Staff DevOps Engineer

For decades, Samsung has been leading the charge on innovation. We see beauty in achieving excellence and our passion for change fuels our discoveries, inventions, and breakthrough technology. We believe that technology can, and should, make the world a better place, so we create new possibilities for people everywhere, push the limits of what’s possible, and constantly innovate. At Samsung Electronics America, we take pride in the creativity and diversity of our talented people – they are at the forefront of everything we do. Their skillset and mindset drive our continued success. Only the resilient and resourceful thrive in the daily dose of unexpected at Samsung. We unapologetically push to achieve unforeseen potential in everything we do, both within the workplace and at home. We fearlessly face challenges head-on, conquer the unconquerable, and are comfortable living in the uncomfortable zone. Together we make the impossible possible. Because at Samsung, we Own the Unknown. Are you ready to #OwnTheUnknown? Join us. Samsung currently requires employees to be onsite Monday-Thursday with Friday being a flex day.

The Staff DevOps Engineer will design, build and run high quality and non-impactful deployments to power Samsung.com. We do continuous integration/deployment to dev/test environments and multiple production releases per day. This is a highly technical position that requires a broad set of technical skills that includes deployment technologies, monitoring and scripting to networking and infrastructure. Additionally, we pride ourselves on site availability as well as speed and flexibility to accommodate business requirements.

This position requires working with many new technologies and applications. If you thrive on solving hard and complex problems, then this could be a great fit for you. One day you might be in a DBA role, and the next day troubleshooting Kubernetes issues, all while building capacity plans for the next Samsung product release.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IAC) using tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes.
• Monitor and troubleshoot system performance, ensuring optimal resource utilization.
• Implement and manage ElasticSearch clusters for log analysis and monitoring.
• Administer PostgreSQL databases in a high-availability setup.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters using Amazon EKS.
• Ensure network configurations are robust and secure.
• Continuously evaluate and implement best practices for security and compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and provide technical support.

Background & Competencies Required:

• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field, and two years of experience in software/systems or related.
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in AWS cloud engineering and DevOps practices.
• Strong expertise in AWS services and technologies.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code tools, especially Terraform and Ansible.
• Extensive experience with Linux system administration.
• Proficiency in managing ElasticSearch clusters and RDS PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
• Strong networking knowledge and experience in configuring VPCs, subnets, and security groups.
• Scripting and programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) are a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $206,000 and $238,000. Actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, and comparison to other employees in the role.