Senior Cloud Operations Engineer I

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.

We want people who are passionate about troubleshooting complex problems with systems, networking and storage at scale.

We are looking for a seasoned system administrator to help us keep the cloud running smoothly. Reporting to the manager of Operational Readiness, the Operational Readiness Engineer builds software and processes to improve all cloud health issues that impact, or could potentially impact, customer experience - internal or external. You will interface with teams across the organization to research and troubleshoot issues from single droplets to gaps causing cloud-wide disturbances.

What You'll Do:

• Ensuring maximum uptime for our global infrastructure
• Automating processes and building tools to improve operational efficiency and improving
• Coordinating operational work across teams to improve the platform with minimal impact

What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:

• Solid experience with Linux operating systems or Networking and day to day upkeep
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies and troubleshooting virtual machine instances
• Familiarity with containerization technologies and troubleshooting containers
• Familiarity with IPv4 Networking and troubleshooting (CCNA equivalent)
• Basic storage concepts and technologies
• Experience with monitoring systems
• Experience scripting in one or more of the following languages: Bash, Python, or Ruby
• Experience with configuration management systems
• A passion for good documentation and open communication
• Proven ability to learn!

Compensation Range:

• $123,600 - $154,500