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

Position: Staff Software Applications Engineer - Salem, NH/Raleigh, NC (10328)
Salem, New Hampshire, United States / Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Products – Engineering /Fulltime /Hybrid Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions. They rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver unprecedented progress.

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Position details

Title of position:
Staff Software Systems Engineer Position type:
Full time

Location:

Salem, NH / Raleigh, NC Position reports to:
Senior Manager of Applications Engineering Application deadline:
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

What we're looking for:

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

About You:

- 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

Required

Skills & Experience:

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

DevOps & System Knowledge
- Linux:
Solid knowledge of Linux environments and command-line operations

Education & Experience:

- Education:

Bachelor…