Senior Cloud Engineer

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!

At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.

Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.

Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.

Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!

The Cloud Engineer is at the core of preparing for the continued exponential growth of Blackline's SaaS product and other programs in the Technical Operations group that powers all of Blackline.

* Manage AWS, GCP and/or Azure cloud environments
* Install, configure, and upgrade SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
* Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies for databases
* Manage the full lifecycle of DevOps tools, Jenkins, Artifactory, Consul and other tools as required including upgrades, patches and scalability enhancements
* Build and manage cloud-based Kubernetes clusters
* Configure, deploy, and scale open source software including: Ubuntu Linux, Docker, rkt, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Fluentd, Flannel, Elasticsearch
* Contribute code back to open source projects to fix bugs and add features needed by our team
* Write new components from scratch when there is no suitable open source project
* Build sensors to monitor platform health and performance
* Interact with customers to promote best practices and influence architecture to be cloud-native
* Serve as technical lead for small projects and support medium to large projects
* Troubleshoot and fix the system when it breaks
* Share the responsibility of being on-call

* 5+ years' direct experience building or operating cloud native applications using Kubernetes and Docker

* Proficiency with shell scripting and related tools
* Proficiency with Linux SysOps or Windows SysOps tasks
* Experience using Docker in production

* Demonstrated experience developing or operating production web applications and basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and XML
* Intermediate knowledge of at least one of the following languages: C#, Visual Basic, PowerShell, Linux, ASP.NET, Ruby, Go or Java preferably in an agile SaaS environment
* Exposure to Kubernetes in a bare metal/non-public cloud provider environment
* Experience with open source platforms and technologies
* Experience with software development processes and methodologies
* Experience building cloud native/cloud first applications in a cloud environment such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure
* Track record of developing and implementing robust, distributed online solutions
* Can write clean, readable code
* Familiarity with networking, comp sci stuff, and distributed systems
* Eager to learn and soak in new information
* Strong ownership, pride of work, and ability to take things across the finish line. Someone can see around corners and who finishes well
* Someone energized by a fast-paced, iterative approach
* Expertise in using and managing cloud platforms and cloud native tools
* Strong written and oral communication skills

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws

BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 3 days a week.

Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.