Senior DevOps Engineer

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)•Cedar Rapids, IA

20h

About The Position

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where its purpose is to create opportunities every day for clients, people, and communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. With more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives. CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join its talented Information Technology team. The position offers growth, flexibility, and a collaborative work environment. The ideal candidate should possess excellent interpersonal skills, strong problem-solving and creative skills, the ability to exercise sound judgment, and demonstrate a high level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation. This role is responsible for implementing and managing the DevOps practices within CLA. They oversee the close partnership with development teams, operations teams, and other stakeholders to streamline software delivery processes, automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment, and improve overall system reliability and performance. This role uses various DevOps tools and technologies, such as version control systems, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, configuration management tools, and cloud platforms. They also analyze and optimize system performance, monitor and troubleshoot issues, and ensure compliance with security and compliance standards.

Requirements

5 years of relevant experience required
Bachelor's degree or a combination of relevant experience and training may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

Two years experience monitoring enterprise-scale software solutions using like Dynatrace, Datadog, Azure Monitor Insights (including Application Insights, Container Insights, Cosmos DB insights) Application Insights, etc.
Two years experience developing enterprise-scale software solutions
Two years experience deploying solutions to cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP)
Two years experience with CI/CD pipelines technologies (e.g. Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkis, etc.)

Responsibilities

Develop, deploy, and maintain incremental software updates, ensuring stability and reliability.
Develop and manage continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the software delivery process.
Create and manage automated release tools for continuous build and release processes.
Review application requirements and anticipate system needs to ensure availability and scalability.
Optimize relationships between development, QA, and IT operations teams to enhance productivity.
Implement processes, tools, and methodologies to balance needs throughout the software development lifecycle.
Increase customer responsiveness by monitoring application performance and anticipating operational issues.
Create stable operating environments by continuously improving deployable and scalable infrastructure.
Develop automation scripts and procedures as needed.