Senior DevOps Engineer

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Dev Ops Engineer to join their team in Portland, OR. The ideal candidate will be able to work in a fast paced environment, operate gracefully under stress, effectively manage multiple assignments, be self driven, proactive and have great interpersonal and communication skills.

As a Senior Dev Ops Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and processes that empower their development teams to deliver high-quality software quickly and reliably. You will be responsible for implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud-based infrastructure, and championing Dev Ops best practices throughout the organization. This role requires a strong technical background in Dev Ops practices, cloud technologies, automation tools, and the ability to mentor and guide other team members.

• T-TH onsite schedule, client is very open to being flexible given the role and what the candidates' needs are.

• CI/CD Pipeline Optimization:
  Design, implement, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines to streamline the software delivery process, ensuring rapid and reliable deployments.
• Infrastructure Management:
  Manage and maintain our cloud-based infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring high availability, performance, security, and cost-effectiveness.
• Automation Expertise:
  Automate repetitive tasks and processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual errors, and ensure consistency across environments.
• Monitoring and Observability:
  Implement and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve issues, ensuring the health and performance of our systems.
• Mentorship and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Share your expertise and mentor other team members on Dev Ops best practices, tools, and techniques. Collaborate with development, QA, and SRE teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
• Security and Compliance:
  Ensure our infrastructure and processes adhere to industry best practices and security standards, protecting our systems and data from potential threats.
• Incident Response:
  Participate in incident response and post-incident review processes to minimize downtime, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.

• 7+ years of experience in Dev Ops or a related field.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or AWS.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).

• Strong programming or scripting skills in Python, Bash, or other relevant languages.
• Expertise in configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Solid understanding of networking and security concepts.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor and guide others.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Knowledge of SRE principles and practices.
• Contributions to open source projects related to Dev Ops.
• Certifications in relevant cloud technologies or Dev Ops practices.

• Expert: AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Security (Identity and Access Management, Cloud Armor, Security Command Center, Secret Manager)
• Advanced:
• Experience with infrastructure optimization and cost management on GCP
• Knowledge of GCP best practices and architectural patterns
• Bonus:
  Experience with other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) or hybrid cloud environments.

• Expert:
  Terraform
• Proficient:
  Ansible, or similar configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet)
• Bonus:
  Experience with other IaC tools (e.g., Cloud Formation, Pulumi), or policy-as-code frameworks (e.g., Open Policy Agent)

• Expert:
  Jenkins, CircleCI, Git Lab CI/CD, or similar tools
• Advanced:
  Experience designing and implementing complex CI/CD pipelines with multiple stages, environments, and deployment strategies
• Bonus:
  Experience with Tekton, Argo CD, or other Kubernetes-native CI/CD solutions

• Advanced:
  Experience with Kubernetes networking, storage, security, and cluster management
• Bonus:
  Experience with Helm (Kubernetes package manager), Istio (service mesh), or Knative (serverless platform)

• Proficient:
  Python, Bash, or other scripting languages (e.g., Ruby, Perl)
• Bonus:
  Experience with Go (Golang) or other compiled languages (e.g., Java, C++)

• Proficient:
  Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or similar monitoring and logging tools
• Advanced:
  Experience designing and implementing monitoring and alerting strategies…