Job Description
Job Description
Company Description
Ingram Barge is a quality marine transporter on America’s inland waterways since 1946, starting out as a small, family-owned business and growing into what we are today : the largest dry cargo carrier and one of the top chemical carriers on the river. As the leading carrier, we operate a fleet of approximately 140 towboats and 5,000 barges. We're committed to being the best at whatever we do. We're continuously growing, adapting, and responding, and we're successful because of the outstanding hard work and creative energy of our associates.
Job Description
Ingram Barge is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic DevSecOps team. This person will work alongside our Systems Architect, Application Development Architect, and Security Engineer and focuses on operationalizing our cloud-native infrastructure, enhancing CI / CD pipelines, ensuring system reliability and resilience, and providing 24x7 operational support.
What you will be doing :
Pipeline & Automation
- Designing and implementing advanced CI / CD pipeline features using GitLab
- Developing and maintaining Terraform modules for infrastructure provisioning
- Creating and optimizing Ansible playbooks for configuration management and deployment automation
- Integrating security scanning and compliance checks into deployment pipelines
Container & Kubernetes Operations
Building, configuring, and maintaining Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clustersDeveloping and optimizing Helm charts for application deploymentsImplementing and managing GitOps workflowsMonitoring and troubleshooting containerized applications and cluster performanceInfrastructure & Reliability
Implementing Infrastructure as Code best practices using Terraform and AnsibleDesigning and executing disaster recovery procedures and business continuity plansPerforming system patching, upgrades, and maintenance activitiesEstablishing and maintaining comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions using Prometheus and GrafanaCost Optimization & Resource Management
Monitoring and analyzing Azure cloud spending patterns and resource utilizationImplementing cost optimization strategies including right-sizing, reserved instances, and auto-scaling policiesDeveloping dashboards and reports for cost tracking and forecastingCollaborating with teams to optimize resource allocation and eliminating wasteMonitoring & Observability
Designing and implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions using Prometheus for metrics collectionBuilding and maintaining Grafana dashboards for infrastructure, application, and business metricsConfiguring intelligent alerting rules and escalation proceduresEstablishing SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical services24x7 Support & Incident Response
Participating in on-call rotation for 24x7 production supportLeading Tier 3 incident response efforts for production outages and system issuesPerforming root cause analysis and implementing preventive measuresCollaborating with development teams on performance optimization and troubleshootingMaintaining runbooks and documentation for operational proceduresQualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Technical Expertise (5+ years)
Strong experience with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and container orchestrationProficiency in Infrastructure as Code : Terraform and AnsibleAdvanced GitLab CI / CD pipeline development and optimizationExperience with GitOps methodologies and leading toolsets like Helm, Flux and / or ArgoCDPython scripting for automation and pipeline tasksAzure cloud services and networking conceptsMonitoring & Cost Management
Hands-on experience with Prometheus for metrics collection and alertingProficiency in Grafana for dashboard creation and data visualizationExperience with Azure Cost Management tools and FinOps practicesKnowledge of resource optimization techniques and auto-scaling strategiesUnderstanding of cloud pricing models and cost allocation methodsDevOps & SRE Practices
Incident management and post-mortem processes24x7 on-call experience with escalation proceduresDisaster recovery planning and implementationSecurity best practices in CI / CD and infrastructureExperience with chaos engineering and resilience testingCollaborative Skills
Experience working with cross-functional teamsStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities under pressureDocumentation and knowledge sharing practicesComfortable with 24x7 on-call rotation responsibilitiesPreferred Qualifications
Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, or AKS-related)Experience with message bus systems (Azure Service Bus)Knowledge of .NET applications and Angular frontend deploymentsFamiliarity with secret management solutions (Delinea or similar)Experience with additional monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights)FinOps certification or cost optimization experienceExperience with alerting tools and PagerDuty integrationAdditional Information
Why You Should Apply :
Professional and financial growth opportunitiesMedical benefitsRetirement benefitsAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
If you are requesting reasonable accommodation or disability assistance in submitting your application, you may email us at Recruiting@ingrambarge.com
Ingram Marine Group and its affiliates (“Company”) is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.
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