Sr. Staff DevOps Engineer

Dexcom

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Company Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health. We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us. Meet the team: Our team is a dynamic mix of tech enthusiasts, problem solvers, and creative thinkers, united by our passion for leveraging cutting-edge technology to transform healthcare and empower our customers to take real-time control of their health. Where you come in: As a Senior Staff DevOps Engineer specializing in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), your role is pivotal in designing, implementing, and optimizing primarily GCP-based solutions that leverage the discipline of Infrastructure as Code and the flexibility of the cloud to meet the organization's needs. We believe the best way to learn is sharing knowledge, so mentorship, documentation, communication, and knowledge sharing your experience with GCP and IaC is a core part of this position. Overall, as a Senior Staff DevOps Engineer who specializes in GCP, your role is crucial in designing and maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure cloud-based systems that enable the organization to leverage the full potential of our cloud platforms.

Requirements

• You have at least 10 years’ experience in the cloud, most of it in GCP. You also have a familiarity with Azure and AWS
• Your experience in GitOps/DevOps leveraging GitHub, Github Runners, Backstage/Roadie, Cloud Deploy
• Your expertise in K8S is a must, and proficiency in VMs, Cloud Run, and Serverless technologies will ensure success
• Your deep understanding of data and database familiarity with Big Query, Snowflake, MongoDB, and Cloud SQL (MariaDB, MSSQL)
• Your leadership level of experience with IaC with Terraform Cloud, Ansible
• Your deep understanding of VPCs, LBs, cloud firewalls and general cloud networking
• You provide technical leadership and work direction to junior staff, including both project and operational activities
• Your documentation hygiene is impeccable, reflecting your understanding that knowledge is better when shared
• You serve as the primary technical point on contact on incidents impacting services the team provides
• You assist the Sr. Mgr. in developing technical processes, operating procedures, and metrics for services and technologies the team is responsible for
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 13+ years related experience or a Master’s degree and 8+ years equivalent industry experience of a PhD and 5+ years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity or experience with FOCUS, GenAI and associated technologies

Responsibilities

• Architecting Solutions: You will be responsible for designing robust and scalable architectures on GCP to support the organization's applications and services. This involves understanding business requirements; complex, multi-cloud and facility networking and interconnects; evaluating cloud services across GCP, Azure, and AWS; and designing solutions that meet performance, reliability, and cost requirements.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Implementing Infrastructure as Code practices using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Google Cloud Deployment Manager to automate the provisioning and management of resources across our cloud platforms.
• Serverless Technologies: You will leverage serverless technologies to build scalable and cost-effective solutions. This includes designing and implementing serverless architectures using tools like Google Cloud Functions and AWS Lambda, optimizing serverless workflows, and ensuring seamless integration with other cloud services.
• Expertise in GKE and Kubernetes: You will demonstrate expertise in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Kubernetes, helping the team design and implement a containerization strategy, and manage containerized platforms to ensure high availability and scalability. This includes configuring and optimizing GKE clusters, implementing best practices for Kubernetes management, and troubleshooting issues within the Kubernetes environment.
• Cloud Networking and Security at the Edge: You will design and implement secure and efficient cloud networking solutions. This includes configuring virtual networks, managing network security groups, implementing cloud firewalls, and ensuring compliance with security standards. You will also be responsible for monitoring and optimizing network performance, troubleshooting network issues, and collaborating with security teams to ensure robust security measures are in place.
• Performance, FinOps, and Cost Optimization: Continuously monitoring and optimizing the performance of cloud systems to ensure optimal resource utilization, scalability, and reliability. Identify and report on bottlenecks, wasted resources, and expenditures; tune configurations; and implement best practices to improve system performance in a financially responsible manner.
• Security and Compliance: Implementing security best practices and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR) in cloud environments. This involves configuring identity and access management, network security, encryption, and auditing/logging solutions to protect data and resources.
• Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborating with cross-functional teams including developers, operations, and security teams, to ensure alignment on architecture decisions and implementation strategies. Documenting design decisions, configurations, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and future troubleshooting.

Benefits

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology.
• Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

What This Job Offers

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