Senior DevOps Engineer- Software Configuration Management

We are looking for a talented and experienced SCM/DevOps Engineer to enable mission-critical solutions and to collaborate with a team of highly skilled professionals. In this role, you will work alongside development and test teams to create mission-critical products, focusing on automation and monitoring, while enforcing the best security practices and helping to establish robust documentation practices. Your tasks will include:

• Leading the design and implementation of improvements on current SCM/DevOps practices, ensuring alignment with industry-standard best practices with a high emphasis on automation.
• Strategizing and implementing automation processes, deploying monitoring systems, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to enhance overall operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Working with the company-wide IT team to meet the specific needs of the Astro Infrastructure Software Engineering organization.
• Designing and implementing build, deployment, and configuration management with Git/Bitbucket.
• Managing CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.
• Managing static code analysis tools like SonarQube.
• Managing custom Box Test environments.
• Offering technical guidance and conducting performance evaluations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver agile, flexible, and customer-focused solutions.
• Leveraging advanced tools and methodologies to improve software development, testing, and delivery.
• Ensuring security, reliability, and scalability of the DevOps architecture.

Occasional assignments in software product development/test using agile methodologies.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's (BS) degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• Work experience as a DevOps engineer with a background in Software Configuration Management (SCM)
• Experience working with software development teams and understanding of DevOps philosophies, Agile methods, and how to apply them.
• Good command of Python and Groovy.
• Basic familiarity with AWS, focusing on instance and resource management.
• Strong knowledge of git
• A deep understanding of Jenkins
• Experience with designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Linux.
• Aptitude for independently learning new technologies.
• Understanding of security concerns, threats, and approaches for dealing with them, including platform vulnerabilities, secrets management, network security.
• Strong organizational, planning, and leadership skills.
• Comfortable and adaptable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a cross-functional team environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on proactivity and continuous improvement.

Desired Skills

• Experience with unit testing, box testing, and automated testing tools.
• Understanding of cloud and virtualization platforms, automation, and application hosting technologies.

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