Software Engineer - Dev Ops Tools

Viasat, Inc.

12h

About The Position

At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team. This role involves maintaining business-critical applications, supporting engineers and developers, triaging and troubleshooting issues, deploying and maintaining infrastructure, creating automated playbooks, documenting runbooks, integrating systems through APIs, and upgrading and patching applications.

Requirements

3+ years as a Software Engineer or equivalent experience
Proficient in multiple programming languages (python, go, ruby, java)
Maintaining and fixing Linux operating systems (such as CentOS and Ubuntu)
Participate in the on-call schedule
US Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Ability to work in public cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Knowledge of IaC - Terraform / Cloud Formation / ARM templates
Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
Understanding of CI/CD tooling and SDLC
General networking knowledge (TCP/UDP, Firewalls, routing, DNS)

Responsibilities

Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of essential software systems crucial to business operations
Assist engineers and developers by providing expert support to solve technical challenges and enhance productivity
Quickly identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues to minimize downtime and ensure seamless operations
Manage the deployment and upkeep of IT infrastructure to support business needs effectively
Develop and implement automated playbooks to reduce manual intervention and increase efficiency in repetitive tasks
Create, update, and adhere to comprehensive runbooks to standardize procedures and improve reliability
Work with various integrations using multiple APIs to ensure systems are well interconnected and data flows smoothly across platforms
Carry out application upgrades and patches either manually or via automation to maintain system security and performance
Work in a team using Agile methodologies with monthly sprints to ensure the continuous delivery of high-quality solutions
Assist team members, engineers, and developers by providing support and helping them overcome any issues or blockers they encounter
Code, test, and deploy automation to reduce human error and increase operational efficiencies
Become a member of the on-call rotation to ensure application uptime