DevXOps Platform Engineer (Hybrid)

Merck•Rahway, NJ

8h•$87,300 - $137,400•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Platform Engineer on our DevXOps Platform team, you'll play a crucial role in building, maintaining, and evolving the foundational platforms that empower our product development teams. Our different platform ecosystem includes technologies like JFrog Artifactory, JFrog Xray, SonarQube, GitHub Actions Runners, Crossplane, Backstage, and Ansible Automation Platform. You'll work at the intersection of infrastructure-as-code, cloud-native technologies, and DevOps principles, designing, building, and supporting highly available, scalable, and secure platforms. Your efforts will enable our development teams with robust CI/CD pipelines, slick self-service capabilities, and comprehensive observability solutions.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles.
Proven hands-on experience designing, building, and operating production systems on AWS and familiarity with Azure.
Deep proficiency in Linux and strong scripting skills in Python or similar languages.
Extensive experience with CI/CD methodologies and tools, specifically GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
Experience with Ansible.
Solid understanding of containerization technologies (e.g., Podman, Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Strong grasp of infrastructure-as-code principles with experience in tools like Terraform.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), CloudWatch, and Log Analytics.
Familiarity with version control systems, especially Git, and practices like GitOps and semantic versioning.
Familiarity with Artifact Management like JFrog Artifactory or Nexus.
Understanding of network protocols and security best practices.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to mentor engineers, write clear documentation, and present technical concepts effectively.
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
A collaborative mindset, eager to work effectively within a team and across departments.
Proactive in learning new technologies and adapting to evolving industry trends.
Ability to thrive and contribute effectively in fast-paced environments.
A genuine passion for building and optimizing robust, scalable platforms.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in AWS, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, or Kubernetes.
Experience with JFrog Artifactory and JFrog Xray administration.
Knowledge of OpenShift Operators and Kubernetes CRDs.
Experience integrating ServiceNow or other ITSM platforms into CI/CD workflows.
Working knowledge of Backstage for service catalog and integration.
Terraform, Packer or Crossplane expertise.

Responsibilities

Design and implement robust platform solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible.
Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure application performance, scalability, and reliability across our platforms.
Leverage your strong understanding of AWS architecture and components(EKS, EC2, RDS, IAM, VPC networking, CloudWatch/CloudTrail) to design, implement, and manage our cloud infrastructure efficiently.
Implement and manage comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Alertmanager, and cloud-native services like CloudWatch and Log Analytics. You'll also monitor and troubleshoot complex issues across our platform stack.
Design, build, and maintain robust Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions. This includes managing the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation and promoting a culture of automation.
Design, implement, and maintain containerized solutions using Kubernetes and Docker, including managing deployments on EKS and other Kubernetes environments.
Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decisions for the DXO Platform, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and best practices.
Develop and maintain automation solutions using tools like Ansible, Crossplane, and custom scripts. Empower development teams with self-service capabilities, enabling them to provision resources and deploy applications efficiently.
Provide expert support for production systems, ensuring high availability, reliability, and optimal performance for all our platforms.
Implement and maintain security best practices across all platforms, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and industry standards.
Automate testing procedures and document defects to ensure accessibility standards are met across our platforms.