DevOps Engineer

Artech Information System LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to develop automation tools for their cloud-based networking services. The role requires expertise in systems administration and strong knowledge of cloud platforms, scripting languages, and monitoring systems. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. This position is located in Sunnyvale, CA, and offers opportunities to work with cross-functional teams and enhance system efficiencies.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as Systems Administrator/Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or platform developer.
• Expertise in cloud platform automation and virtualization.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Java, Shell, Perl, or Golang.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools for continuous deployment of cloud-based services.
• Design systems focused on automation and maintainability.
• Integrate platforms with programmatic infrastructure management.

Skills

Automation

Virtualization

Scripting (Python preferred)

Load balancing

NoSQL DB management

Monitoring systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

VMWare

Puppet

Nagios

Cassandra

Job description

Artech Information Systems is the #12 Largest IT Staffing Company in the U.S. and an employer of choice for over 7,000 consultants. We recruit world‑class talent for IT, engineering, and other professional jobs at 70+ Fortune and Global 500 companies coast‑to‑coast across the U.S., India, and China. We are one of the fastest‑growing companies in the US and we welcome you to search the thousands of jobs in our cutting‑edge GEM system for employment opportunities that fit your qualifications.

At the forefront of the staffing industry, Artech is a minority and women‑owned business enterprise (MWBE) committed to maximizing global workforce solutions on behalf of its clients. Artech's deep heritage, proven expertise and insightful market intelligence has secured long‑term partnerships with Fortune 500 and government clients seeking world‑class professional resources.

Job Description

DevOps Engineer

Sunnyvale CA

12 months

As a DevOps Engineer, you will specialize in developing tools for a continuous deployment of a cloud based networking service platform. You will also help operate and monitor the service.

Responsibilities:

• Development and design of systems, with a focus on automation and maintainability at a large scale
• Software and hardware testing and deployment to staging and production environments
• Platform integration: Programmatic infrastructure management
• Develop software infrastructure and build tools useful in development lifecycle
• Comfortable with collaboration, open communication and reaching across dev, qa, monitoring and other cross functional teams

Qualifications

• 4+ years as Systems Administrator/Engineer, DevOps Engineer or platform developer in a mid to large Linux environment
• Strong grasp and practical experience with automation and virtualization of at least one cloud platform (e.g. VMWare, OpenStack, Cloudstack) and at least one automation framework (e.g. Puppet, Chef, CFEngine)
• Expertise in building/maintaining/sustaining monitoring systems like: nagios, zabbix, icinga, xymon, opennms, whatsupgold, etc.
• Strong with at least one scripting and/or high level language: Python (preferred), Java, Shell, Perl, Golang
• Production experience working with load balancers and web stack based application environments
• Solid grasp of operating and managing NoSQL DB such as Cassandra, Hadoop
• Familiarity with REST/SOAP/JSON APIs
• Systems and application monitoring and performance tuning knowledge a plus
• Familiarity with messaging systems like ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, and Kafka is a must
• Self‑motivated, with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. Master’s preferred