Principal DevOps Engineer

AutoStore System Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA with company contribution

Paid Time Off and holidays

401(k) with company match

Education assistance & mentorship

Life and Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance programs

Job summary

AutoStore is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to own the DevOps function for the Qubit Fulfillment Platform, a 24/7 global warehouse automation app. You will design and operate the Azure infrastructure, release pipelines, and automation that support rapid, safe releases by cross-functional squads.

You will establish tooling and standards from IaC to environment provisioning, mentor engineers, and drive best practices across teams while ensuring high availability and global uptime.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in cloud platforms, primarily Microsoft Azure.
• Proficiency in C# and Python, and scripting with PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible, and with container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Understanding of networking concepts and protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and routing; knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with security protocols such as SSH, HTTPS, IPsec, and AAA.
• Experience with a 24x7 global application with high availability and uptime.
• Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines and release automation through Azure DevOps, CircleCI, and Octopus Deploy.
• Experience with observability and centralized logging tooling such as New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Experience with incident management, including on-call participation, root cause analysis, and post-mortem reviews.
• Proficiency in managing both Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience designing, developing, and managing global multi-tenant cloud-based infrastructure and applications, with PostgreSQL, Elastic clusters, etc.
• Experience with distributed systems and fundamental algorithmic concepts.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues with cloud-based processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex infrastructure challenges.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to implement cloud solutions.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Independent owner who can solve problems, provide architecture guidance, and execute with minimal oversight.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and establish DevOps standards across squads.

Responsibilities

• Own the DevOps function for the Qubit Fulfillment Platform, a 24/7 global warehouse automation app.
• Design, build, and operate the Azure infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation used by product squads.
• Own tooling and standards from infrastructure as code to release orchestration and environment provisioning.
• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release automation with gradual deployments across services.
• Lead incident response, on-call rotation, root cause analysis, and post-mortem reviews.
• Mentor engineers and set DevOps standards and best practices across squads.

Skills

Azure

C# / Python

CI/CD pipelines

Networking concepts

Security best practices

Linux & Windows

Observability tooling

Incident response

Multi-tenant cloud infra

Collaboration across teams

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Ansible

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

CircleCI

Octopus Deploy

New Relic / Datadog / Prometheus / Grafana

Job description

AutoStore holds a simple yet powerful vision: to store and move things for everyone, everywhere. Founded in Norway, we've grown into a global technology company. AutoStore uses advanced software to automate and orchestrate order fulfillment. Our goal is to ensure orders arrive faster than ever, with minimal environmental impact. That’s how we help brands exceed customer expectations. We have more than 1600 systems in nearly 60 countries, and we grow continuously as a community of employees, partners, customers, suppliers, and connected technologies. Automation should make life easier, and by listening carefully to our community, we innovate to meet the industry’s most complex needs. With AutoStore, brands gain speed, efficiency, and improved workplaces. And much more floor space. AutoStore – moving things forward.

The Role:

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will take full ownership of the DevOps function for the Qubit Fulfillment Platform, a warehouse automation application that operates 24/7 globally. You will design, build, and operate the Azure infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation that product squads depend on to release safely and frequently. You will own the tooling and standards that make that possible, from infrastructure as code through to release orchestration and environment provisioning.

Key Qualifications:

• Proficiency in cloud platforms, primarily focused in Microsoft Azure.
• Proficiency in C# and Python, and in scripting with PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible, and with container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Understanding of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and routing Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance requirements
• Familiarity with security protocols such as SSH, HTTPS, IPsec, and AAA
• Experience working with a 24x7 global application with high availability and uptime
• Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines and release automation through gradual deployments with multiple services, ideally with Azure DevOps, CircleCI, and Octopus Deploy
• Experience with observability and centralized logging tooling such as New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
• Experience with incident management, including on-call participation, root cause analysis, and post-mortem reviews
• Proficiency in managing both Linux and Windows environments
• Experience designing, developing, and managing global multi-tenant cloud-based infrastructure and applications, ideally with PostgresSQL, Elastic Cluster, etc.
• Experience with distributed systems and fundamental algorithmic concepts
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues with cloud-based processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex infrastructure challenges
• Ability to work and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement cloud solutions
• Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Independent owner who can solve problems, provide architecture guidance, and execute with minimal oversight
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and to establish DevOps standards and best practices across squads, including reviewing infrastructure and pipeline work produced by others

We Offer:

AutoStore believes in taking care of employees and is dedicated to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment. Join us in our mission to store and move things for everyone, everywhere.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off including 12 holidays, paid exercise time, paid volunteer time, and paid parental leave plans for all new parents
• Retirement 401(k) plan with employer match and discretionary profit sharing contribution
• Educational assistance and professional development programs including mentorship/coaching programs with external industry leaders
• Additional benefits include Group Life Insurance, Voluntary Additional Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance programs, and more!

AutoStore is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. We believe that following a defined and structured recruitment process will ensure that we have a fair and equal process for all candidates. We focus on finding the right talent and have designed our process to reduce biases and have a good candidate experience.

AutoStore, founded 1996, is a warehouse robot technology company that invented and continues to pioneer cube storage automation, the densest order-fulfillment solution in existence. Our focus is to marry software and hardware with human abilities to create the future of warehousing. We are a value driven organization, with our people being our most important asset. Lean, Bold, and Transparent manifest itself in everything we do, and are pushing borders to increase efficiency, safety and develop new products for our customers. AutoStore was born out of the great idea for storing goods like Rubik's Cube, instead of Dominos. We are now looking for talent that share our values and curiousity for new technology and development