REMOTE - DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Location; Remote, US

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Enhance and operate internal development platform and solutions that provides developers and engineers with standardized and reliable tools, frameworks and infrastructure that facilitate development, testing and deployment processes.
• Provide guidance, shared software engineering best practices to promote consistency in SDLC workflow.
• Provide and build solution for developer self-service to enhance and empower developer workflow and minimize handoff and friction.
• Enforce enterprise-wide development workflow standards to ensure consistency, efficiency, and best practices across all projects through automated gating process and configuration as code.
• Provide clear and comprehensive documentation for internal standards related to coding practices, APIs, libraries, and frameworks as needed in development practices.
• Implement secure coding practices, conduct regular security assessments, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Enhance Developer Tooling by providing and managing a suite of developer tools, including IDEs, to streamline development process and improve productivity.
• Deliver developer training to support IDP and SDLC standards adoption, ensuring developers are up to date with the latest technologies and best practices.
• Build bespoke internal tools as necessary to enhance or establish integration and orchestration between different services of the internal development platform as needed.
• Active participants in the internal developer community to foster a strong developer community within the company in order to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mutual support.
• Develop and refine onboarding process to minimize the time required for new developers to become fully productive.
• Regularly gather and act on feedback to continuously improve developer experience and satisfaction.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on developer experience and tooling.
• Hands-on experience with delivery services technology such as Git, Artifactory, Azure DevOps, or similar tooling.
• Demonstrated adherence to software engineering best practices, such as clean code principles, TDD and BDD framework, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, software engineering patterns and advanced debugging techniques.
• Proficiency in using automation and configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef to streamline operations and ensure consistency.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and build consensus across different teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation.
• Ability to communicate effectively vertically and horizontally within the organization about technical strategy in clear, concise, understandable terms appropriate to the audience technical understanding and expertise.
• Strong development skills in at least 1 modern language including but not limited to Python, Golang, C#, JavaScript / React framework.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge in secure coding and application security, such as threat modeling, security testing, authentication/authorization, security logging/monitoring and incident response.
• Automation mindset with strong hands-on experience with 1 of these tools: PowerShell, Bash, Makefile.
• hands-on experience with API first design, development and support
• Well versed in unit and integration testing – framework, test code etc.
• Pair programming experience and proven ability to lead and mentor other software engineers.
• Advanced knowledge of Python and its frameworks (at least 2).
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Proficiency in using cloud platforms in design, deploy and manage scalable and reliable infrastructure. AWS preferred but will consider other cloud providers
• Technical Skills:
• Linux / Unix: Strong understanding of Linux / Unix systems.
• Programming / Scripting: Proficiency in a language like Python, Bash, Perl, Java, or C++.
• Automation Tools: Experience with tools like Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or similar.
• CI/CD: Advanced knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment practices.
• Containerization: Expertise in Docker, Podman or Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Cloud Platforms: Deep understanding of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git, or similar tools.
• Monitoring and Logging: Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk.
• Soft Skills:
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Ability to work closely with development teams to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
• Security:
• Security Protocols: Understanding of security best practices and protocols.
• Compliance: Knowledge of compliance requirements and how to implement them within the platform.
• Monitoring: Experience with monitoring tools and practices to ensure system reliability and performance.

Platinum Resource Group is a professional level consulting firm, providing resources to Fortune 1000 client companies in the areas of technology, human resources, accounting, finance, business systems and supply chain, on a contract and interim basis. PRG has operations in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. As a W-2 employer we offer our consultants direct deposit bi-weekly payroll, health, dental, vision benefits, paid holidays, and referral bonuses.