DevOps Engineer I (Remote)

About the Role

A DevOps Engineer is experienced with Linux System Administration, strong scripting skills and Amazon Web Services (AWS) experience. With some supervision, a DevOps Engineer I provides administration and support of Linux systems, automation tools Atlassian products, and cloud services. This is a unique opportunity to contribute extensively to the success of a rapidly growing technology company.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of automated processes.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, infrastructure upgrades, and resource optimization as required.
• Provision and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Research, develop, and implement innovative and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Provide Tier II support for incidents and requests from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain and contribute to our knowledge base and documentation.
• Influence broader technology groups in adopting Cloud technologies, processes, and best practices.
• Creative thinking and proposing solutions to grow our business by delighting our clients.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience with AWS or an AWS Certification
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent professional experience.
• 2+ years of Linux systems administration and configuration experience.
• Strong scripting skills – Python / Bash preferred.
• Experience with best practices for Cloud Networking and Security
• Experience with monitoring and alerting solutions.
• Experience with DNS and web server configurations.
• Ability to use AI to quickly come up to speed on large complex codebases
• Knowledge of automating infrastructure builds utilizing tools such as Gitlab, Terraform and CDK
• Knowledge of containers and orchestration tools such as ECS or Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of CI / CD pipelines and Agile methodologies.
• Highly motivated, Innovative, self-directed thinker with an eagerness to stay up to date with current trends and a desire to impress.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.