DevOps I – Linux, AWS, Release Management

Partner's Consulting, Inc.; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Partner's Consulting, Inc. seeks an entry-level DevOps Engineer to deploy and manage CDN hardware and software, improving automation and deployment pipelines. You will collaborate with software, network, and security teams to ensure reliable delivery of content and streamlining of operations.

The role emphasizes scripting (Python), Unix/Linux expertise, and openstack/vmware virtualization, with on-call responsibilities in a fast-paced, evolving environment in Englewood, CO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or advanced degree in Computer Science or related field, or 2+ years equivalent experience.
• Recommended 1+ years working with a scripting language like Python.
• Recommended 1+ years working with a configuration management tool like Ansible.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, adaptable, proactive, and willing to take ownership.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the successful deployment of CDN hardware into production.
• Support teams who use the CDN to deliver content such as IP Linear, VOD, cloud DVR, and partners.
• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to create and enforce SLOs and SLIs.
• Troubleshoot and repair hardware and application issues within the CDN.
• Design and develop new tools and applications to automate existing pipelines.
• Be involved in on-call duties as necessary.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Golang

Python

Networking

Scripting

Analytical Mindset

OpenStack

VMware

KVM

HTTP/HTTPS

Colima

Education

Bachelor or higher in CS

Tools

Ansible

Grafana

Docker

Git

JSON

YAML

iLO/iDRAC

Job description

DevOps I – Linux, AWS, Release Management

Englewood, CO

Contract

Our direct client is seeking an Engineer 1, Software Development & Engineering, for its fast-growing, fast-moving team of world-class experts who are continuously innovating IP Content Delivery. As an E1 for the CDN OpsEng team, this role will deploy, manage, and troubleshoot the hardware and software that supports CDN applications and develop tools to help drive automation.

As the CDN continues to scale we need engineers who can automate the management of these servers, streamline deployment pipelines, reduce mean time to recovery, and quickly identify and troubleshoot hardware and software issues. As a CDN OpsEng SRE, you’ll work and collaborate with industry experts from many disciplines: software architects and developers, network engineers, data scientists, security specialists, and various streaming video technologists. CDN OpsEng SRE also engage with quality assurance engineers, technical operators, product owners, and vendors.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the successful deployment of CDN hardware into production.
• Support teams who use the CDN to deliver content such as IP Linear, VOD, cloud DVR, and internal and external over-the-top customers as well as syndication partners.
• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to create and enforce service level objectives (SLO) and service level indicators (SLI).
• Troubleshoot and repair hardware and application issues within the CDN.
• Design and develop new tools and applications to automate existing pipelines.
• Be involved in on-call duties as necessary.
• Work with:
  • Apache Traffic Control (ATC)
  • Apache Traffic Server (ATS)
  • Ansible
  • Grafana
  • Docker/Colima
  • Git
  • Golang
  • HTTP/HTTPS
  • iLO/iDRAC
  • JSON
  • Python
  • YAML

Required Skills

• Bachelor or advanced degree in Computer Science or related field, or 2+ years equivalent experience.
• Recommended 1+ years working with a scripting language like Python.
• Recommended 1+ years working with a configuration management tool like Ansible.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, adaptable, proactive, and willing to take ownership.
• Strong working knowledge of Unix / Linux.
• Strong working knowledge of HTTP and HTTP Status codes.
• Strong working knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, OSI Model).
• Strong working knowledge of virtualization (Openstack, VMware, KVM).
• A data-driven and analytical mindset.
• Large-scale system design and development knowledge.
• Experience with client / server application architecture.
• Understanding of CDN concepts.
• Willingness to work with server hardware platforms and vendors.
• Customer-focused delivery under agile methodology.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Excellent written and communication skills.

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