DevOps Engineer

Description

This DevOps Engineer role sits at a business and technology services company with over $30+ billion in business, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100.

You will advise internal clients on software technology environments of medium to high complexity.

You will turn business requirements into technical terms and write more complex algorithms and code for software solutions.

Your main job is to design, test, implement and maintain software code that lets computer systems carry out specific tasks, and to help decide how technology can meet client needs.

The company works in more than 70 countries and invests over $3 billion a year in R&D.

Responsibilities

• Take detailed business and user requirements from Platform Specialists that set out the program's goals.
• Help draft a technical requirements document, including systems diagrams and flowcharts that show how information moves through the computer and related equipment.
• Analyze business requirements and confirm that your design meets them.
• Turn detailed requirements into a full systems design document that explains how the required functionality will be delivered.
• Build proofs of concept where needed.
• Write detailed technical specifications from your designs for developers or IT programmers to build from.
• Turn designs into working information systems: set up environments, create and test databases, prepare test cases and files, code, compile, refine programs, run test readiness reviews and handle procurement.
• Document the development process as you go, including procedures for application use and security.
• Find logic and data errors in programs, recommend fixes, and escalate issues as needed.
• Work with relevant teams on installing and deploying the application.
• Help prepare for and carry out the move of the solution into production.
• Help resolve problems found during integration and testing.
• Support all code and implementations in production against the agreed SLAs for the business.
• Write task descriptions for operating and maintaining the solution in production.
• Help with post-implementation reviews.
• Carry out other related tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Experience with best practices for designing applications across multiple technologies.
• Ability to see application environments as a whole, including hardware, applications, databases, operating systems and storage.
• Comfort working with abstract ideas, with strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Solid understanding of development and platform engineering.
• Strong client focus, keeping business outcomes in view.
• Well organized, with strong planning skills.
• Clear communicator who can work with technical teams, clients and other stakeholders.
• Meticulous about detail and a good team player.
• Strong grasp of project management principles so client projects run as planned.
• Drive continuous improvement of internal effectiveness by refining methods, processes and tools.
• Advanced skill in designing, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that automate build, test and deployment.
• Solid experience with deployment and release management across environments.
• Solid knowledge of automation tools and source code repositories.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in information technology or a related field.
• Experience deploying software to clients in an outsourced or similar IT setting.
• Experience working in multi-team setups across several regions.
• Programming or development experience with Agile methods such as SCRUM and KANBAN.
• Preferred: a DevOps certification.
• Preferred: an Agile certification.
• Preferred: a cloud platform certification, such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Preferred: a scripting or programming language certification, such as Bash, Python or Ruby.

Conditions

This is a remote role based in the US.

Starting pay range: $92,000.00 - 131,000.00 - 170,000.00 USD per year, reflecting minimum to maximum target pay across all US locations.

Actual pay depends on work location, relevant experience, technical skills and other qualifications.

The company embraces diversity and inclusion.