What are the responsibilities and job description for the DevOps Engineer II position at Progress?
We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease.
We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a DevOps Engineer II and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward. This will be a hybrid role working between your home office and our Madison WI office.
MOVEit is an on-premises software product that provides secure collaboration, automated file transfers, advanced data protection, and workflow automation capabilities without the need for scripting. We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to lead automation of deployment and upgrade processes for our Windows-based software products in Azure, while also contributing directly to the maintenance and enhancement of our .NET application codebase.
This role is central to delivering reliable, scalable, and maintainable software services to customers, with minimal manual intervention and downtime. You will be responsible for designing and implementing automation solutions across infrastructure provisioning, software deployment, database setup, monitoring, rollback, and application lifecycle support. You will also diagnose, maintain, and enhance application code in a Windows-based .NET environment.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in Windows environments, cloud platforms, and DevOps best practices, with the ability to move between infrastructure automation and application-level code.
In this role, you will:
- Automate deployment and upgrade processes for Windows-based software across cloud environments.
- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions for Azure.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for deployment, testing, rollback, and release automation.
- Automate MSSQL setup, configuration, upgrades, backup, rollback, and clustering support for high availability.
- Integrate monitoring and alerting tools to provide visibility into deployments, system health, and application performance.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate automation into the software development lifecycle.
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance application code in a .NET codebase.
- Contribute to engineering improvements that increase reliability, maintainability, security, and operational efficiency.
- Document automation processes, deployment workflows, technical designs, and operational procedures for maintainability and compliance.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Your background:
- Experience in DevOps, infrastructure automation, or software engineering roles.
- Knowledge of Windows Server environments and PowerShell scripting.
- Experience maintaining or developing .NET applications.
- Experience with Azure, including VM provisioning and management.
- Good understanding of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Knowledge of MSSQL automation, including scripting for setup, configuration, backup, restore, clustering, and high availability.
- Understanding of secure DevOps practices, secrets management, and deployment security.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across application code, infrastructure, deployment automation, and database environments.
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work closely with software engineering, QA, DevOps, security, and product teams.
- Excellent communication skills and a bias toward automation, documentation, and repeatable processes.
Additionally, it would be beneficial if you have:
- Experience with ASP.NET, .NET Framework, .NET Core, or modern .NET.
- Experience with automated testing, integration testing, or deployment validation.
- Knowledge of secure file transfer, managed file transfer, or enterprise workflow automation products.
- Experience with observability platforms, logging frameworks, or application performance monitoring tools.
- Familiarity with release engineering, upgrade orchestration, and customer-facing deployment scenarios.
Base Salary Range: $83,700 - $97,650
This position is also eligible to participate in our performance-based annual corporate bonus plan. Final base compensation is determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, education, demonstrable experience, and allowance for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a robust benefits package, with details below.
This position is also eligible to participate in our performance-based annual corporate bonus plan. Final base compensation is determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, education, demonstrable experience, and allowance for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a robust benefits package, with details below.
If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat.
What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan. Tuition Reimbursement program. Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance.
- Competitive salary, bonus, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
- Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays. A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.
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Salary : $83,700 - $97,650