Senior DevOps Engineer

NICE•Sandy, UT

10d

About The Position

The Senior DevOps Engineer is a key member of the Platform Engineering Analytics team, responsible for building and maintaining cloud infrastructure, automation frameworks, and continuous delivery pipelines that support scalable, high-quality SaaS products. This role combines hands-on AWS operations, DevOps automation, infrastructure management, and production support while driving improvements in deployment speed, reliability, and system performance. The Senior DevOps Engineer will also serve as a technical mentor and thought leader within the engineering organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
6+ years of experience working within software development organizations.
3+ years of experience building and managing Docker containers and containerized microservices.
Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or Bash.
Hands-on AWS experience, including: EC2, S3, CloudWatch, Lambda, Kinesis, CloudFormation, RDS
Experience building, maintaining, and operating CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as: Chef, Puppet, CloudFormation
Strong understanding of DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and automation best practices.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with global teams.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Content Analytics team to develop and execute DevOps-related initiatives and user stories.
Design, build, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure, including EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, RDS, Kinesis, and CloudFormation.
Manage Docker containers and containerized microservices environments.
Build, maintain, and optimize continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Manage daily DevOps operations, including build systems, release management, and artifact repositories.
Perform ongoing maintenance, upgrades, and support for production and non-production environments.
Design and implement automated quality gates and release validation processes.
Evaluate, prototype, and introduce new technologies that improve automation, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Troubleshoot production issues, performance bottlenecks, outages, and security incidents.
Collaborate closely with agile development teams to improve software delivery processes.
Mentor and train DevOps and Software Engineers on best practices and emerging technologies.
Participate in occasional after-hours or weekend support when required.