Senior DevOps Engineer

Description

JOB SUMMARY

This job is responsible to build and maintain automated pipelines, troubleshoot, and analyze complex issues with the DevOps toolchain, and improve the continuous integration and deploy (CICD).

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering, build and deploy automation, mainframe development basics, scripting knowledge and be familiar with the tools utilized in the DevOps workflow.

This role will work with developers, engineers, and architects to ensure that software development follows established processes and works as intended.

The incumbent will also be assigned to projects as the technical lead for internal departmental strategic projects, assist outside teams with technical proof of concepts (TPOC) work and help direct, mentor, and develop junior team members.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead implementation of DevOps Pipelines for new and emerging technologies (e.g., VM orchestration, Kubernetes, Docker Images, Containers, GitOps)
• DevOps Pipeline Maintenance
• Play a key role in architecting and deploying continuous integration pipelines
• Point-of-contact with cloud vendor and infrastructure, engineering team for security and service availability
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, including outages, performance and function issues
• Build and support CI / CD pipelines for both on-prem data center and cloud solutions
• Consult with application owners to optimize builds, including high availability, automatic failover, memory and compute adjustments for optimized performance
• Develop and maintain internal and external documentation intended for the Application Developer community
• Mentor junior team members, help team develop important skillsets, and give feedback on junior team members' work quality and productivity
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or relevant education and / or experience as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor’s degree

Preferred

None

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years in Software Engineering or Development
• 5 years of experience with build tools such as Maven & Gradle
• 3 years working with container-based technologies such as Docker, OpenShift, and Kubernetes
• 3 years with CI / CD automation
• 3 years with Agile Projects and DevSecOps Foundations
• 3 years of experience automating security and vulnerability scanning
• 3 years of Artifact Registry Tool Administration such as JFrog Artifactory
• 3 years of Linux Operating System

Preferred

• 5 years working in a cross-functional team with application developers to establish platform and operating model that meet business needs
• 5 years working with Gitlab
• 5 years Groovy / Python / yaml / Shell Scripting
• 3 years of Dependency Based Build for Mainframe Builds.
• 5 years of experience working on Groovy Scripting.
• 3 years of experience working in mainframe development platform and have a good understanding of Cobol , JCL, DB2 CICS programs.
• 3 years of Unix Operating Systems
• 2 years of experience on Urban Code Tools like Build and Deploy.
• 5 years working on an Agile Scrum Team (Digital AI Agility preferred)
• 5 years with Cloud technologies such as AWS / Azure / GCP

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

None

Preferred

• Cloud Architect Certification (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• GitLab Certified Git Associate
• GitLab Certified Project Management Associate
• GitLab Certified CI / CD Associate
• GitLab Certified Security Specialist
• Java certification (Basic and / or Advanced)
• IBM Db2 Fundamentals
• IBM Mainframe zO / S

SKILLS

• Knowledge of modern programming languages (e.g. Java, JavaScript, Scala, .NET, C#, Python, Perl, Ruby, etc)
• Knowledge of the differences, benefits, and costs of virtualized computer deployment strategies (virtual machines, containers, and server less environments)
• Highly skilled with CI / CD, Python, Shell Scripting, Container Development
• Skilled in the following tools : YAML, Helm, Ansible, IaC Terraform Enterprise OpenShift
• Understands Cloud Concepts for GCP, AWS, Azure Cloud, as well as Cloud Service Provider (CSP) billing and cost structures

Language (Other than English) :

None

Travel Requirement : 0% - 25%

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office- or Remote-based

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products / services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Lifting : up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting : 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting : 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

Pay Range Minimum : $78,900.00

$78,900.00

Pay Range Maximum : $146,000.00

$146,000.00

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