Senior DevOps Engineer: Automation, CI/CD & Resilience

Swift Transportation; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with match

Job summary

Swift seeks a seasoned engineer to join our Virginia team, contributing to secure financial-technology systems. You will work on problem management, automation, auditing support, and incident handling, leveraging Linux, Python, and Ansible.

Collaboration with development teams will be essential to improve resiliency and observability. You should have a CS degree and 5–7 years of hands‑on software experience, plus experience with VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, and Git repositories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 5 - 7 years hands‑on experience contributing to software development teams.
• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Shell, Python, or Perl.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Experience with source code repositories such as GitHub and Bitbucket.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware and KVM.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and propose innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Problem Management: Resolve moderately complex problems and implement solutions per SLA.
• Audit Support: Assist with audit processes to avoid findings.
• Automation and Scripting: Leverage Python to automate repetitive tasks.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrate knowledge of CI/CD, UNIX/Linux, Ansible, and ServiceNow.
• Database Knowledge: Basic knowledge of Oracle and other databases.
• Documentation and Validation: Document deployment steps and validate in test environments.
• Collaboration and Resiliency: Partner with Dev teams to build resiliency and observability.
• Incident Management and On-Call Support: Troubleshoot and restore systems; participate in on-call.

Skills

Linux experience

Shell scripting

Python

Perl

CI/CD concepts

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Monitoring observability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Ansible

GitHub

Bitbucket

VMware

KVM

Docker

Kubernetes

UNIX/Linux

ServiceNow

Oracle / Databases

Job description

Swift seeks a seasoned engineer to join our Virginia team, contributing to secure financial-technology systems. You will work on problem management, automation, auditing support, and incident handling, leveraging Linux, Python, and Ansible.

Collaboration with development teams will be essential to improve resiliency and observability. You should have a CS degree and 5–7 years of hands‑on software experience, plus experience with VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, and Git repositories.