Sora, an ADP company, is hiring a Principal DevOps Engineer

This role is remote anywhere in the United States.

Accepting applications until 3/31/25.

Do you enjoy working on collaborative and agile teams designing technical solutions to new problems?   Are you empathetic to client needs and inspired by transformation and impacting the lives of millions of people every day?   Are you looking to join a dynamic, inclusive team environment with a culture of belonging?   

Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to build what’s next?  

Sora, an HR Workflow automation product, is empowering people-focused teams to create exceptional employee experiences. HR teams should be spending time with people, but unfortunately all facets of People teams are bogged down by managing processes instead of helping people. That’s where Sora comes in: we’re building a product that streamlines the tedious and repetitive work People teams do every day, from sending emails to assigning onboarding tasks to a new hire’s manager to syncing data across anywhere from 3 to 20 tools in a customer’s HR stack.  

As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you'll be an integral part of the agile and dynamic Sora engineering team. We take a startup mindset—focused, action-oriented, and quick to execute, while always being thoughtful in our approach.   In this role, you'll collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders, including Product Managers, Architects, DevOps Engineers, QA Engineers, and our Customer Success team. Together, you'll plan, design, develop, test, and deploy impactful solutions that cater to businesses of all sizes—from small teams to large enterprises. You’ll also engage closely with cross-functional teams across ADP, contributing throughout the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC)—from product alignment and technical discovery to end-to-end integration and ongoing support. Success in this role requires strong collaboration, excellent communication, and deep technical expertise.    

To thrive in this role, you’ll need 12+ years of experience in modern web development and cloud technologies, and substantial experience in DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, production support).   You’ll lead initiatives to build services and infrastructure for our system, improve performance, scale, and the –ilities (reliability, observability, etc), and contribute to the foundation of our engineering team. You’ll help us keep our code up-to-date with best practices, and be a champion for shipping well-tested and well-organized code.  You’ll be a driver for positive change to Sora’s engineering culture, processes and technology.  As part of our team, you’ll find exciting challenges, get opportunities to grow your career, and develop solid friendships as we design what’s next for Sora, ADP, and the industry.  

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WHAT YOU’LL DO:  

Here’s what you can expect on a typical day:  

Agile. No two days are the same! You’ll design, develop, and test code. You’re perform code reviews for your teammates. Some days you’ll participate in stand-ups and every two weeks you’ll have sprint planning meetings. You’ll also get to interact with our customer success and sales teams to hear directly from clients and prospects.   Build Products. You will use your technical expertise to review your team’s work and help your people excel in an Agile environment. You’re proactive and hands-on. When you see a potential issue, you never leave things hanging and unfinished. When you and your team deliver a finished product, it’s as polished as you could make it. 

 Responsibilities:

AWS Infrastructure Management: Architect, maintain, and optimize our AWS environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation, ensuring efficient resource utilization and scalability.  CI/CD Pipeline Development: Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, integrating quality management tools such as SonarQube to uphold code quality and security standards.  Automation and Scaling: Develop and implement automation strategies to facilitate rapid, reliable deployments and efficient infrastructure scaling, utilizing tools like Terraform and Ansible.  Security and Compliance: Implement and enforce security best practices across our infrastructure and deployment processes to ensure compliance and protect sensitive data.  Monitoring and Observability: Enhance system observability using tools like Dynatrace and Splunk, ensuring system health, performance, and rapid incident response.  Collaboration and Mentorship: Work closely with engineering teams, providing guidance, mentoring, and contributing to architectural discussions to foster a culture of continuous improvement.  Scripting and Development: Develop and maintain automation scripts and tooling in languages such as Bash, Node.js, and Groovy to streamline operations and system management.  Containerization and Microservices: Implement and manage containerization solutions using AWS Elastic Container Service to support our transition to a scalable microservices architecture. 

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE: 

You’ll have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent. 12+ years of professional experience in DevOps or related roles.  Strong expertise in AWS and Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible).  Experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly using Jenkins.  Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Node.js, or Groovy.  Experience with security best practices and DevSecOps principles.  Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Splunk).  Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.  Passion for automation, scalability, and continuous improvement. 

Nice to Have: 

Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.  Experience leading teams or mentoring junior engineers.  Familiarity with serverless technologies and event-driven architectures.  Exposure to additional CI/CD tools beyond Jenkins.  Proficiency in containerization technologies and orchestration tools.  

YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE BECAUSE YOU CAN:

Have courageous team collaboration. Courage comes from how associates are willing to have difficult conversations, speak up, be an owner, and challenge one another's ideas to net out the best solution. Deliver at epic scale. We deliver real user outcomes using strong judgment and good instincts. We're obsessed with the art of achieving simplicity with a focus on client happiness and productivity. Be surrounded by curious learners. We align ourselves with other smart people in an environment where we grow and elevate one another to the next level. We encourage our associates to listen, stay agile, and learn from mistakes. Act like an owner & doer. Mission-driven and committed to leading change, you will be encouraged to take on any challenge and solve complex problems. No tasks are beneath or too great for us. We are hands-on and willing to master our craft. Give back to others. Always do the right thing for our clients and our community and humbly give back to the community where we live and work. Support our associates in times of need through ADP's Philanthropic Foundation. Join a company committed to equality and equity. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions.

 

What are you waiting for?  Apply today!

 

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