Sr. DevOps Engineer

Job Summary

Great opportunity with a successful start-up! We are seeking a talented Sr. DevOps Software Engineer to join this identity companies innovative DevOps team.  If this is the kind of position and company you’d be interested in – please send your resume to careers@itmotives.com. We value and encourage diversity in the workplace and women, minorities, and veterans are highly encouraged to apply. Thank you.

 

Location: Portland, OR (Remote on Pacific Time Zone) 

Type: Perm

Essential Duties / Responsibilities

·        Own software deployment into cloud Production and Pre-Prod environments

·        Responsible for the optimization and scaling of the Cloud platform. Employ PaaS best practices, and work closely with IT leadership to manage uptime

·        Develop and follow operational best practices for tools and automation development including: Style guides, versioning practices, source control, branching and

merging patterns, continuous integration and release, and Infrastructure as Code

·        Evaluate, build and deploy tools to enhance the deployment framework

·        Lead development of technical processes across engineering teams to improve delivery, availability, and production readiness of platform and applications

·        Responsible for the development and prioritization of DevOps goals and SLA’s for availability, scalability and resiliency

·        Practice and mentor other engineers in continuous improvement, identifying and remediating manual actions and processes

·        Help troubleshoot production issues and work with the team to address root cause to minimize the chance of a second occurrence

·        Find opportunities to further automate as part of the problem management process, creating automation to avoid issues

Competencies/Qualifications

·        5+ years software engineering experience with a minimum of  3  years in DevOps, and 2 years in a senior role

·        Minimum of 2 years’ experience with Microsoft’s Azure Cloud infrastructure including configuration, deployment and scaling

·        Experience developing, delivering and operating modern cloud platforms / large scale distributed systems

·        Experience Mobile Apps is highly preferred

·        Experience with CI/CD tools and processes

·        Experience in Blue/Green Deployment

·        Experience with Azure Resource Groups, Resource Manager (ARM), and CLI

·        Automation background in multiple scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, and JavaScript

·        Experience working with revision control systems including Git

·        Experience with production performance monitoring systems and alerting apps

·        Knowledge of basic security permissions/roles and Microsoft Active Directory

·        Production experience with containers, container runtimes, and/or serverless technologies

·        Knowledge of relational databases, such SQL is a plus

·        Experience deploying and managing mobile applications in the Apple and Google App Stores is a plus

·        Experience working in an Agile development environment; Azure DevOps and Pipelines experience a plus

Requirements

·        Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

·     CS Degree or meet the min. Sr. DevOps Experience requirements

 

Personal Attributes

·        Desire to learn and continually improve self and others through knowledge sharing

·        Experience working in a matrix organization in a role that influences change through leadership

·        A clear willingness to document requirements and specifications