DevOps Junior Engineer

The Clearing House • Liberty, NY

48d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for a DevOps Engineer focused on CI/CD tooling for the on-premises and AWS infrastructure. This position will work closely with developers, QC and infrastructure teams to build out our in-house and cloud CI/CD pipelines so that developers can build and deploy applications in a secure manner. This position will also maintain current DevOps tooling at TCH. The Clearing House (TCH) is a banking association and payments company that is owned by the largest commercial banks in the United States. TCH owns and operates the core payments system infrastructure in the US and is currently working to modernize that infrastructure by launching a new, ubiquitous, real-time payment system. TCH is the only private-sector ACH and wire operator in the US, clearing and settling nearly $2 trillion in US dollar payments each day, representing half of all commercial ACH and wire volume. TCH has provided critical services to the banking industry since 1853, and today, our core products facilitate services including Direct Deposit of payroll, bill payments, and check image exchange. In 2017, The Clearing House revolutionized U.S. payments by introducing the RTP® network, which supports the immediate clearing and settlement of payments, along with the ability to exchange related payment information across the same secure channel. These RTP capabilities enable all financial institutions to offer safer, faster, and smarter digital transaction services for their corporate and retail customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 1 years in a DevOps, with a track record of managing high -traffic production environments
• Initial level proficiency in AWS and/or Azure
• Basic expertise in Docker and Certified Kubernetes skills
• Basic proficiency in Python, Go, or Ruby for creating custom automation tooling and APIs
• Basic understanding of Linux system administration, kernel tuning, and networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS)

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of Docker or containerization
• Familiarity with Terraform or other IaC tools
• Understanding of YAML/JSON configuration formats
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles for automated configuration and deployments
• Support infrastructure provisioning and configuration management across environments (dev, QA, staging, production)
• Collaborate with engineering teams to automate repetitive operational tasks
• Help manage CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI)
• Monitor system performance and assist in troubleshooting deployment issues
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure, automation workflows, and deployment processes
• Participate in improving security, scalability, and reliability of systems

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees