DevOps Engineer

About GreenSky

GreenSky, LLC, headquartered in Atlanta, is a leading technology company Powering Commerce at the Point of Sale® for a growing ecosystem of merchants, consumers, banks and institutional investors. GreenSky’s highly scalable, proprietary and patented technology platform enables merchants to offer frictionless promotional payment options to consumers, driving increased sales volume and accelerated cash flow. The GreenSky® Program is operated on behalf of, and financing is provided by, federally insured, federal or state chartered financial institutions, which leverage GreenSky’s technology to provide loans to super-prime and prime consumers nationwide. Since the GreenSky® Program’s inception, nearly 6 million consumers have financed more than $50 billion of commerce using GreenSky’s real time “apply and buy” technology. For more information visit www.greensky.com.

Position: DevOps Engineer

Location: Atlanta, GA (Remote)

We are seeking a talented and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team at Greensky FinTech. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in supporting the reliability, scalability, and security of our platform, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and best practices to deliver exceptional services to our customers and partners.

Organizational: This position is a member of the IT Operations Team, reporting to the DevOps Manager.

Overview

GreenSky is a well-established, leading fintech company, headquartered in Atlanta. We make it easy for businesses of all sizes to offer credit to their customers with a fast and paperless solution. With billions of dollars in loans and hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers, we are evolving the consumer credit marketplace.

We have developed a highly scalable loan origination and servicing platform and unique loan origination tools to deliver a differentiated level of service to our stakeholders, merchant and retailer channel partners, consumers, and borrowers.

Leveraging proprietary mobile technology, we are continuing to build on our successes. We have a great team and are proud of the employer-of- choice environment we’ve created. GreenSky is backed by some of the leading private equity investors in the world. Our corporate headquarters is in the expanding fintech hub of Atlanta, GA.

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Assist in Maintaining Scalable Infrastructure: Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable and highly available infrastructure solutions to support Greensky FinTech's financial applications and services. Ensure that the infrastructure meets performance, reliability, and security requirements.

1. Automate Deployment and Configuration: Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to automate deployment, configuration, and management tasks. Use infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles and tools to ensure consistency and repeatability in deployments.

1. Monitor System Performance: Monitor system performance, reliability, and security metrics to identify and address issues proactively. Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to provide visibility into system behavior and performance.

1. Incident Response and Troubleshooting: Participate in incident response and troubleshooting efforts to resolve production issues quickly and effectively. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify root causes and implement solutions to prevent recurrence.

1. Capacity Planning and Optimization: Perform capacity planning and optimization to ensure that the infrastructure can accommodate current and future growth. Identify opportunities for optimization and efficiency improvements.

1. Security and Compliance: Implement security best practices and controls to protect Greensky FinTech's infrastructure and data. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards, such as PCI DSS and SOC 2.

1. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: Assist in developing and maintaining disaster recovery and business continuity plans to minimize downtime and ensure the availability of critical systems and services in the event of a disaster or outage.

1. Collaborate with Engineering Teams: Collaborate with software engineering teams to ensure that infrastructure requirements are considered in the design and development of new features and applications. Provide guidance on best practices for building scalable and reliable systems.

1. Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Document infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures to ensure that they are well-documented and easily accessible. Share knowledge and best practices with team members to promote continuous learning and improvement.

1. Stay Up to Date with Technology Trends: Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in DevOps engineering, cloud computing, and infrastructure management. Evaluate new technologies and tools to assess their potential impact on Greensky FinTech's infrastructure.

These responsibilities outline the key areas where a DevOps Engineer at Greensky would be expected to contribute. Depending on the specific needs of the organization, additional responsibilities may be added or modified accordingly.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and relevant work experience in related field required, (bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field preferred).
• 1-2 years of experience in DevOps or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of RedHat/Linux Systems Engineering and proficiency in Python scripting.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Terraform.
• Basic understanding of continuous integration and delivery tools such as Jenkins, GIT Lab Runners.
• Experience with testing and monitoring tools such as DataDog, Splunk, or Grafana. (Rundeck)
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and ECS, EKS.
• Knowledge of best practices and principles of DevOps, including infrastructure as code, automation, scalability, reliability, and security.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

GreenSky is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.