privacy of Absolute and its customers
• Other duties as assigned by management

What You’ll Bring

• 5-7 years of professional experience in DevOps, build engineering, or related field
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience managing build systems in production environments
• Strong background in software development lifecycle and release management
• Demonstrated ability to improve and optimize technical processes

Technical Skills

• Strong scripting and automation skills (Perl, Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices
• Knowledge of version control systems and branching strategies
• Understanding of software build processes and dependencies
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred experience

• Experience with Perforce and Git version control systems
• Proficiency with Jenkins or similar CI/CD platforms
• Experience writing and maintaining makefiles, gradle and build scripts
• Familiarity with C++ and Java

Why join us

• Work on high-impact security and connectivity solutions used by global organizations
• Collaborate with experienced engineers in a supportive, team-oriented environment
• Opportunities to grow your technical skills
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Flexible time off and a strong culture of ownership and accountability

The base pay range
The base salary range for this position is CAD $110,000 - $125,000 annually. The base pay offered is determined by the market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our annual bonus program.

Why Work For Us:
You’re resilient and passionate about securing the Work from Anywhere era. So are we.
We’re in search of the best and the brightest – everyone from innovators, sellers and marketers to financers, operators and especially customer relationship managers – we’re looking for top tier talent to help us shape the next decade of security, drive innovation that enables customers with truly disruptive solutions and are dedicated to making a meaningful difference. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington with international offices in Vancouver - BC, Austin - TX, Boulder - CO, Ankeny – IA, Reading - UK and Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam, Absolute Security accelerates customers’ shift to work-from-anywhere through the industry’s first self-healing Zero Trust platform, ensuring maximum security and uncompromised productivity. Only Absolute is embedded in more than half a billion devices, offering a permanent digital connection that intelligently and dynamically applies visibility, control and self-healing capabilities to endpoints, applications, and network access to ensure their cyber resilience tailored for distributed workforces. 
Our vision is to be the world’s most trusted security company – and to empower end users to connect securely and from anywhere, to all the applications they need to collaborate and get their work done, without interruptions and with an optimal network experience. Absolute currently serves approximately 16,000 customers with more than 13 million activated endpoints globally. G2 recognized Absolute as a Leader in the Winter 2022 Endpoint Management and Zero Trust Networking Grid Reports, reflecting our continued customer satisfaction across product lines. To learn more about Absolute, visit our website at or visit our YouTube channel 

Absolute Security is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]