IT - Infrastructure Systems

About the role

The DevOps Engineer II will focus on automating the deployment of Infrastructure as Code in both Microsoft Azure and on-premises settings. This role involves managing product updates, troubleshooting production issues, and implementing integrations that align with customer requirements. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, with extensive experience in Terraform, Python, and PowerShell.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Lead the development of infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and scripting languages to enable scalable and dependable deployments.
• Oversee Linux and Kubernetes cluster environments.
• Implement solutions following established Change Management Processes.
• Assist development teams with API integration strategies and standards.
• Ensure systems are safeguarded against cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
• Identify technical issues and create software updates and fixes.
• Utilize Splunk for administration, query optimization, alerting, and dashboard creation.
• Develop tools aimed at minimizing errors and enhancing customer satisfaction.
• Suggest automation solutions within the Infrastructure Department to alleviate workload.
• Design, implement, and refine CI/CD pipelines for expedited and reliable software releases.
• Conduct root cause analyses and apply corrective measures.
• Create tests to evaluate infrastructure failures and scaling.
• Maintain response playbooks for incident management and monitoring tools.
• Develop automation processes to ensure consistency, reduce manual tasks, and expedite service repairs.
• Analyze operational metrics to discover opportunities for improving system availability.
• Establish effective monitoring and alerting systems to minimize alert fatigue.
• Manage container orchestration environments and optimize deployment workflows for better scalability and efficiency.
• Build and oversee containerized environments using Docker.
• Create and maintain service level indicators (SLIs), service level objectives (SLOs), and error budgets.
• Design and enhance monitoring dashboards and alert systems to proactively address application performance and uptime challenges.
• Implement code branching strategies utilizing GitHub functions.
• Use advanced Terraform syntax and configure GitLab CI/CD pipelines and jobs.
• Set up metrics in Prometheus, Thanos, and Grafana, including alert management.
• Apply cloud engineering standards and reusable modules in Microsoft Azure.
• Operate shared cloud platform services according to defined architectures.
• Ensure infrastructure modifications adhere to reliability, security, and cost control measures established by Cloud Engineering.
• Maintain operational documentation and runbooks for cloud platform services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer in medium to large-scale environments.
• Proficiency in Windows Server, Linux, and hybrid cloud deployments utilizing Microsoft Azure and VMware.
• Strong skills in Git/GitHub workflows, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, and container orchestration technologies (Tanzu, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) and observability platforms (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ThousandEyes).
• Knowledge of log management systems (ELK Stack) and database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL).
• Experience in automating infrastructure provisioning and application deployment using Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to create and maintain monitoring dashboards, SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets to ensure application performance and uptime.
• Background in infrastructure security, automation initiatives, and cross-team collaboration to enhance reliability and scalability.

Nice to have

• Experience with advanced cloud engineering practices.
• Familiarity with additional programming languages or automation tools.

Skills & tools

• Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Git/GitHub, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ThousandEyes, ELK Stack, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift.

Practical notes

• This position is open to candidates who require visa sponsorship.
• Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans, and paid time off.
• Interested candidates should submit their applications by the specified deadline.