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Short Description:

A DevOps Engineer, or Development Operations Engineer, manages and improves the communication between the operational and developmental sides of the software development process. The primary duties include launching product updates, locating production errors and issues, and building integrations that improve users’ experience.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Analyze the service stack and make recommendations for further improvements.
  • Design and implement service infrastructure by considering; availability, scalability, and security with Service-Level Agreement (SLA) requirements.
  • Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated.
  • Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements.
  • Work directly on production-level code in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment with a rapid time to market.

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Education: BS in Computer Science, IT, IS, or equivalent area of technical study (IT experience can substitute for a BS degree)
  • Software Requirements: Familiarity with container orchestration services, especially Kubernetes. Familiarity with agile software development in Go, C/C++, Java, and JavaScript. Experience administering and deploying development Continous Integration/Continous Delivery (CI/CD) tools such as Git, Jira, GitHub, or Jenkins. Significant experience with Windows and Linux operating system environments. Experience with infrastructure scripting solutions such as PowerShell or Python
  • Miscellaneous: Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service: Experience with or knowledge of Agile Software Development methodologies

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  • Title: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
  • Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. 
  • Related Experience: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
  • Job Training:  Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
  • Job Zone Examples: Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, chemists, art directors, and cost estimators.
  • SVP: (7.0 to < 8.0)

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