Software Applications Engineer - Salem, NH​/Raleigh, NC;

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Title of position: Staff Software Systems Engineer

Position type:Full time

Location: Salem, NH / Raleigh, NC

Position reports to: Senior Manager of Applications Engineering

Final date to receive applications:Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis and this posting will remain open until filled.

Work authorization: We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa, including H-1B visas, at this time

• This is a critical role for our engineering organization. We're seeking a self-driven engineer who:

  -Takes ownership of CI/CD infrastructure and proactively identifies improvements that accelerate our engineering velocity

  -Balances technical depth with practical business outcomes

  -Stays current with Dev Ops best practices and emerging technologies

  -Partners with developers to remove build and deployment friction

  -Builds solutions that scale with the organization's growth

-Strong Communication:
You can clearly articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

-Collaborative Mindset:
You work effectively with development, operations, and product teams across multiple time zones

-Documentation Excellence:
You create clear, maintainable documentation for systems and processes

-Problem Solver:
You approach challenges with creativity and persistence, diagnosing and resolving complex issues until they are fully resolved

-Tenacious Follow-Through:
You demonstrate strong initiative and commitment to seeing issues through to completion

-Mentor & Educator:
You enjoy helping junior team members grow and improving team capabilities

-Detail-Oriented:
You understand the importance of build system integrity and reliability

-Distributed Team Ready:
You're comfortable working in a distributed team environment across multiple time zones with strong async communication skills

CI/CD & Build Automation

-CI/CD Platforms:
Advanced proficiency with Jenkins (Declarative and Scripted Pipelines)

-Build Tools:
Hands-on experience with Maven and Gradle with strong scripting knowledge

-Scripting

Languages:

Expert-level proficiency in Bash and Groovy

-Version Control:
Strong Git Hub experience; proficiency with Git workflows, branching strategies, merge management
, and pull request review processes

AI & Emerging Technologies

-AI/ML agent integration in CI/CD workflows

- Experience with
Git Hub Copilot for code generation and automation scripting

-Familiarity with Claude.ai or similar large language models for documentation and problem-solving

Cloud & Infrastructure

-Cloud Platforms:
Hands-on experience with AWS or other public cloud platforms (
Azure, Google Cloud Platform
)

-Containerization:
Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes container-based architecture and deployment

-Infrastructure-as-Code:
Working knowledge of Ansible, Terraform
, and Helm for deployment automation

-Git Ops practices and tools (
ArgoCD, Flux
)

Artifact & Release Management

-Artifact Management:

Experience with artifact repositories such as Artifactory &
Nexus

-Release automation and deployment strategies

-Incident response and build failure triage

Dev Ops & System Knowledge

-Linux:
Solid knowledge of Linux environments and command-line operations

- Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering
, or related technical field required

- Experience:

8+ years of total experience with 5+years of hands‑on experience in build
and release
engineering roles

-Background:
Demonstrated expertise in designing and maintaining CI/CD
pipelines at scale