Senior Software Engineer – Platform (Containers & Kubernetes)

Location:San Leandro CA (hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

AVEVA is seeking a skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Dev Services organization and take a key role in the ongoing development operations and scaling of our Trusted Container Registry (TCR) platform.

TCR is central to our secure software supply chain strategy. It provides development teams with secure prescanned digitally signed container images and enables consistent reliable and secure build workflows across AVEVAs product portfolio. With adoption rapidly expanding across R&D we are adding a dedicated engineer to help us accelerate delivery improve developer experience and support long-term platform growth.

This highimpact role is ideal for someone who enjoys building internal platforms automating container workflows and strengthening security and compliance across the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Build operate and improve the Trusted Container Registry (TCR) and its supporting services.

• Develop automation for image ingestion tagging scanning signing and publishing.

• Implement and maintain security controls such as vulnerability scanning malware detection and Cosign-based signature verification.

• Enhance developer experience by expanding the catalog of secure vetted base and application images.

• Support onboarding and enablement for engineering teams adopting TCR across AVEVA.

• Collaborate closely with Product Security to deliver roadmap features and ensure secure and compliant container operations.

• Contribute to registry auditability usage reporting and compliance initiatives (including emerging open-source escrow requirements).

Required Skills

• Bachelors degree in computer science computer engineering or similar major.

• Hands-on experience with containers registries and OCI image workflows.

• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation (e.g. Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins).

• Experience with Kubernetes Helm charts or cloud-native infrastructure such as Azure AWS or Google Cloud.

• Experience with container security tools (scanning signing SBOMs vulnerability detection).

• Solid Linux systems engineering and debugging skills.

• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python PowerShell Bash Go etc.).

• Experience working in DevOps platform engineering or internal developer platform environments.

• Working experience with object- oriented programming languages such as C# .

Desired Skills

• Masters degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Experience with Cosign Sigstore or container signing frameworks.

• Experience with BlackDuck Trivy or similar enterprise security scanning tools.

• Understanding of secure software supply chain frameworks (e.g. SLSA NIST SSDF).

• Strong communication skills for negotiations with stakeholders and troubleshooting with internal developer community.

R&D at AVEVA

• Our global team of 2000 developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy and we have over 150 patents to our name.

• Our track record of innovation is no fluke its the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems join us.

• Find out more: Benefits include:

  Flex work hours 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service three paid volunteering days primary and secondary parental leave well-being support medical dental vision and 401K.

  
  

  Its possible were hiring for this position in multiple countries in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

  
  

  Find out more: working

  We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

  
  

  Hiring process

  Interested Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

  
  

  Find out more: AVEVA

  AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life such as energy infrastructure chemicals and minerals safely efficiently and more sustainably.

  
  

  We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations our culture and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: out more: requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may subject to those laws include proof of educational attainment employment history verification proof of work authorization criminal records identity verification credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

  
  

  AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.