Harness Engineer (Charlotte)

We are

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17,000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

Our challenge

We are looking for a highly skilled Harness Engineer to design, implement, and manage modern CI/CD pipelines using the Harness Platform . The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in DevOps, cloud technologies, automation, deployment orchestration, and release management. This role will focus on accelerating software delivery, improving deployment reliability, and enabling continuous integration and continuous delivery across enterprise applications.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Charlotte, NC is $90k - $100k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Harness.
• Automate build, deployment, testing, and release processes across multiple environments.
• Integrate Harness with source control, testing, monitoring, and cloud platforms.
• Implement deployment strategies such as Blue-Green, Canary, Rolling, and Feature Flag Deployments.
• Manage and optimize Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), and Continuous Verification (CV) processes.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Infrastructure, and SRE teams to streamline software delivery.
• Configure and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Monitor deployment health, application performance, and environment stability.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployment-related issues.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and operational standards.
• Drive DevOps best practices and automation initiatives across the organization.

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience with Harness CI/CD Platform.
• Experience building and managing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or Bamboo.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and software release management.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with Git-based source control systems.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, or New Relic.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Shell, Groovy, or Java.

Preferred, but not required:

• Experience implementing GitOps practices.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes deployment management.
• Familiarity with security scanning tools such as SonarQube, Snyk, Veracode, or Checkmarx.
• Experience supporting large-scale cloud-native applications.
• Exposure to Banking and Financial Services domain.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.