DevOps Junior Engineer

The Clearing House; Town of Liberty (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clearing House is seeking a DevOps Engineer focused on CI/CD tooling for our on-premises and AWS infrastructure. You will work closely with developers, QC and infrastructure teams to build out our in-house and cloud CI/CD pipelines so that developers can build and deploy applications securely. You will also maintain current DevOps tooling at TCH.

Join a foundational financial services organization with a long history of modernization and a focus on real-time payments and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 1 year in a DevOps role with production-scale environments.
• AWS and/or Azure proficiency.
• Docker and Kubernetes basics.
• Python/Go/Ruby for automation tooling.
• Linux system administration and networking basics.

Responsibilities

• Expose and manage cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of Docker or containerization.
• Familiarity with Terraform or other IaC tools.
• Understanding of YAML/JSON configuration formats.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).

Skills

CI/CD tooling

Ansible

AWS

Azure

Python

Go

Ruby

Linux administration

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

Terraform

Ansible automation

Job description

Position Summary

This position is for a DevOps Engineer focused on CI/CD tooling for the on-premises and AWS infrastructure. This position will work closely with developers, QC and infrastructure teams to build out our in-house and cloud CI/CD pipelines so that developers can build and deploy applications in a secure manner. This position will also maintain current DevOps tooling at TCH.

About The Clearing House

The Clearing House (TCH) is a banking association and payments company that is owned by the largest commercial banks in the United States. TCH owns and operates the core payments system infrastructure in the US and is currently working to modernize that infrastructure by launching a new, ubiquitous, real-time payment system. TCH is the only private-sector ACH and wire operator in the US, clearing and settling nearly $2 trillion in US dollar payments each day, representing half of all commercial ACH and wire volume. TCH has provided critical services to the banking industry since 1853, and today, our core products facilitate services including Direct Deposit of payroll, bill payments, and check image exchange.

Qualifications Required

• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles for automated configuration and deployments
• Support infrastructure provisioning and configuration management across environments (dev, QA, staging, production)
• Collaborate with engineering teams to automate repetitive operational tasks
• Help manage CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI)
• Monitor system performance and assist in troubleshooting deployment issues
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure, automation workflows, and deployment processes
• Participate in improving security, scalability, and reliability of systems

Qualifications Desired

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 1 years in a DevOps, with a track record of managing high -traffic production environments
• Initial level proficiency in AWS and/or Azure
• Basic expertise in Docker and Certified Kubernetes skills
• Basic proficiency in Python, Go, or Ruby for creating custom automation tooling and APIs
• Basic understanding of Linux system administration, kernel tuning, and networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS)

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of Docker or containerization
• Familiarity with Terraform or other IaC tools
• Understanding of YAML/JSON configuration formats
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)

Success Factors/job Competencies

The successful candidate will have strong technical expertise on a variety of platforms and will be able to contribute to the design, test and implementation of the application. The candidate will need to be detail oriented but also able to understand the overall environment (internally and externally) and interact with and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and external clients at all levels. The candidate should be a strong team player. The ability to work effectively cross-organizationally and with external clients will be a key factor to success in this role.

Performance Standards

• Complete tasks and projects in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate high levels of professionalism and decorum.
• Demonstrate effective team work.
• Adhere to and support all Tech & Ops and TCH strategic goals.
• Communicate effectively with internal personnel at all levels and with vendors and external clients.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

Work is generally sedentary in nature. The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available.

Employees in this position will report to the office 3 days per week.

Occasional travel may be required. Onsite work requirements may change at any time.