DevOps Engineer I

Position Summary: 

The DevOps Engineer I is a sharp, disciplined, self-starter with the ability to work independently or as part of a project. They handle planned project work, team ticket triage, and tools and access support for Engineering staff. The Engineer I monitors the performance of the pipelines and supports the development of applications and services. They handle tasks that are a hybrid of trusted DBA functions, release management and troubleshooting of supported systems. The Engineer I is available for afterhours work as required to support availability, releases, and maintenance.

Essential Responsibilities and Percentage of Time Spent (includes, but is not limited to):

• Enable developers to operate within a consistent and secure SDLC. 

• Develop and maintain Pax8 cloud infrastructure and services using developer focused principles. 

• Support the continuous development, integration, and deployment lifecycle of Pax8 services. 

• Support the health and reliability of Pax8 services using monitoring, metrics, and alerting. 

• Participate in DevOps meetings and activities, including scrum ceremonies and collaborative troubleshooting. 

• Participate in on-call and support rotation. 

Ideal Skills, Experience, and Competencies:

• At least one (1) to three (3) years of experience supporting application development, preferably microservices and a Java based web platform.

• Programming/scripting language skills in Python, AWS CLI and Bash preferred.

• Experience supporting AWS services.

• Maintenance of IaC and configuration management using Terraform and Git.

• Maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.

• Understanding of networking principles and technologies.

• Experience with basic PSQL database administration tasks and query support.

• Experience working in a Lean/Agile environment using tools such as Jira, ClickUp, Asana, and/or similar.

• Focus on meeting project commitments with predictability and urgency.

• Strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Strong desire for automation.

• Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.

• Ability to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

• Ability to gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.

• Ability to maneuver comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.

• Ability to anticipate and adopt innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.

Required Education & Certifications:

• A./B.S. in a related field or equivalent work experience.

Work Environment:

Professional office environment.  Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, printers, and filing cabinets. Remote and/or hybrid work at Pax8 requires all employees to have adequate secure and private internet service.

Physical Demands:

A sedentary role that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Travel Requirements:

Infrequent travel is expected of this position.

Compensation:

• Qualified candidates can expect a salary beginning at $82,000 or more depending on experience

Expected Closing Date: 10/4/24

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