DevOps Engineer - Plano, TX

NTT DATA North America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 103,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA North America is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Plano, TX to modernize cloud infrastructure and automate software delivery at scale. You will work with cloud, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and IaC, collaborating across engineering, security, and operations teams to drive reliability and efficiency.

The role emphasizes designing robust CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud resources, and implementing best practices for high availability and disaster recovery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, JavaScript).
• 5+ years of solid experience with public cloud and cloud infrastructure build.
• 3+ years provisioning compute resources or managing IAM roles in the cloud.
• 3+ years building VPCs, private networks and network routes in the cloud.
• 3+ years managing infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform, ARM).
• 3+ years building CI/CD pipelines for DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, deployment, and release processes.
• Develop and manage IaC solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Administer and support cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) for scalable, secure, reliable environments.
• Create and maintain Docker files, manifest files, and Helm charts for environments and orchestrators.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, and deployment activities.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and operations to streamline software delivery.
• Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks within CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity for critical systems.
• Configure and manage web servers, application servers, and middleware components.
• Troubleshoot, perform root cause analysis, and resolve production incidents.
• Establish and enforce DevOps best practices and operational procedures.

Job description

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us.

We are currently seeking a DevOps Engineer - Plano, TX to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

Join a high-impact DevOps team within a global organization where you'll play a key role in modernizing cloud infrastructure, driving automation, and improving software delivery at scale. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code technologies while partnering across engineering, security, and operations teams.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate application build, testing, deployment, and release processes using Jenkins/GitHub/DevSecOps functions.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Administer and support cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) to ensure scalable, secure, and highly available environments.
• Create and maintain docker files, manifest files, and HELM Charts for different environments\orchestrators.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment activities.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and operations teams to streamline software delivery and deployment processes.
• Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks within CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity solutions for critical systems.
• Configure and manage web servers, application servers, and middleware components.
• Perform system troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and incident resolution for production environments.
• Establish and enforce DevOps best practices, standards, and operational procedures.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated ability to utilize modern monitoring tools (such as DataDog, Prometheus, or Splunk, …)
• Knowledge of WS Cloud DevOps services such as Jenkins, IAM, VPC, ECS, Lambda, RDS, CloudFormation, or similar technologies
• Knowledge of Docker containers and PaaS (such as Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher) highly desired.
• Hands-on Kubernetes skills and knowledge
• Expertise in Production support, including incident management, root cause analysis, real-time monitoring, and high availability and reliability of critical systems in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience engineering/sizing, installing, configuring, and maintaining mission critical applications.
• Hands-on Azure Active Directory experience
• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues in the cloud.
• Experience in Instrumentation with systems skills on building and operating, monitoring, logging, alerting services of distributed systems at scale
• Demonstrated ability to learn and experiment with new technologies and patterns

Basic Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with one or more of the languages (such as Python, Java, Go, or Javascript etc.)
• 5+ years of solid experience working with public cloud and cloud infrastructure build
• 3+ years of experience provisioning compute resources or managing IAAM roles and subscriptions in the cloud
• 3 + years of experience building VPCs, private networks and network routes and rules in the public cloud.
• 3+ years of experience managing systems using infrastructure as code tools (such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or ARM etc..)
• 3+ years of experience building CI-CD pipelines for DevSecOps functions

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud platform experience with certifications preferred (such as AWS or Azure)
• 3+ years of hands on Experience on Deployments tools like Udeploy, Starling, or Mario

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for US-based positions. The starting pay range for this role is $102,675-$136,900. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in-office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees.

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