What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior DevOps Engineer position at Armis?
Armis, the cyber exposure management & security company, protects the entire attack surface and manages an organization’s cyber risk exposure in real time. In a rapidly evolving, perimeter-less world, Armis ensures that organizations continuously see, protect and manage all critical assets - from the ground to the cloud. Armis secures Fortune 100, 200 and 500 companies as well as national governments, state and local entities to help keep critical infrastructure, economies and society stay safe and secure 24 / 7.Armis is a privately held company headquartered in California.As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless deployment, real-time monitoring, and the efficient management of our critical systems in a highly compliant and regulated environment. You'll have the autonomy to explore and integrate emerging technologies, driving innovation and making key decisions that impact the future of our tech stack.At Armis, you'll work with a complex system architecture that includes diverse data stores, a vast microservices environment with hundreds of services, and some of the highest security configurations in the industry. You'll be instrumental in managing and optimizing this intricate ecosystem, which processes massive amounts of data daily. Your expertise will help us maintain the highest levels of performance, scalability, and security, ensuring our infrastructure can handle the demands of our rapidly growing user base.Success in this role means achieving unparalleled system uptime while enabling rapid, automated resource provisioning without compromising reliability or compliance. You will collaborate closely with developers, CISO, architects, operations, and product teams to deliver high-impact solutions that keep our systems robust, secure, and ahead of the curve.Responsibilities include : Design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable, and resilient production systems to ensure optimal performance and uptime.Collaborate closely with other senior members of the DevOps and Engineering teams to define architectural and operational aspects of our rapidly growing infrastructure.Identify and resolve issues in production systems.Oversee and enforce security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.Research, evaluate, and lead proof-of-concept initiatives for new technologies to strengthen the development of secure, robust architectural components.Establish and maintain relationships with vendors, industry peers, and professional associations to stay current with evolving technologies, standards, and cybersecurity threats.Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, procedures, and processes to ensure knowledge sharing and continuity.Offer on-call support during off-hours (nights and weekends) to address critical incidents and ensure system stability.REQUIREMENTS5 years experience managing and maintaining Linux servers in a global, multi-server, cloud environment is required 3 years of knowledge in AWS required 5 years in Python, Kubernetes required. 3 years experience IAC Tools (Terraform and / or Cloud formation)Deep understanding of networking concepts such as route tables, service mesh, CNI, etc.Ability to own the entire SDLC for projects, including requirements / specifications gathering, coding, testing, hardening, packaging, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining. Extensive experience working with microservices and distributed systemsManaging, maintaining, and migrating to a Zero trust architecture.Developing, automating and maintaining vulnerability & patch management solutions.Strong communication skills. Able to inform leadership and stakeholders, collaborate with technical and non-technical colleagues, present concepts / solutions, articulate issues / risk, etc.Independently manage tasks and time, working as their own project manager to deliver on deadlines and plan accordingly.Desirable multipliers : Government related projects requiring US citizenshipExtensive involvement in security and / or compliance programs (FedRAMP, GDPR, SOC 2, etc)Working in sensitive / restricted environment (bunkered, FIPs, SELinux, etc)Pay ranges $155,000 to $220,000The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits (e.g. i.e. bonuses, commissions, stocks, health insurance benefits, etc.) offered to candidates. Visit our careers site for more information on benefits at Armis.The choices you make in your career journey matter. You want to do interesting work in an important field while also having time to live your life, which is why we place so much value in your life-work balance. Armis sets you up for success with comprehensive health benefits, discretionary time off, paid holidays including monthly me days, and a highly inclusive and diverse workplace. Put your unique experiences and perspective to work in an environment where they will enable you to thrive, grow, and live your life with integrity.Armis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We never discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected (or not) status. 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Salary : $155,000 - $220,000
