Sr. Applications Engineer

Black Duck Software Inc. helps organizations build secure high-quality software minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck a recognized pioneer in application security provides SAST SCA and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code open source components and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools services and expertise only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

• Act as a Strategic DevSecOps Technical Advisor :Engage deeply with enterprise customers to understand their architectures development pipelines and security goals. Architect guide and optimize Black Duck integrations across CI/CD environments using tools such as Jenkins GitHub Actions Kubernetes Docker Helm and Terraform.
• Troubleshoot Complex DevSecOps Workflows :Analyze and resolve sophisticated issues across containerized systems Linux environments SQL platforms and cloudnative infrastructures. Provide rootcause investigations that strengthen system reliability and enhance vulnerability management processes.
• Drive Technical Collaboration with Product & Engineering :Work closely with R&D product managers and engineering teams to validate behaviors escalate critical findings and influence product improvements. Convert customer challenges into actionable enhancements that shape the future capabilities of Black Duck.
• Deliver Expert Guidance on Secure SDLC Practices :Provide customers with proactive technical recommendations best practices and architectural guidance on open-source risk management DevSecOps maturity and secure development lifecycle adoption.
• Enable Successful Enterprise Deployments :Lead technical onboarding integration reviews and solution design discussions to ensure customers implement scalable secure and efficient DevSecOps workflows powered by Black Duck.
• Working a permanent EST time zone (IST 5.30 PM to 2.30 AM) as part of a 24x7 team.

What We Are Seeking

Must-Haves:

• Bachelors degree inComputer Science Engineering or a related field.
• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Experience with3 or moreof the following
  • Troubleshooting complex applications
  • Container Orchestration tools Docker Swarm & Kubernetes
  • Web application servers particularlyTomcat
  • Databases SQL
  • Jenkins TeamCity or other CI/CD tools Git Terraform.
  • Ability toread and debug codein one or more of the following:C/C C# Objective-C Java.
  • Solid understanding ofUnix/Linux systemsand scripting.

Preferred Skills & Experience (Nice to have)

• 3 years of experience in technical support.
• Familiarity withcloud platforms(AWS GCP Azure)
• Open Source Software
• Knowledge ofrelational databases(MySQL PostgreSQL Oracle SQL Server) orsearch services(e.g. JVM memory analysis CPU utilization).
• Exposure toapplication security toolssuch as Coverity Black Duck Seeker Fortify Checkmarx etc.
• Understanding ofopen source licensesandapplication security best practices.

Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender preference national origin age disability or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal addition Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.