DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Locations: Lenexa, KS; Lubbock, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Purchase, NY (Hybrid work)

Must have skills:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with software engineering, microservices applications, message queues/busses and related technologies.
• Minimum of 2 years of DevOps experience.
• Experience with Linux administration, Windows administration, and IIS management.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure and/or on-premise server infrastructure, Azure preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build DevOps processes and procedures around large-scale applications, inclusive of on-premise and cloud components.
• Design build-plans, assist developers with failures, and manage software configurations.
• Ensure end-to-end automated testing and continuous deployments succeed.
• Debug production outages and take actions resulting from root-cause analysis.
• Monitor production environment and act to keep systems stable and running.
• Provide off-hour support when needed to troubleshoot problems with mission-critical applications.
• Follow and maintain the standards set by the enterprise’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), along with compliance methodologies.
• Adhere to established processes, governance, and best practices to optimize the use of hardware, software, and personnel resources within the organization.
• Address technical incidents and problems in a timely manner, adhering to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and support principles.

Technical qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with software engineering, microservices applications, message queues/busses and related technologies.
• Minimum of 2 years of DevOps experience.
• Experience with Linux administration, Windows administration, and IIS management.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure and/or on-premise server infrastructure, Azure preferred.
• Possess hands on experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery technology.
• Candidate has a working knowledge of Containers (Docker) and Kubernetes.
• Candidate has experience working with automation tools.
• Possess knowledge of Ansible, Nginx, and Web concepts such as REST APIs, SPAs, and gRPC.
• Candidate has proven experience with SQL and Database Administration (SQL Server, Postgres, Oracle, etc.)
• Experience in application development tools (e.g., GIT, Visual Studio/Azure DevOps and source control), testing, and process and configuration management.
• Demonstrated fundamental understanding of modern platform technologies and industry standard methodologies.
• Experience with SDLC principles and implementation of web-based or back-end applications.
• Experience with monitoring tools and how to mine them for operational reporting.

General qualifications:

• Candidate has knowledge and experience with design and implementation of security standards and patterns.
• Must be a team player with solid communication skills, excellent at problem solving / troubleshooting, and can embrace new challenges.
• Able to keep a positive attitude and can remain flexible in a dynamic environment.