Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.
Job title: Staff Software Engineer – SRE / DevOps
As a Senior Software Engineer in Black Duck SRE team, you will play a key role in transforming our R&D products through the adoption of advanced cloud, Containerization, Microservices, modern software delivery and other cutting-edge technologies. You will be a key member of the team, working independently to develop tools and scripts, automated provisioning, deployment, and monitoring.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop scalable, modular solutions that promote reuse and are easily integrated into our diverse product suite.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their needs and incorporate user feedback into the development.
- Establish best practices for modern software architecture, including Microservices, Serverless computing, and API-first strategies.
- Drive the strategy for Containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent technologies.
- Ensure the platform's infrastructure is robust, secure, and compliant with industry standards.
- Act as an escalation point for L1 operations members, troubleshooting issues and training on product-specific domains.
- Drive product-specific improvements as identified in blameless postmortems, advocating for improvements in the product and infrastructure.
- Design and implement tailored operational deployments for our FedRAMP-certified platform
Work Location: Burlington, Mass (In-Office / Hybrid)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering
- A minimum of 3 years of experience working with DevOps for a FedRAMP product
- Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or Shell
- Mastery of modern platform technologies: Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux), and monitoring (Prometheus, etc)
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Strong communication abilities to effectively collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders.
- Experience with cloud governance, FinOps optimization, networking security, compliance frameworks, and deployment automation (canary deployments, feature flags) a bonus
What We Offer:
- An opportunity to be a part of a dynamic and innovative team committed to making a difference in the technology landscape.
- Competitive compensation package, including benefits and flexible work arrangements.
- A collaborative, inclusive, and diverse work environment where creativity and innovation are valued.
- Continuous learning and professional development opportunities to grow your expertise within the industry.
Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal law. In addition, Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.
Top Skills
Black Duck Burlington, Massachusetts, USA Office
800 District Ave, Burlington, MA, United States, 01803
Similar Jobs
What you need to know about the Boston Tech Scene
Key Facts About Boston Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 269,000; 9.4% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Toast, Klaviyo, HubSpot, DraftKings
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, software, aerospace
- Funding Landscape: $15.7 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Summit Partners, Volition Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, MassVentures, Highland Capital Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: MIT, Harvard University, Boston College, Tufts University, Boston University, Northeastern University, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Bureau of Economic Research, Broad Institute, Lowell Center for Space Science & Technology, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories


