What are the responsibilities and job description for the DevOps Engineer position at 3Si?
Description
Note: This role has been reposted as we continue our search for the right candidate who meets all final employment requirements, including background screening.
The DevOps Engineer is a crucial part of the engineering team, responsible for maintaining the infrastructure, automating processes, and supporting development environments to ensure seamless integration, security, and delivery. The position includes working with multiple cross-functional teams, leveraging technologies such as .NET, Blazor, Python, Jenkins, Ansible, AWS, and Azure to manage CI/CD pipelines, server infrastructure, and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of DevSecOps practices, continuously improving the software development lifecycle by implementing automation, monitoring, and security measures.
Requirements
Primary Responsibilities
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship from our company. Proficiency in English communication (written and verbal) is required for this role to ensure effective collaboration, accurate documentation, and the ability to clearly convey complex concepts. Standard business hours for this role are 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET. Approximately <10% of travel, both local and overnight for company meetings, industry events, trade shows, customer meetings, etc.
Note: This role has been reposted as we continue our search for the right candidate who meets all final employment requirements, including background screening.
The DevOps Engineer is a crucial part of the engineering team, responsible for maintaining the infrastructure, automating processes, and supporting development environments to ensure seamless integration, security, and delivery. The position includes working with multiple cross-functional teams, leveraging technologies such as .NET, Blazor, Python, Jenkins, Ansible, AWS, and Azure to manage CI/CD pipelines, server infrastructure, and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of DevSecOps practices, continuously improving the software development lifecycle by implementing automation, monitoring, and security measures.
Requirements
Primary Responsibilities
- CI/CD Pipeline Management: Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient and reliable software releases across environments using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and others.
- Automation & Infrastructure Management: Use infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Ansible to automate the provisioning and management of infrastructure across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and data centers. Maintain CentOS physical and virtual servers in multiple data centers.
- Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with product owners, development teams, and stakeholders to gather requirements and provide technical solutions. Participate in Agile environments to ensure smooth collaboration and team efficiency.
- Security Integration: Implement and integrate security baselines into CI/CD pipelines, including the use of tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, and SAST/DAST solutions for vulnerability scanning and mitigation.
- Monitoring & Maintenance: Configure and maintain system monitoring tools like Zabbix or Datadog to track performance, incidents, and system reliability. Conduct server and network maintenance during designated windows.
- Release Management: Oversee and manage release cycles, ensuring smooth deployments and troubleshooting issues as they arise. Ensure security and compliance in deployments through continuous monitoring and automation.
- Network & VPN Configuration: Configure and maintain VPN connections and firewalls, ensuring secure and efficient communication between internal and third-party services.
- Experience in DevSecOps: Minimum of 4 years supporting DevOps/DevSecOps efforts, automating and reengineering the software development process in both cloud and on-premise environments.
- Development Background: 3-5 years of experience in software development using languages such as Java, Python, Groovy, Bash, or .NET.
- CI/CD Expertise: Experience in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and integrating various tools such as Jenkins, Git, and Maven. Experience with automated testing and release management.
- Cloud and Containerization: Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, with hands-on experience using containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes for orchestration.
- Security & Compliance: Strong understanding of integrating security systems into DevOps processes and ensuring security compliance in CI/CD pipelines through tools like Nexus Repository, SonarQube, and Fortify.
- System Administration & Scripting: Experience in server administration, automation using Ansible or Terraform, and writing scripts in Python or Bash for task automation.
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Hands-on experience with monitoring tools such as ELK Stack, Datadog, and Zabbix. Ability to diagnose and resolve performance issues in a multi-tier environment.
- Experience in Agile environments, preferably SAFe, and supporting multiple development teams.
- Familiarity with container management platforms like OpenShift and orchestration tools such as Docker-compose.
- Experience with continuous monitoring tools like ELK Stack, Fluentd, and Kibana.
- Knowledge of Cloud Service Platforms such as AWS and Azure, and experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for improving system efficiency.
- Proficiency in English communication (written and verbal) is required for this role to ensure effective collaboration, accurate documentation, and clearly convey complex concepts.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team, with an eye for detail and a commitment to quality.
- Business acumen: Understanding the business value of technology implementations and aligning DevOps efforts with organizational goals.
