DevOps Engineer

Position-DevOps Engineer

Location-Irving, TX

Contract

Job Description

This exciting growth opportunity shall act as a Senior DevOps Engineer working with multiple development teams focused on Cloud, Edge, and On-Prem deployments.

The candidate shall be responsible for architecting cloud infrastructure with a security first mindset, supporting application deployments & automation pipelines, and actively improving our infrastructure and monitoring capabilities. Direct support for production issues, and participation in an on-call rotation.

This opportunity is on a team that is highly visible and plays a major role in advancing Verizon's technology future.

We're looking for engineers who are passionate about DevOps, cloud infrastructure, security, automation, and building industry-leading products.

Responsibilities

• Managing and optimizing our AWS cloud and on-premises infrastructure

• Developing and maintaining Docker containers and Kubernetes (EKS) deployments.

• Implementing and managing Helm charts for application deployments.

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitOps principles utilize Rancher fleet, Argo CD for continuous deployment and GitOps workflows

• Implementing and maintaining automated security scanning processes throughout the CI/CD pipeline, including static code analysis, container image scanning, and infrastructure vulnerability assessments

• Contributing to the improvement of SRE practices and system reliability.

• Implementing and maintaining infrastructure as code using Terraform and CloudFormation.

• Collaborating with development teams to improve application deployment and operational efficiency.

• Implementing and maintaining monitoring and logging solutions using tools like Splunk, Grafana & Prometheus

• Managing and operating distributed database clusters including Apache Cassandra, RabbitMQ, Redis Cluster.

• Developed and maintained Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation.

• Enhance application deployment and operational efficiency through close collaboration with development teams.

• Implement and manage monitoring and logging solutions, utilizing tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus.

• Manage and operate distributed database clusters, including Apache Cassandra, RabbitMQ, and Redis Cluster.

• Ensuring system security and implementing DevSecOps practices.

• Troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure and application issues.

• Creating a culture of inclusion and teamwork through leading by example and always considering how their actions influence the broader team.

• You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience with Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments

• Experience with infrastructure as code tools, specifically Terraform and CloudFormation

• Strong Linux and shell scripting skills

• Strong experience as a DevOps engineer with AWS services and best practices

• Proficiency in containerization technologies, especially Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).

• Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Proficiency in scripting languages, preferably Python and Go.

• Experience with security scanning tools and practices, such as SonarQube for code analysis. and tools like Prisma Cloud for infrastructure vulnerability assessments.

• Experience with CI/CD tools, particularly Jenkins and Argo CD.

• Understanding of DevSecOps principles and security best practices