DevOps Developer Lead/DevOps Engineer

Owens Corning•Toledo, OH

About The Position

The Digital DevOps Lead is a core part of our Digital Development team and is accountable for building, testing, and maintaining tools and infrastructure used for rapid and reliable software development and release. This role will work closely with Digital Developer Leads, Digital Architects, DevSecOps practitioners and Product Owners to define and implement our digital roadmap and the necessary infrastructure and cloud environments for lasting solutions. This role is accountable for optimizing the infrastructure and applications for the Digital Team’s products’ uptime and performance. This role will stay abreast of industry trends and new technology developments across cloud and hybrid operating models. This role will also collaborate with other global information systems teams as needed to share knowledge, resolve blocks, reduce technical debt, promote best practices and consistency across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
3+ years working with one of the major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google)
Experience with complex distributed systems and application development and CI/CD systems (Azure DevOps)
Experience with data persistence (common databases include Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL), reporting and optimization
Experience with web servers and their optimization (Apache, Passenger, IIS)
Experience with GCP including GCE, Cloud SQL, Storage, Load Balancer, Kubernetes, IAM, PubSub.
Experience with AWS including EC2, RDS, S3, Cloudfront, ECS, IAM, CodeDeploy, SSM.
Experience with IAC including Terraform, CloudFormation
Work experience dealing directly with internal customers or external partners
Demonstrated experience working with full product development lifecycles, preferably experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment
Demonstrated understanding of digital technologies and how they may be applied to meet user and business needs
Advanced level knowledge in Operating System administration (Linux, Windows, MacOS)
Advanced scripting knowledge used in automation of system generation and maintenance tasks within the cloud platform
Basic understanding of network concepts (routing, DNS, redirects)
Security knowledge as it relates to the cloud
Basic understanding of web development languages (.NET, Java, Ruby on Rails, PHP, etc.) with an advanced understand of at least 1 language.
Familiarity with version control tools and user story management tools (e.g., Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, Scrumworks, Rally, etc.)
Understanding of Infrastructure as Code language (CloudFormation, Terraform, Bicep, etc.)
Basic understanding of Docker and containerization
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability and willingness to be mentored by others and advance own learning
Excellent interpersonal skills key focus on teamwork and collaboration
Broad understanding of best practices in various business areas including marketing, sales, manufacturing, employee productivity
Ability to work with diverse project teams and across functional areas
Ability to brainstorm solutions to complex business challenges
Highly accountable, flexible and organized; able to plan, structure and estimate work; and log progress
Competent knowledge of digital technologies and their application to meet user and business needs
Familiarity with user-centered design methodologies and agile/rapid development processes
Capable of focusing on multiple projects and prioritizing competing priorities and deadlines

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or SAP is a plus
Experience with SSO systems like Azure Entra ID or Okta a plus

Responsibilities

Build relationships within the GIS organization, cross-functionally, and with key internal and external stakeholders; ensure effective contact to remain aligned with functional objectives
Understand the strategic direction of the company’s businesses and execute functional strategies to support and enhance business results; be knowledgeable of the project work that supports this direction and implications to the business
Provide guidance and have knowledge of the required development processes and tasks necessary to bring business needs to implemented solutions
Work collaboratively with the development team and others to understand business requirements but also lead conversations around best implementation practices for a given solution
Develop solutions that meet business needs and add value
Balance building fast, with building the right way, and making sure we are building the solution that best fits the need
Secures and monitors our infrastructure and application stack across our cloud and hybrid environments
Identify, communicate, and plan for upscaling/downscaling solutions both vertically and horizontally as alerts indicate
Communicate with appropriate stakeholders/partners to infrastructure issues along with plan to mitigate
Partner with development team to develop and optimize our deployment strategy
Maintain infrastructure by appropriate patching and maintenance schedule
Design appropriate log access for developer and security teams
Participates in the intake and evaluation of new projects and ideas; participates in ideation, solutioning and the design process as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, estimates work at the project, portfolio and detailed task level as it relates to the DevOps function
Assists with the implementation of secure new infrastructure models, updates, and changes as they are approved, utilizing current scripting options for easily maintainable solutions.
Keeps current of new offerings within cloud environments (AWS preferred) and evaluates how the offerings may positively impact the work done in the Digital group, and communicates this information to the team
Advocates for new techniques, tools, and processes to advance and scale our capability
Taking design’s conceptual specifications and mockups, creates prototypes and workable demos
Follows Owens Corning security guidelines and ensures user and company data security is maintained throughout the developed solutions
Develops and maintains documentation and infrastructure onboarding plans
Maintains connection with broader digital and GIS teams
Participate in knowledge sharing sessions offered by AWS and utilize offered training/certifications for self-improvement that can be shared with others
Provides day to day mentoring and skill development opportunities for all DevOps staff
Works within Digital and across GIS to share best practices and assist with DevOps projects as needed.
Invest in personal growth and development, clearly focused on self-learning
Capture the value of continuous learning and ongoing development opportunities