Senior DevOps Engineer
Job Description
Site Reliability Engineer, Developer Platform
About Sonatype: Securing the Software Supply Chain
Sonatype stands at the forefront of the software supply chain security industry. We deliver the world’s leading end-to-end solution, uniquely combining proactive protection against malicious open source, robust enterprise SBOM management, and the premier open source dependency management platform.
As the original founders of Nexus Repository and proud stewards of Maven Central, the globe’s largest repository for Java open source, we are undisputed software pioneers with unmatched expertise. Our mission is to empower enterprises to build secure, high-quality, and innovative software at scale, leveraging AI and data intelligence to mitigate risk, maximize efficiency, and accelerate powerful software development.
Trusted by over 2,000 organizations, including 70% of the Fortune 100, and relied upon by 15 million developers globally, Sonatype is optimizing the software supply chains that power the digital world.
The Opportunity: Shape the Future of Software Innovation
Join us in our mission to fundamentally change how the world innovates through software. The Sonatype team has already left an indelible mark with foundational contributions to the Maven build system, Nexus Repository Manager, and the groundbreaking Sonatype SBOM Manager – technologies that have literally transformed how thousands of organizations and millions of developers create and deliver software.
That was just the beginning. We need your passion and expertise to help us do it again. If you are driven by the opportunity to deliver immense value across nearly every decision point in the world of software development, helping companies build better, safer software faster and truly transforming innovation – read on.
Your Role & Responsibilities
As a key member of the Sonatype Developer Experience team, you will be instrumental in ensuring the high availability and reliability of our critical customer-facing production systems and supporting infrastructure. You are motivated by the opportunity to elevate the standard of service delivery across the organization.
You will champion efficiency by defining repeatable practices and building modular, reusable automation. A core focus will be contributing to a developer platform that empowers teams through self-service delivery, fostering independence and speed while maintaining rigorous standards.
You will play a vital role in establishing governance controls to reduce risk and promote standardization across engineering teams. You’ll refine and advocate for critical service delivery practices, including design review, service launch coordination, production readiness, service level objective (SLO) definition & review, incident management, and cost awareness, guiding teams throughout their service lifecycle and maturity journey.
Collaborate closely with Sonatype delivery teams, providing expertise in system analysis, testing, and fault troubleshooting to define and implement product-specific metrics and remediations, ensuring our services are robust, performant, and reliable.
What You Bring to the Team
You have 4+ years of experience successfully running and supporting high availability systems and infrastructure in customer-facing production environments.
Your technical toolkit includes:
Strong proficiency in Linux environments and bash scripting, coupled with experience in high-level languages like Python or Go. Solid System architecture & design experience.
You have deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (including module usage) and significant experience with Cloud services, specifically AWS and container orchestration using Kubernetes. Your AWS knowledge includes practical experience with services like ECS/EKS/ECR, EC2, S3, RDS, VPCs, IAM (Policies, Roles, Instance Profiles), and Cloudwatch Logs.
You are familiar with modern technical operating practices, apply SRE principles & practices, and have experience implementing and managing Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, FluxCD, GitHub Actions).
Improving service observability is second nature to you, including setting up monitoring agents, defining metrics, managing logging, and creating dashboards. Knowledge of technologies like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and platforms similar to DataDog, Splunk, Dynatrace or Observe is highly valued.
You are comfortable participating in a team-based on-call rotation to address and triage production issues outside of standard hours.
Why Join Sonatype? Culture & Recognition
We are proud of our reputation as a leader and innovator in the industry. Our recent recognition highlights our impact and commitment:
2025 AI Compliance Solution of the Year – AI Breakthrough Awards
2025 DEVIES Award for our innovative SBOM Manager
2024 Industry Leader in Forrester-Wave for Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
2023 Fast Company Best Places for Innovators
2023 Gartner’s Magic Quadrant recognition
2023 BuiltIn Best Places to Work
Beyond the accolades, Sonatype fosters a human-first culture. We offer unique perks designed to support our team members, such as our annual Company Wellness Week, where we shut down operations globally to encourage personal growth and provide a well-deserved break. We also offer Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO), empowering you to give back to your community, and support work-life balance through flexible working practices.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
At Sonatype, we are deeply committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs and can thrive. We value diversity and inclusivity and offer policies and practices that support our employees, including parental leave and employee-led diversity and inclusion working groups.
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process or employment, please do not hesitate to let us know – we are here to support you.
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