Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands.
We're looking for a Senior Configuration Engineer to lead the strategy, architecture, and operational maturity of enterprise software release management and delivery automation across cloud-native and enterprise product environments. You'll work at the intersection of Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Security, QA, and Product teams to improve release orchestration, deployment automation, artifact management, and software supply chain integrity. This role defines release engineering standards, modernizes CI/CD delivery practices, and establishes scalable governance frameworks that support both traditional enterprise software and modern cloud and AI-based products.
Due to the fact that this position will deal with highly sensitive data and will support federal customers, we are only considering US citizens at this time. Security clearance is not required, but there is a slight chance it maybe requested in the future
What You’ll Do- Architect and lead scalable release orchestration workflows across cloud-native, SaaS, enterprise, and AI product environments, including quality gates and automated validation throughout the SDLC
- Design and maintain enterprise CI/CD platforms, implementing progressive delivery strategies such as blue/green deployments, canary releases, and phased rollouts
- Lead enterprise software packaging and artifact lifecycle management, including SBOM generation, artifact signing, provenance, dependency validation, and binary integrity verification
- Establish release governance frameworks with defined KPIs — deployment frequency, change failure rate, MTTR, and lead time — driving operational stability and incident reduction
- Embed DevSecOps principles into release workflows, collaborating with Security Engineering to integrate scanning, policy enforcement, compliance automation, and vulnerability validation
- Serve as the technical authority for release engineering standards, mentoring engineers and guiding teams on release automation, deployment strategies, and CI/CD best practices
- Communicate release readiness, operational risks, and deployment strategies to both technical and executive stakeholders
- CI/CD platforms: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
- IaC and automation: Terraform, Ansible, cloud-init, Bash, PowerShell, Python
- Artifact management: JFrog Artifactory, Azure Artifacts, container registries
- Cloud: Azure (primary), including CIS Azure Foundations and Azure networking and identity management
- Security platforms: Wiz, Defender for Cloud, Checkmarx, Sentinel
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
- 8+ years of experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE
- Demonstrated experience leading architecture of release and artifact management platforms at enterprise scale, including artifact signing, supply chain integrity, and secrets management
- 3+ years managing Azure and Azure DevOps environments
- Strong proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, cloud-init, Bash, and GitOps for infrastructure automation
- Track record of technical leadership: mentoring senior engineers, leading cross-team initiatives, and driving organization-wide release practices
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments with formal security posture management
- Familiarity with software supply chain security frameworks (SLSA, NIST SSDF, OWASP SCVS)
- On-call availability and demonstrated incident response experience
- Relevant certifications such as AZ-400, CCSP, CSSLP, or GWEB
What you'll get
- Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays including 4 global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
- Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
- Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
- Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
- AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
- Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
- Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
- Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Compensation Transparency
Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.
In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.
Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential.
Personal data collected during the recruitment process will be processed in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Notice, which explains how your information is collected, used, and handled in connection with hiring activities. By applying for this position, you consent to this processing.
By submitting your application, you confirm that the information provided, including any supporting documents, is complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Any misrepresentation, omission, or falsification may result in disqualification from consideration or, if discovered after employment begins, termination of employment.
Veeam Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
Chicago, United States
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