Devops Engineer

American IT Systems • Dallas, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled Platform/DevOps Engineer with a strong foundation in DevOps practices to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of experience in implementing and managing DevOps processes, tools, and methodologies. This role is crucial for enhancing our software development lifecycle, ensuring efficient deployment, and maintaining high availability of our platforms.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience in implementing and managing DevOps processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Strong 3-5 years hands-on experience with Harness CI/CD and Release Orchestration (pipelines, stages, triggers, services, environments, connectors, and templates).
• Solid understanding of release management processes, including planning, scheduling, coordination, and control of software deployments across multiple environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tooling (e.g., Git, artifact repositories, container registries, Kubernetes, cloud platforms).
• Proficiency in automating deployments and environment configuration using scripts or Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with observability, logging, and monitoring tools and how to integrate them for release verification and rollback decisions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of relevant experience in a DevOps or Platform Engineering role.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Knowledge of networking concepts and security best practices.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Experience in database management and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and managing DevOps processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Enhancing the software development lifecycle.
• Ensuring efficient deployment.
• Maintaining high availability of platforms.
• Integrating DevOps practices and tooling (e.g., Git, artifact repositories, container registries, Kubernetes, cloud platforms) into Harness.
• Automating deployments and environment configuration using scripts or Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation).
• Integrating observability, logging, and monitoring tools for release verification and rollback decisions.
• Coordinating releases across development, QA, operations, and business teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level