Senior Software Engineer-DevOps

ServiceNow; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Software Engineer-DevOps to enhance their innovative cloud-based platform. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions and improve quality assurance processes. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in DevOps, cloud technologies, and Linux environments. Join a forward-thinking company that empowers organizations to work smarter and better. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to transformative projects and drive continuous improvement in a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Health Plans

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Family Leave Programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Time Away Plan

Qualifications

• 3+ years in DevOps with build & deploy systems.
• Experience in large-scale web applications and Linux environments.
• Strong Linux skills including system administration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to deliver quality systems at peak load.
• Drive architectural discussions for streamlined infrastructure.
• Automate processes and participate in compliance audits.

Skills

Shell Scripting

Python

DevOps

Configuration Management

Public Cloud Infrastructure

Networking Protocols

Linux Administration

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

Tools

Jenkins

Splunk

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

Company Description

It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer-DevOps with a proven track record of partnering across various teams to deliver a quality, well-tuned system that performs and scales at peak load. In this role, you will be working with key members of our Performance Tools Operations teams, System Administrators, and Network Engineers to meet the growing needs of our largest customers.

The ideal candidate for this position is a software engineer with a strong background in DevOps and Configuration Management, web, and network infrastructure architecture and protocol, build and deployment process, change management, and release management. The candidate must have a passion for building, automating, and deploying scalable solutions.

You will also enable peers in engineering, customer support, and cloud teams to leverage our solutions and related services.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have:

• Desire to seek continuous improvement in the quality assurance processes to drive better quality and efficiency
• Solid knowledge of job control and direct experience with shell scripting and text processing (awk, sed, grep, python)
• Can drive architectural discussions and influence technical attributes to streamline and simplify our infrastructure.
• Will act as a technical strategist for the team, removing manual processes in favor of automation
• Will participate in compliance audits and ensure we are proactively meeting controls
• Can figure things out. You will have documentation and many peers to turn to for help, but your work will touch many interconnected systems and technologies. To succeed you will need to investigate and discover on your own.
• Is comfortable with public cloud infrastructure technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon EC2
• Has hands on experience in related infrastructure concepts such as IP networking, block and file storage, load-balancers, etc.
• Has a working knowledge of related internet protocols such as DNS, LDAP, NTP, SMTP, HTTP, etc.
• Is an excellent oral and written communicator
• Has integrity, and transparency and can uphold ServiceNow’s values
  

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have:

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps specific activities viz. build & deploy systemBachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Change management and release management
• Experience with large scale web-based applications and Linux production environments running MySQL and PostgreSQL
• Ability to work with development teams to develop, test, deploy, and report on product performance, quality, security, and stability
• Proven Linux skills: including system administration, script development, file system management, searching/finding files

Strongly Desired (More is Better):

• Deep knowledge and experience with the CentOS/RedHat operating system in large-scale production environments
• Background with test and server monitoring tools (e.g, Jenkins, Splunk, )
• Solid background with agile software development methodologies (e.g. scrum)
• Familiarity with the ServiceNow platform, including the development of customizations beyond out-of-boxExperience with concurrency, multithreading, and the deployment of distributed system architectures

FD21

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $126,700 - $215,400, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Additional Information

Work Personas

We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work.Learn more here .

Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

Accommodations

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Export Control Regulations

For positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.

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