Senior Devops Engineer, Release Engineering

Summary

Join Natera's Engineering team as a Senior DevOps Engineer and play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless software releases for our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and related software. You will own the LIMS release process, automate CI/CD pipelines, monitor and optimize the release process, design and implement application infrastructure projects, and maintain comprehensive documentation. This role requires strong coding skills, experience with CI/CD tools and cloud platforms, and excellent problem-solving and communication abilities. The ideal candidate is passionate about automation and has a deep understanding of software release management. Natera offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, free testing for employees and their families, fertility care benefits, and more.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE or a related field
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong expertise in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python)
• Experience working with databases (SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS)
• Experience working with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Version control systems (e.g., Git)

Responsibilities

• Own the entire LIMS release process execution, ensuring smooth and timely software releases with minimal downtime
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes across various environments
• Continuously monitor the effectiveness of the release process and implement improvements to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance overall quality
• Design and implement a variety of projects to support extreme growth of complexity of applications as well as to enable innovation
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of the release process, CI/CD pipelines, and regression testing procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with Kafka
• Knowledge of various regression testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, etc.)
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience working in regulated environments like healthcare

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
• 401k benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Generous employee referral program