DevOps Engineer

Scout Motors • Charlotte, NC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is looking to hire a DevOps Engineer to join their team. This role will involve maintaining and improving the cloud infrastructure platform using modern IaC (Infrastructure as Code) practices, supporting the development and operation of CI/CD pipelines, and building/operating infrastructure utilizing container orchestration such as EKS/K8S. The engineer will also write automation scripts, implement monitoring and alerting solutions, and collaborate with software development and systems integration teams. Participation in on-call rotations, incident response, and working with security teams to ensure compliance are also key aspects of the role. Additionally, the engineer will contribute to the Developer experience by helping build and improve the internal developer portal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps engineer, system administrator, or software engineer.
• Working knowledge of at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Shell, Go, or Ruby.
• Hands-on exposure to containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab Pipelines, Harness.io, ArgoCD).
• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Exposure to infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Crossplane, Pulumi, or CDK).
• Solid problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• A willingness to learn, ask questions, and grow your skills with support from senior engineers.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet) is a plus.
• You treat colleagues with respect.
• You have a desire for clean implementations but are also humble in discussing alternative solutions and options.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve our cloud infrastructure platform using modern IaC (Infrastructure as Code) practices under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Support the development and operation of CI/CD pipelines to enable agile and secure software deployments.
• Building and operating infrastructure utilizing container orchestration such as EKS/K8S.
• Write automation scripts and tooling to reduce toil and improve the reliability of our systems.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting to proactively identify and address potential issues.
• Implement and maintain logging solutions to facilitate efficient troubleshooting and analysis.
• Collaborate with software development and systems integration teams to build end-to-end solutions.
• Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident reviews as you grow into the role.
• Work with security teams to ensure the platform meets industry standards and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to the Developer experience at Scout by helping build and improve the internal developer portal.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree