Junior DevOps Engineer

Q-Free; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in transportation management seeks a Junior DevOps Engineer to support software development and operations. Responsibilities include maintaining CI/CD pipelines, troubleshooting, and automating tasks. Ideal for candidates with 1-3 years of experience in IT, focusing on collaboration and continuous learning.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Maternity Leave

Disability Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Paid Paternity Leave

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience assisting in IT solutions.
• Linux Fundamentals and Scripting knowledge.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot application issues and monitor system performance.
• Support automation of infrastructure provisioning.

Skills

Collaboration and Teamwork

Effective Communication

Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking

Adaptability and Flexibility

Empathy and Interpersonal Skills

Time Management and Prioritization

Continuous Learning and Self-Improvement

Attention to Detail

Stress Management and Resilience

Customer-Centric Mindset

Education

1-3 years’ experience in IT

Linux Fundamentals

Version Control with Git

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes

Configuration Management with Ansible

Networking, Security, and Compliance Basics

Programming Skills in Python, Ruby, Bash

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

Q-Free is the prime mover in innovative, safe, and sustainable transportation management. We work to do two things: improve mobility and make the world better by improving traffic flow, road safety, and air quality in communities all over the world.

As a member of the DevOps team, the junior engineer will support the development and operations teams as well as customers by assisting with software updates, software troubleshooting, code deployments, and automation of various tasks. The position is the foundation for understanding the collaboration between software development and IT operations.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assisting in the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to enable quick and reliable code deployment
• Coordinate with development teams, support teams, and customers to resolve complex application and system issues
• Supporting the automation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration to ensure reproducibility and scalability
• Troubleshoot and rectify application issues.
• Monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and contributing to incident response and resolution
• Plan and execute strategies and configuration changes to ensure optimal quality assurance for all applications
• Respond and manage tickets submitted by customers, support team, and software development to resolve infrastructure and software related issues
• Providing support to clients and team members in other departments
• Participating in the creation and maintenance of documentation for DevOps processes and tools
• Learning and adopting new tools and technologies to improve the DevOps workflow
• Contributing to the development of security protocols to protect against cyber threats
• Debug any server issues that impact application performance.
• Engaging in performance analysis and system optimization to enhance user experience
• Facilitating communication between software developers and IT operations staff to resolve technical issues
• Supporting the development of automated testing frameworks to minimize defects in production
• Assisting in the evaluation and implementation of containerization and orchestration technologies
• Prepare and maintain documentation for all issues and implementation solutions.
• Recommend ways to optimize business performance by presenting solutions to existing challenges

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Effective Communication
• Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Empathy and Interpersonal Skills
• Time Management and Prioritization
• Continuous Learning and Self-Improvement
• Attention to Detail
• Stress Management and Resilience
• Customer-Centric Mindset
• 1-3 years’ experience assisting in designing, deploying, and maintaining on-premises and hosted solutions
• Linux Fundamentals and Scripting
• Version Control with Git
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes
• Configuration Management with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
• Monitoring and Logging with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
• Networking, Security, and Compliance Basics
• Programming Skills in languages such as Python, Ruby, Bash, PowerShell, Go, etc.

Q-Free America ensures our employees are happy and healthy. Our dynamic and comprehensive benefits package allows our employees to take care of themselves and their families. Our benefits package includes, but is not limited to – health, vision, dental, 401 (k) plan, EAP, flexible benefits; also company-paid life, short-term and long-term disability!

For more information, visit our website at www.q-free.com.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Q-Free proudly celebrates diversity in our employees.

EOE/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disabled Drug-Free Workplace

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Information Technology, and Customer Service

• Industries

  IT System Custom Software Development

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid paternity leave

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