Build Engineer

Build Engineer

Mimecast is at the forefront of the cybersecurity industry delivering innovative solutions to protect businesses and individuals from evolving threats. Our mission is to empower organizations with secure and scalable technology that stands resilient in the face of cyber challenges.

We are seeking a Build & Deployment Engineer to join our Minneapolis-based CI/CD team the driving force behind our reliable scalable and secure internal engineering services. If you thrive in the center of technical action enjoy supporting your fellow engineers and are passionate about building and maintaining robust platforms that empower software integration and deployment we want you on our team.

Why Join Us

If youre passionate about automation operational excellence and enabling teams to deliver faster and safer this is your chance to work with the technologies and practices that drive modern software development. We manage complex build processes and infrastructure that enable hundreds of developers globally to deliver software quickly automatically and compliantly at scale.

What Youll Do:

• Manage and improve the lifecycle of internal build and deployment servicesfrom design deployment operation and optimization with a focus on reliability scalability and security.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams as a primary internal customer resolving complex build and deployment issues providing technical guidance and supporting the rollout of new features upgrades and technologies.
• Design implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform with a focus on AWS resources IAM and secure repeatable deployments.
• Develop support and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and related tools driving automation and best practices throughout the build and deployment process.
• Analyze logs and system metrics to identify root causes drive continuous improvement and improve developer velocity and system reliability.
• Work extensively with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes enhancing scalability governance and compliance in deployment processes.
• Support Atlassian products like Jira Confluence and Bitbucket
• Participate in disaster recovery testing incident resolution capacity planning and operational maintenance to ensure high availability of internal build systems.
• Document solutions and share knowledge with the broader team fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Drive process improvements and advocate for changes that improve reliability and team velocity.

Who You Are:

• A valued team player in a dynamic autonomous multi-functional team.
• Customer-focused with a collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills.
• Experienced in diagnosing analyzing and optimizing large-scale build and deployment systems.
• Proven ability to deliver solutions that are functional secure scalable and reliable.
• Systematic problem solver who thrives in dynamic environments and adapts to complex changes.

What Youll Bring:

• Experience in build engineering DevOps or a related field.
• Proficiency with Jenkins and other build automation tools.
• Scripting and automation skills in Python Bash and/or Go.
• Familiarity environments and Linux system administration.
• Experience with source control management (Git GitHub Bitbucket) and version control best practices.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively taking ownership of deliverables.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical peers.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with additional CI/CD tools such as Concourse GitLab CI or GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency with AWS Kubernetes and microservices deployment.
• Hands-on expertise with Terraform including a strong grasp of AWS IAM and security best practices.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools like Ansible Chef or Puppet.
• Experience supporting both SaaS and on-premises software solutions.
• Active contributions to open-source projects or engagement in the broader technology community.

What We Bring:

Join our team to accelerate your career journey working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to projects that have real customer impact. You will be immersed in a dynamic environment that recognizes and celebrates your achievements.

Mimecast offers formal and on-the-job learning opportunities a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family and a hybrid working model.

Our Hybrid Model: We provide you with the flexibility to live balanced healthy lives through our hybrid working model that champions both collaborative teamwork and individual flexibility. Employees are expected to come to the office at least two days per week because working together in person:

• Fosters a culture of collaboration communication performance and learning.
• Drives innovation and creativity within and between teams.
• Ensures important interpersonal relationships and connections with one another and our community.

The base salary range for this position is $120000$180000 plus benefits. This range represents the minimum and maximum new hire compensation for this role. The position may also be eligible for incentive plans and additional benefits in accordance with company policy and local regulations. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location with individual compensation also dependent on factors such as qualifications experience and skills. Final offers will reflect these considerations and may vary accordingly.

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Belonging at Mimecast

Cybersecurity is a community effort. Thats why were committed to building an inclusive diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone unless theyre a cybercriminal of course.

Were proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and wed encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race age religion sexual orientation gender identity ability marital status nationality or any other protected characteristic wont affect your application.

If you require any adjustments or accommodations due to a disability or any other reason that may help you in your interview process please let us know by emailing

Due to certain obligations to our customers an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks conducted in accordance with local law.