Senior Development Operations Engineer; Scripting\Automation

Sunbird (), an established leader in Data Center Infrastructure Management, is looking for a Senior Development Operations Engineer to join our software development team. Our award-winning web-based solutions help our customers understand and manage energy consumption, environmental conditions, and assets in their facilities.

In this role, you will be a key contributor for complex development tasks and be able to provide technical leadership on Linux hardening/configuration, package management, continuous integration, deployments, and virtualization. The ideal candidate will be a software developer who is passionate about automating server configurations, deployments, and other IT processes.

Environment:
Linux, Scripting (Ruby, Perl, Bash, or Python), PostgreSQL 15+, Jenkins, Nexus, and Git Hub.

• Scripting expertise with Bash and any of Perl, Python, or Ruby (5+ years)
• Detailed understanding of Linux operating systems (Rocky Linux / Red Hat), RPM packaging / deployment, Operating System configuration, tuning, and hardening
• Experience creating kickstarts or similar system installation technologies
• Designing and implementing Jenkins CI / CD pipelines
• Ability to troubleshoot operating system issues, configuration problems, authentication errors, and related software defects
• Graduate of a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering program (or similar field)

• Maintain Perl, Ruby and Shell scripts that allow customers to easily deploy and configure our solution, run backups, provide high availability, and perform other administrative tasks
• Plan and execute a migration of administrative scripts from Perl to either Python or Ruby
• Maintain robust solution security by managing OS and software updates, implementing system hardening, and ensuring compliance with industry frameworks
• Manage / build the kickstarts that install our solution currently based on Rocky Linux
• Administer and support CI/CD pipelines and build automation processes using Jenkins
• Automate operations such as PostgreSQL database backup, deployments, and upgrades
• Help our support team quickly resolve customer issues as they arise
• Maintain and support on-premises infrastructure, including server room equipment, physical and virtual servers, storage, and networking systems
• Help transition solution to containers
• Mentor others
• Must use only company-approved AI tools and follow documented company AI usage policy

• Ability to lead a small team
• Knowledge / experience with containerization (Docker / Kubernetes)
• Experience with networking (IP, DNS, Routing, Firewalls, etc.)
• Knowledge / experience with virtualization technology (VMWare, KVM, Nutanix, Hyper‑V)
• Knowledge of LDAP and Active Directory
• Experience leveraging AI tools to expedite job functions
• Cryptography technologies and certificates
• Database management skills (PostgreSQL preferred)

• We offer medical, dental, vision and life insurance to employees
• We have a generous PTO policy
• We believe in collaboration, teamwork, creativity and taking initiative

Sunbird is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veterans employer.