Software Engineer - Dev Ops Tools

Viasat, Inc.

About The Position

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. 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. What you'll do Maintaining Business-Critical Applications: Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of essential software systems crucial to business operations Support to Business: Assist engineers and developers by providing expert support to solve technical challenges and enhance productivity Triaging and Troubleshooting Issues: Quickly identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues to minimize downtime and ensure seamless operations Deploy and Maintain Infrastructure: Manage the deployment and upkeep of IT infrastructure to support business needs effectively Create Automated Playbooks: Develop and implement automated playbooks to reduce manual intervention and increase efficiency in repetitive tasks. Documented Runbooks: Create, update, and adhere to comprehensive runbooks to standardize procedures and improve reliability Integration through APIs: Work with various integrations using multiple APIs to ensure systems are well interconnected and data flows smoothly across platforms Upgrading and Patching Applications: Carry out application upgrades and patches either manually or via automation to maintain system security and performance The day-to-day 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

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

Maintaining Business-Critical Applications: Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of essential software systems crucial to business operations
Support to Business: Assist engineers and developers by providing expert support to solve technical challenges and enhance productivity
Triaging and Troubleshooting Issues: Quickly identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues to minimize downtime and ensure seamless operations
Deploy and Maintain Infrastructure: Manage the deployment and upkeep of IT infrastructure to support business needs effectively
Create Automated Playbooks: Develop and implement automated playbooks to reduce manual intervention and increase efficiency in repetitive tasks.
Documented Runbooks: Create, update, and adhere to comprehensive runbooks to standardize procedures and improve reliability
Integration through APIs: Work with various integrations using multiple APIs to ensure systems are well interconnected and data flows smoothly across platforms
Upgrading and Patching Applications: 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

Benefits

Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

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