Sr. OTA Cloud DevOps Engineer

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative joint venture is seeking a motivated embedded DevOps engineer to join their OTA Cloud development team. This role is pivotal in developing and maintaining the infrastructure that supports regular software updates for electric vehicles, ensuring reliability and scalability. You will work closely with software engineers to design solutions that meet business needs while staying updated with the latest tools and practices. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the future of automotive technology in a collaborative and dynamic environment, where your expertise will directly impact the customer experience and product evolution.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or a related field.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms like AWS or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure deployment.

Skills

DevOps

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD

Cloud Computing

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

AWS

Azure

Datadog

Job description

About Us

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

Role Summary

Regular software updates are at the core of RV Tech's identity as a company that supports and improves its products long after the first sale, as well as core to how we develop and iterate within RV Tech engineering. Our OTA Cloud team is therefore also at the core of this identity by developing and maintaining the full stack infrastructure required to enable hundreds of thousands of updates every day consistently and reliably. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our OTA Cloud development team as an embedded DevOps engineer to build and sustain the infrastructure that enables us to send updates to thousands of customers every day.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using Terraform/Terragrunt to provision and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure deployment and management.
• Manage and monitor live service systems, ensuring scalability and zero downtime.
• Collaborate with software engineers and product teams to design and implement infrastructure solutions that meet business requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest DevOps tools, technologies, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or a related field.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform/Terragrunt.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with live service systems, including scalability and zero downtime requirements.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Datadog.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with AWS.
• Experience with Gitlab Pipelines.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization strategies.

Pay Disclosure

Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California Based Applicants: $146,900 - $183,600 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [e-mail].

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian and VW Group Technologies (“Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies”) may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

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