DevOps Engineer

Job Description

• Documentation: Writes specifications and documentation for the server-side features.
• Systems analysis: Analyzes the technology currently being used and develops plans and processes for improvement and expansion. The DevOps engineer provides support for urgent analytic needs.
• Development: Develops, codes, builds, installs, configures, and maintains IT solutions.
• Project planning: Participates in project planning meetings to share their knowledge of system options, risk, impact, and costs vs. benefits. In addition, DevOps engineers communicate operational requirements and development forecasts.
• Deployment: Uses configuration management software to automatically deploy updates and fixes into the production environment.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting: Performs routine application maintenance to ensure the production environment runs smoothly. Develops maintenance requirements and procedures.
• Performance management: Recommends performance enhancements by performing gap analysis, identifying alternative solutions, and assisting with modifications.
• Management: Depending on the size of the organization, the DevOps engineer may also be responsible for managing a team of DevOps engineers.

Job Requirements

• Experience with Linux servers in virtualized environments
• Familiarity with the fundamentals of Linux and Python scripting languages
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining services such as Bind, Apache, Postgresql
• Familiarity with load balancing, firewalls, etc.