DevOps Engineer II

Who is Forcepoint

Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint's all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you're in the right place we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we're missing is you!

Forcepoint is seeking a highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you'll help build and support automation tools for deploying and maintaining Forcepoint products, while championing modern DevOps practices across the organization. The ideal candidate brings 2-4 years of experience, a passion for automation, and a drive for innovation.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Driving innovation through improvements to CI/CD pipelines
• Automating infrastructure and configuration using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Python
• Supporting internal teams including Engineering, Professional Services, and Sales Engineering
• Managing infrastructure as code via Git and webhooks - GitOps
• Fostering a strong DevOps culture and cross-functional collaboration
• Creating and maintaining clear, comprehensive documentation
• Championing new tools and practices across the organization
• Participating in an on-call rotation
• Advocating for DevSecOps best practices

Responsibilities:

• Develop and support automated, scalable solutions to deploy and manage global infrastructure
• Implement and maintain effective CI/CD pipelines
• Integrate services to enable fully automated workflows
• Enhance and maintain infrastructure provisioning and deployment tools
• Troubleshoot and optimize systems across Prod/QA/Dev environments

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience with automated server configuration and deployment tools
• Strong working knowledge of AWS (certifications preferred)
• Proficiency in Linux, especially in customer-facing environments
• Solid understanding of IP networking, VPNs, DNS, load balancing, and firewalling
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Hands-on experience with Nginx, Apache, and HAProxy
• Advanced expertise in Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or AKS) and Docker, with a focus on scalable architecture, Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps, and container security
• Object-oriented programming experience in Java, Python, or C++
• Familiarity with GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong Linux systems administration skills in cloud or virtualized environments
• Scripting experience (Bash / Python)
• Automation experience (Ansible / Chef / Puppet)
• CI/CD tools, primarily Jenkins
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker, including cluster management, Helm, and container lifecycle optimization
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• Proven experience automating production environments
• Experience implementing and tuning monitoring tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences

Don't meet every single qualification Studies show people are often hesitant to apply unless they meet all requirements. At Forcepoint, we're committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. If your experience aligns with this role and you're excited about it, we encourage you to apply - you could be a great fit for this or other roles on our team.

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