Requirements: English
Company: Ansys
Region: Latour-de-France , Occitania
Requisition #: 15564
Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement
When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.
Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.
Summary / Role Purpose
The Senior DevOps engineer is responsible for overseeing the release lifecycle of our Kubernetes-based platform, combining strategic release management with hands-on technical expertise. This role focuses on ensuring platform stability, security, and compliance with secured SDLC practices while coordinating with internal Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to maintain development, test, and production environments. The senior DevOps engineer plays a critical role in release planning, automation, vulnerability management, and documentation, delivering high-quality releases to internal RD teams and customers.
Key Duties And Responsibilities
- Develop and implement release strategies, ensuring timely delivery of stable, secure, and compliant releases.
- Plan and coordinate dependency updates, vulnerability management, and compliance with secured SDLC practices.
- Collaborate with the internal SRE team to maintain development, test, and production environments.
- Oversee CI/CD pipeline management, leveraging tools such as GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Bazel to streamline and automate workflows.
- Manage containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes and Docker) for efficient cluster management and deployment.
- Maintain comprehensive internal documentation related to release processes and technical systems.
- Communicate release plans, progress updates, and key milestones to stakeholders, ensuring alignment across teams.
- Participate in scrum meetings and collaborate across geographically distributed teams.
Minimum Education/Certification Requirements And Experience
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 5 years of industry experience, MS with 3 years'' experience or PhD with 1 year experience
- Strong expertise in Kubernetes and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, including cluster management.
- Hands-on experience with GitHub for version control and CI/CD workflows.
- Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code and Bazel for build automation.
- Knowledge of secured SDLC practices and managing security vulnerabilities.
- Proficiency with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker).
Preferred Qualifications And Skills
- Experience with dependency and version management in production environments.
- Solid understanding of managing environments across development, test, and production stages.
- Passion for crafting robust and efficient automated build systems.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical documentation and stakeholder updates.
- Certifications in relevant cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Developer, Azure Developer Associate, or Google Cloud Certified).
- Familiarity with OAuth2, OIDC, KeyCloak, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana.
At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement.
Our Commitments
- Amaze with innovative products and solutions
- Make our customers incredibly successful
- Act with integrity
- Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper
Our Values
- Adaptability: Be open, welcome what''s next
- Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
- Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
- Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger
Our Actions
- We commit to audacious goals
- We work seamlessly as a team
- We demonstrate mastery
- We deliver outstanding results
INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their backgr