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Job Description: DevOps Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

Essential Functions

+ Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing configuration management patterns and infrastructure-as-code solutions.

+ Create and maintain comprehensive policies and technical documentation of best practices for all implemented system configurations to ensure efficient planning and execution.

+ Perform requirements analysis and design models for infrastructure and application flow.

+ Conduct design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.

+ Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and business requirements.

+ Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation. Recommend and implement changes to existing hardware and operating system infrastructure, including patches, users, file systems, and kernel parameters. Continuously seek out and implement technologies that simplify the environment while improving security and performance.

+ Analyze results, failures, and bugs to determine root causes and tune automation pipelines for desired outcomes.

+ Diagnose and resolve hardware-related server issues (e.g., failed disks, network cards, CPU, memory) and act as an escalation point for troubleshooting hardware and operating system problems, including performance tuning.

+ Collaborate with end users to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet requirements.

+ Proactively monitor environment health, address issues, and improve overall performance.

+ Coach and mentor team members on policies, procedures, use cases, and best practices.

+ Support and maintain existing products while adding new features.

+ Participate in and adhere to change management processes for implementation.

+ Support organizational commitment to risk management and ensure the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Requirements

inimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent certifications.

+ 7+ years of related experience in DevOps, software engineering, or similar roles.

+ Ability to manage multiple projects and understand software environments and network topologies.

+ Skilled in facilitating technical design sessions.

+ Minimum of 3 years of experience in modern application design patterns.

+ Solid understanding of iterative software development processes.

+ Proficiency with Linux administration and scripting.

+ Knowledge of configuration management tools (Chef, Ansible, Puppet).

+ Experience with infrastructure-as-code, containerization, and orchestration (Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes).

+ Familiarity with security and encryption protocols.

+ Knowledge of at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure).

+ Ability to participate in on-call rotations.

+ Successful completion of background and drug screening.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Certifications in Terraform, AWS, and Kubernetes.

+ AWS and/or Azure certifications strongly preferred.

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