Software Engineer II – DevSecOps & Application Engineering

Sentrilock LLC•West Chester Township, OH

About The Position

The Software Engineer II – DevSecOps & Application Engineering role is focused on strengthening the team’s DevSecOps and CI/CD practices while continuing to contribute directly to application development. This position plays a key role in improving the reliability, security, and automation of build and deployment pipelines, while also supporting the team through hands-on development in Angular-based applications. This role bridges platform engineering and application development, ensuring that DevSecOps best practices are embedded into day-to-day development without losing momentum on feature delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
6+ years of software development experience in enterprise systems.
3+ years designing and contributing to system or platform architecture.
2+ years optimizing databases or system performance.
Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Experience with RESTful APIs and modern application architecture.
Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Node.js, PHP, or Java).
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Argo CD).
Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Nice To Haves

Experience developing web applications using Angular.
Familiarity with frontend frameworks and responsive design principles.
Understanding of UI/UX best practices.
Experience with mobile or hybrid application development.
Working knowledge of PHP, Zend Framework, Java, C/C++, or Delphi.
Exposure to monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.

Responsibilities

Lead and contribute to improving the team’s CI/CD practices, focusing on pipeline reliability, security controls, and deployment automation.
Embed DevSecOps principles into the development lifecycle, including secure build processes, dependency management, and deployment safeguards.
Partner with application developers to reduce friction between development and delivery by improving tooling, standards, and automation.
Support containerized deployments and cloud infrastructure to ensure secure and repeatable releases.
Contribute directly to application development, including Angular-based web applications, to help the team deliver features and reduce bottlenecks.
Work alongside frontend and backend engineers to ensure applications are designed with deployability, observability, and security in mind.
Assist in debugging, enhancing, and maintaining existing applications while applying DevSecOps best practices.
Balance platform-level improvements with hands-on development work to meet team priorities.
Provide analysis and direction on system architecture, platforms, and tooling.
Evaluate new products and technologies; contribute to technical and ROI assessments.
Help define and enforce engineering standards, DevSecOps best practices, and architectural patterns.
Optimize databases and system interactions for efficiency and scalability.
Balance input from multiple functional areas when designing systems and selecting tools.
Produce feature estimates and delivery timelines in collaboration with the team.
Plan and execute work across multiple initiatives requiring cross-team coordination.
Allocate effort appropriately based on business priorities and technical risk.
Deliver features on time and within established guidelines.
Communicate effectively with engineering, QA, product, and stakeholders.
Participate in code reviews with attention to security, quality, and performance.
Assist in defining testing strategies, test data, and validation processes.
Maintain and follow ISO standards and internal engineering processes.
Document systems, pipelines, and operational procedures.
Mentor software developers on secure development practices and DevSecOps concepts.
Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the engineering organization.
Pursue ongoing training, development, and research to stay current with evolving technologies.