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About the role

• This role will be part of a team that develops software that runs on over 100k computers worldwide, measuring panelists activities as they surf the Internet. Using a software meter that is optimized to be unintrusive to the user, yet able to gather many biometric data points and send them back to a collection system that runs in the Cloud.

• As a Senior Devops Engineer you will help to increase speed of delivery, improve quality/security of code, and optimize processes for the development team. With a heavy focus on cost avoidance and security

• You will be responsible for identifying potential failure modes & performance improvement opportunities, and then work with the development team to improve a system that processes massive amounts of data every hour 24x7. You will play a key role in ensuring the stability of our production environments and mentoring other team members

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Tech Leads and developers to assess existing problems and to come up with process improvement solutions

• Detect upcoming bottlenecks and production issues proactively and then consult with development teams in a hands-on manner to resolve technical issues

• Participate in planning delivery time, code quality, and process efficiency improvement projects

• Perform daily tasks such as environmental health checks, data storage monitoring, and environmental costs

• Deploying application release into no-prod and production environments using automated CI/CD pipelines that include security vulnerability assessments

• Automated repetitive manual DevOps task using tools such as Teraform

• Collaborate with other DevOps teams to build a community of practice

• Mentor junior devops engineers, providing guidance on technical aspects and best practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a cohesive and unified approach to software development.

• Support the implementation of security best practices for on-prem and AWS (cloud) environments in multiple countries/regions

Key Skills

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Proven experience, minimum 5 years, in UNIX based environments systems that span traditional on-prem/server and AWS serverless environments, utilizing tools such as: Python, Shell scripting, Oracle/RDS/SQL, S3 Life cycle, Docker, EKS, EMR, EC2, Airflow, Terraform, AWS Cost Explorer, Prometheus, Grafana, Spotfire, & OpsGeni

• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and tools. GitLab a plus

• Good problem-solving and debugging skills.

• Good communication and collaboration skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply

• Able to innovative solutions within a group

Other desirable skills

• Knowledge of networking principles and security best practices.

• Experience with Data Lakes, or Google Cloud (GCP) a plus

• AWS Certification is a plus

• Experience managing work via a Kanban board a plus