DevOps Automation Engineer – III

Jobtailor; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned DevOps Engineer to design and deploy end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, monitor implementation, and optimize infrastructure tooling. You will work across development and operations to ensure reliable software delivery in a global enterprise environment.

The role emphasizes automation, configuration management, and collaboration with stakeholders to communicate progress and drive continuous improvement. Strong scripting and cloud experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years CI/CD implementation, application development, systems automation or configuration management experience.
• 4-6 years in a global enterprise environment preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience required.
• Experience with CI/CD tool chains: Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, etc.
• Experience with configuration management tools: Ansible, Chef, Puppet.
• Experience with provisioning tools: Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation.
• Experience with scripting: Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell.
• Experience with at least one development language: JavaScript, C#, Go, Ruby, Python.
• Experience with containers and container management: Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support tools and infrastructure that support the SDLC pipeline and configuration management.
• Architect, implement, customize and deploy CI/CD pipelines for software and infrastructure delivery.
• Conduct knowledge transfer of standards, technical approach, and tooling capabilities.
• Communicate technical approach and implementation status to stakeholders.
• Conduct problem isolation and troubleshooting on the infrastructure and tools owned by the team.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the tools and capabilities of the team.
• Perform system planning, installation, and upgrades of the tools and infrastructure owned by the team.
• Evangelize best practices, policies, and capabilities of the team to development organization.
• Act as an advocate for stakeholder requirements when dealing with other teams in the enterprise.
• Lead and/or facilitate critical incident escalation activities where required.
• Manage intake queue working in an agile environment.
• Update platform KPIs to be consumed by stakeholders.
• After hours support and participation in an on-call rotation as needed

Skills

CI/CD implementation

configuration management

Git

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Octopus Deploy

Ruby

Python

JavaScript

PowerShell

GoLang

C#

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Rancher

REST

OAuth

TCP/IP

DNS

SSL certificates

Azure Functions

EC2

S3

Cosmos DB

NGINX

Apache

Tomcat

IIS

Kubernetes

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

NGINX

Apache

Tomcat

IIS

DNS

SSL certificates

OAuth

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Chef

Octopus Deploy

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and support the tools and infrastructure that support the SDLC pipeline and configuration management capabilities
• Architect, implement, customize and deploy CI/CD pipelines for software and infrastructure delivery
• Conduct knowledge transfer of standards, technical approach, and tooling capabilities of the team
• Communicate technical approach and implementation status to stakeholders
• Conduct problem isolation and troubleshooting on the infrastructure and tools owned by the team
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the tools and capabilities of the team
• Perform system planning, installation, and upgrades of the tools and infrastructure owned by the team
• Evangelize best practices, policies, and capabilities of the team to development organization
• Act as an advocate for stakeholder requirements when dealing with other teams in the enterprise
• Lead and/or facilitate critical incident escalation activities where required
• Manage intake queue working in an agile environment
• Update platform KPIs to be consumed by stakeholders
• After hours support and participation in an on-call rotation as needed

Requirements

• 4-6 years CI/CD implementation, application development, systems automation or configuration management required
• 4-6 years working in a global enterprise environment preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience required
• Experience leveraging and managing CI/CD tool chain products like Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, etc.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet
• Experience with provisioning tools like Terraform, ARM templates, Cloud Formation, etc.
• Experience with scripting and automation programming -- languages like Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell
• Experience with a development framework for at least one of the following languages: JavaScript, C#, GoLang, Ruby, Python
• Experience with enterprise platforms, operating systems, web applications and micro-services
• Experience with containers and container management technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, etc.
• Experience with WebApp and API technologies - XML, XSL, WSDL, SOAP, JSON, HTML, and REST
• Knowledge of controlling access to APIs via authentication and authorization utilizing OAuth
• Working knowledge and troubleshooting experience with TCP/IP, DNS, and other common network protocols
• Experience with using SSL certificates, reverse proxies, and load-balancing
• Knowledge of IT security, networking, and infrastructure practices and capabilities
• Knowledge of information systems concepts, system administration and cloud platforms
• Knowledge of public cloud architectures and offerings: Blob, EC2, S3, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, AKS, EKS
• Excellent communication, technical writing, and documentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively, building relationships with team members and stakeholders
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Experience using at least one of the following: JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, GoLang, C#, Java
• Experience with automated build and release tools (Jenkins, TFS/Azure DevOps, Artifactory, Octopus)
• Experience running and troubleshooting applications running on containers
• Experience administering servers
• Experience working with configuration management/infrastructure-as-code tools (Puppet, Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Salt, DSC)
• Experience working with web server technologies (NGINX, Apache, Tomcat, IIS, etc.)
• Experience supporting containerized workloads using docker and an orchestrator. (Kubernetes, Swarm, etc.)