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At Pearson, we are committed to a world that is always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible.  We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who push the boundaries of technology. We create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations. Within the Pearson Virtual Schools (PVS) division, we have reimagined K-12 education through our virtual school and curriculum offerings. Our schools, Connections Academy and Pearson Online Academy provide a best-in-class online learning environment for K-12 students to acquire the skills and confidence they need to adapt and thrive in a changing world. 

We are looking for a security-minded Senior DevOps engineer with a depth of DevSecOps (CI/CD, automated testing, pipeline integration & automation, shift-left security) experience. You will be responsible for supporting our Business Intelligence team’s DevSecOps culture, platform, and tools.

This role requires web application, legacy data center, and cloud-infrastructure knowledge and hands-on experience. You will also need experience with automated security testing tools across SAST, DAST, and SCA and how to integrate them with application CI/CD pipelines.

As a Senior DevOps engineer, you will own building, running, and supporting our Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelined environment with an eye toward best-in-class automation and security integration. You will also be responsible for driving DevOps culture and best practices into the environment and leading the establishment and adoption of the CI/CD technology ecosystem. You and your team will also support the documentation and governance of best practices and provide training, coaching, and mentoring on those best practices, including SCM, TDD/BDD, YAML templating, built-in security remediation, etc. You will help drive DevOps maturity across the entire organization and will contribute to key decisions on how to best evolve the platform technology.

Core Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Administrator Azure DevOps & configuration

• Administrator YAML & pipelines as code

• Manage ADO Extensions

• Assist with external tool integrations (for example SonarQube, ServiceNow, Power BI, Mend, etc.)

• Authoring CI/CD templates

Required Skills, Experiences, and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 6+ years experience across software development and DevOps practices.

• 2+ years of experience with .NET (Framework and Core) development is desirable, with a focus on web-related frameworks like ASP.NET WebForms and ASP.NET MVC.

• Administration of Azure DevOps including YAML pipelines and releases.

• Experience with Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms. Certifications preferred.

• Experience integrating with APIs (Application Program Interfaces), particularly RESTful.

• Extensive experience with automated security testing tools.

• Experience with implementing offensive security practices.

• Azure DevOps Extension Authoring (HTML, JS, CSS).

• Secure coding practices

• Knowledge of common attack scenarios and how to protect against them (i.e., OWASP Top 10)

• Basic scripting ability in PowerShell and Azure CLI

• Basic SQL ability

• Understanding of SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI architecture

• Understanding of Threat Modelling and how to identify specific security requirements for a project

• Agile software development

• Current understanding regarding design-in security best practices.

• Experience coaching and mentoring technology talent.

• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Educational Management Systems (EMS) is an added advantage

• Possesses the ability to work well across teams in a cross-functional organization to get things done

• Ability to “connect the dots” when it comes to large system design and understands and solves enterprise-scale technical integration concerns

What to expect from Pearson

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Job: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Virtual Learning

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 15108

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