Job Summary

Role Summary

Responsible for planning, executing, and validating the migration of the enterprise Coverity platform from on-premise infrastructure to Azure-based infrastructure. The role involves Coverity deployment, database migration, CI/CD integration reconfiguration, IAM/SSO implementation, testing, production cutover, and post-migration stabilization while ensuring preservation of projects, streams, triage data, defect history, and reporting integrity.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Assessment, Planning & Compatibility Validation

• Assess the existing Coverity environment, database, integrations, CI/CD dependencies, network architecture, and infrastructure readiness.
• Validate compatibility between source and target Coverity versions, PostgreSQL database, operating systems, and Azure infrastructure components.
• Define migration strategy, rollback approach, cutover plan, and validation criteria.

2. Azure Infrastructure Provisioning & Coverity Deployment

• Provision and configure Azure infrastructure including VMs, networking, storage, DNS, SSL/TLS, firewall rules, and secure connectivity.
• Install and configure Coverity Connect, Coverity Analysis tools, PostgreSQL database, and associated components in Azure.
• Configure build/analysis machines and ensure secure communication with Coverity Connect.

3. IAM, SSO & Security Configuration

• Implement and validate LDAP/AD/SAML-based SSO and identity management integration.
• Configure role-based access control, permissions, stream-level controls, certificates, and secure authentication mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security and access governance standards.

4. Coverity Data Migration & Validation

• Execute Coverity backup and restore migration process while preserving projects, streams, defect history, triage data, ownership mappings, comments, and reporting metadata.
• Validate data integrity by comparing defect counts, triage states, stream mappings, dashboards, and reports between source and target systems.
• Perform database optimization, validation, and post-restore verification activities.

5. CI/CD & External Tool Integration Enablement

• Reconfigure and validate Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitLab pipelines using cov-build, cov-analyze, and cov-commit-defects.
• Re-establish integrations with JIRA, IDE plugins, SCM webhooks, SMTP, and other connected systems.
• Validate end-to-end workflow continuity after migration.

6. Testing, Production Cutover & Stabilization

• Execute pilot migration, dry runs, functional, integration, performance, UAT, and migration validation testing.
• Perform production migration and final cutover activities including DNS switching and CI/CD pipeline re-pointing.
• Provide post-migration stabilization, troubleshooting, tuning, monitoring, documentation, and user support.

Skill Requirements

Required Skills

Coverity & Application Security

• Coverity Connect administration
• Coverity Analysis tools (cov-build, cov-analyze, cov-commit-defects)
• Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
• Coverity backup/restore and migration activities
• Defect lifecycle and triage management understanding

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Microsoft Azure administration
• Azure VM provisioning and configuration
• Azure networking, NSG, DNS, SSL/TLS
• Linux/Windows server administration
• Infrastructure troubleshooting and optimization

Database & Scripting

• PostgreSQL administration and backup/restore
• Database validation and optimization
• Shell scripting / PowerShell
• Automation and troubleshooting scripts

DevOps & Integrations

• Jenkins / Azure DevOps / GitLab CI
• CI/CD pipeline configuration
• JIRA integration
• SCM integration and webhook configuration
• SMTP and notification systems

Security & IAM

• LDAP / Active Directory
• SAML / SSO implementation
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Authentication and authorization management

Preferred Skills

• Experience with enterprise migration programs
• Azure DevSecOps implementation experience
• Polaris platform exposure
• Docker / Kubernetes exposure
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
• Enterprise networking and firewall management
• Experience with large-scale static analysis platforms
• Migration automation and scripting
• Knowledge of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC)

Other Requirements

Experience Details

Preferred Experience

• 3+ years of hands-on Coverity administration and migration experience
• Experience in Azure migration and infrastructure deployment projects
• Experience with enterprise-scale CI/CD and DevSecOps environments
• Strong troubleshooting experience across infrastructure, database, networking, and integrations

Project Scope Highlights

• Migration of Coverity 2023.x / 2024.x environment to Azure infrastructure
• PostgreSQL-based Coverity database migration using backup/restore approach
• Preservation of projects, streams, defect history, ownership mappings, and triage data
• CI/CD enablement across Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitLab CI pipelines
• Re-establishment of JIRA, IDE plugins, SMTP, webhook, and SSO integrations
• Migration scope covering 20–50 GB Coverity database and analysis artifacts
• Deployment and configuration of 2–5 build/analysis machines
• Phased migration execution with pilot runs, dry runs, rollback planning, and production cutover
• Secure Azure deployment with SSO, RBAC, and enterprise access controls

Key Learning Opportunities

• Enterprise-scale Coverity migration and modernization experience
• Deep exposure to Azure cloud infrastructure and DevSecOps implementation
• CI/CD security integration and automation practices
• Advanced PostgreSQL backup, restore, and migration handling
• Exposure to enterprise IAM, SSO, and secure access management
• End-to-end migration lifecycle management including planning, execution, validation, and stabilization
• Cross-functional collaboration with Cloud, Security, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Development teams