Devops Technical Lead

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The DevOps Technical Lead is responsible for technical leadership of the DevOps team responsible for the configuration, deployment, monitoring/troubleshooting and maintenance of the Services Delivery Platform web applications.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical leadership for the team of 4 remote DevOps engineers, focusing on the automation, building scalable and extendable pipelines and monitoring for the development teams.

• Manage AWS assets, AWS cost management.

• Create infrastructure/pipelines for new services (SpringBoot, Python, Angular).

• Deploy services on DEV/STAGE/PROD environments.

• Manage the installation and configuration of solutions.

• Troubleshoot failure cases on Dev/UAT and Prod environments.

• Monitor health and metrics using Prometheus/Grafana/CloudWatch tools.

• Refactor pipelines, scripts to make them stable and reusable.

• Document utilized approaches and solutions.

• Participate in discussions about solutions to support developer applications and needs.

• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and help to resolve technical issues they are facing.

• Participate in release management process across development teams.

• Deploy code and troubleshoot any issue that arises.

Technical Expertise

• Linux / Windows Powershell

• Docker / Docker Swarm / AWS Elastic Container Service

• Ansible / Terraform / GitHub Actions

• Configuration and support AWS, Jenkins, GitHub

• DB: Postgres, Cassandra

• Scripts: Bash, Python / NodeJS or Golang

• Experience with NewRelic, nginx, Tomcat, Haproxy, Consul, Nexus, LDAP, Kafka

• Will be plus: experience with Kubernetes, GPU/CUDA, WebRTC, Forgerock AM

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, engineering, or related field.

• Five or more years of DevOps experience with a focus on Microservices deployment and maintenance.

• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.

• Knowledge of portal software, design, and development.

• Experience of technical leadership of offshore DevOps personnel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 4 to 5 years of experience working inside DevOps organization.

• Prior experience determining project requirements and developing work schedules for the team.

• Good technical documentation skills.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Excellent interpersonal skills (communication, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc.) when dealing with internal and/or external audiences at all levels of management

• Use organizational skills to determine prioritization and appropriate multitasking.

• Focus on scope, tone, and quality of processes and their respective documentation, as well as the associated goals, priorities, deadlines, and weaknesses.

• Ability to work independently, with supervision, on a project of varying complexity.

TOTAL REWARDS

• This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program, and other company benefits.

• This position is bonus eligible.

• This job may be eligible for equity.

We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.

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