Software Engineer

Piper Companies is hiring a Software Engineer for an enterprise technology organization located in Research Triangle Park, NC. The Software Engineer will support cloud-hosted applications, infrastructure, and automation initiatives for a critical production environment. The Software Engineer will work a contract engagement in a hybrid environment with a minimum onsite requirement of Thursdays in RTP.

Responsibilities of the Software Engineer:

• Support, monitor, and maintain cloud-hosted applications, services, and infrastructure across production and non-production environments

• Develop, enhance, and maintain Python applications, APIs, automation scripts, and operational tools

• Design and implement infrastructure automation and configuration management solutions using Ansible

• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, and deployment issues while performing root cause analysis and corrective actions

• Support CI/CD pipeline development, deployment automation, system upgrades, security remediation, and performance tuning activities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the SDLC including design, development, testing, deployment, and production support

Requirements of the Software Engineer:

• 0-3 years of professional software engineering experience; entry-level candidates must have strong internship experience, personal projects, and a GitHub portfolio

• Strong Python development experience including scripting and object-oriented programming

• Experience with cloud environments, Linux/Unix systems, Git, CI/CD processes, and SDLC methodologies

• Ansible experience is highly preferred; infrastructure automation experience is strongly desired

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science required; Computer Engineering or Mathematics degrees will be considered based on technical qualifications

Compensation for the Software Engineer:

• $70,000-$85,000 annually, based on experience

• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law

This job opens for applications on July 17, 2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Software Engineer, Python, Ansible, Cloud Operations, AWS, Azure, GCP, Linux, Unix, CI/CD, Git, SDLC, Infrastructure Automation, DevOps, Agile, Performance Tuning, Security

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