Dev Ops/SRE Engineer – Multiple Platforms Full Time

SALARY:  Market Rate

Our Client:

Our client is the leading provider of cloud-based enterprise software for a very large global market.  Their product supports email, instant messaging, social media, mobile messaging, along with mobile, Outlook, and web access.

Overview:

As a DevOps/SRE engineer you will be responsible for the reliability and smooth operation of production and test environments and build automation to improve reliability and efficiency of code delivery from build to production.  They use leading edge technologies to deploy and manage 1000’s of servers and the infrastructure that delivers highly scalable and available services. The role involves cross-team collaboration and communication; you will be working closely with key stakeholders to ensure that product requirements are met. This is an opportunity to influence the design and implementation of systems at scales that many do not get a chance to work at.

Your Job:

Depending on your team’s needs and your skill set, your time will be split between
Automation: Developing tools & frameworks to enhance our CI (Continuous Integration) & CD (Continuous Delivery) automation using industry standard CI/CD practices
Operations: Monitor and ensure smooth operation of production and test environments by executing common sysadmin (system administration) tasks and automating repetitive tasks
Service Reliability: Occasionally provide support and initial troubleshooting when required by reviewing dashboards and logs to ensure system issues are timely addressed

Tech Stack:

Depending on your team, some of the technologies you will interact with:

Big Data Technology such as Cassandra, Zookeeper, Hadoop, Kafka
Build & Deployment Automation such as Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Maven, Ansible
Containerization/Virtualization (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, VMware)
Instrumentation & Monitoring (Splunk, Zabbix, Prometheus)
Languages/Scripts:
Linux Teams: Python, Bash, Java.
Windows Teams: PowerShell, Python, C#
Front end development: React, Android, iOS

About You:

5+ years experience as a DevOps/SRE engineer or similar role
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
Good programming skills such as Python, Java and C#
Understanding of computer science fundamentals like threading, OOP and more
Understanding of software systems concepts such as networking, firewalls, protocols, databases and more
Strong understanding of software delivery practices such as Git branching models, configuration management, secret rotation, feature toggling, no-downtime deployment and more

Experience with:

Linux Teams: Linux (CentOS preferred), Bash and Maven/Gradle
Window Teams: Windows, PowerShell and Nuget
RDBS and NoSQL DBs such as Ms SQL, Cassandra
CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Bamboo
Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible or Puppet
Containerization/Virtualization technology such as Docker, VMware or OpenShift Kubernetes
Load balancing tools such as HA-Proxy, Nginx or F5
Experience with the following would be considered an asset:
Experience with any of these: Cassandra, Zookeeper, Hadoop, Kafka, Ms SQL, or MongoDB
Experience leading or mentoring other engineers
Experience influencing the design and delivery of software in your organization