Senior DevOps Engineer

Overview

Senior Dev Ops Engineer

This position plays a critical role in developing and maintaining Minitab's infrastructure and deployment pipelines. It requires a solid technical foundation, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This is an opportunity to contribute to Minitab's ongoing success and help shape the future of global, data driven decision-making through the adoption of innovative technologies.

• Design and Enhance Infrastructure and Deployment Pipelines
  • Design, plan, implement, document, and deliver advanced CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure solutions in a team setting with a high degree of independence and autonomy, achieving high standards of quality, maintainability, scalability, and security.
  • Advocate for and contribute to the development and maintenance of automated infrastructure provisioning to support continuous testing and development environments.
  • Utilize various tools and techniques to troubleshoot, resolve, and prevent complex infrastructure issues.
• Strategic Problem Solving and Infrastructure Support
  • Contribute regularly to the ongoing support of production infrastructure to maintain high reliability and performance.
  • Lead technical efforts to investigate incidents and resolve complex issues in production systems, including updates to settings, permissions, and components of various systems.
  • Ensure timely and effective responses to urgent infrastructure issues as part of on-call rotations, minimizing service disruptions and supporting system reliability.
  • Participate in root cause analyses, debrief activities, and follow-up actions to prevent issue recurrence. Document and maintain procedures for handling change requests and incident responses to streamline future support efforts.
• Communication and Collaboration
  • Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure alignment of objectives, priorities and risks.
  • Provide thoughtful, thorough, and timely code reviews for work within your team's scope as well as in your own areas of technical expertise or ownership.
• Software Delivery Planning and Execution
  • Contribute to the successful delivery of software development projects in collaboration with cross functional team members through high-quality planning and execution.
  • Develop work backlogs for medium to large features or projects that facilitate prioritized incremental and iterative delivery of customer value, achieving consistent and predictable velocity, and effectively managing competing priorities and risks to successful delivery through effective communication and proactive mitigation.
• Technical Leadership
  • Provide technical leadership and expertise across one or more product features, technologies, and/or systems.
  • Act as a subject matter expert and resource for peers, contribute to technical designs in collaboration with senior technical leaders, and seek opportunities for knowledge sharing through documentation or activities such as brown bags or tech talks.
  • Mentor junior teammates as needed.
• Continuous Learning and Development
  • Maintain a strong commitment to continuous learning and growth, while actively supporting the development of your team and peers.
  • Proactively seek opportunities to acquire new skills and share knowledge by mentoring, teaching, or collaborating with others to foster a culture of learning.

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Dev Ops, software development, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• In-depth knowledge of infrastructure as code, containerization, and cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS).
• Proficiency in configuration management tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Strong experience with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) and deployment automation tools.
• Proven ability to mentor team members and lead technical projects.
• Proficiency required in speaking, reading, and writing English.

• HEALTH INSURANCE
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  Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance is provided at no cost for full-time employees upon date of hire. Includes low co-pay pharmacy benefit and affordable family coverage;
  Short and Long Term Disability is fully paid by Minitab. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers guidance for personal issues and information on Work Life Matters.
• LIFE INSURANCE
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  Group Term Life Insurance is provided at no cost for full-time employees at three times employee base salary. Voluntary Life Insurance for yourself and eligible dependents available.
• RETIREMENT PLANNING
  : A 401k Retirement Plan with T. Rowe Price with employer matching up to 6% of contributions. Fully vested upon date of hire.
• PAID TIME OFF
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  Paid holidays and 4 weeks of annual PTO, increasing by one week every five years.
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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  Tuition and related expenses assistance for higher education and other professional development.
• FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT
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  Pre-tax medical and dependent care deductions;…