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Senior DevOps Automation Engineer
Location
Virginia
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
$120.0K - $172.9K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior DevOps Automation Engineer
Excella
• Implement version control best practices, ensuring all application code, system configurations, and infrastructure code are stored in repositories. • Develop deployment automation for infrastructure, applications, and security changes using modern scripting tools. • Build and manage Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines to ensure rapid feedback on code changes. • Apply trunk-based development strategies to maintain short-lived branches and streamlined workflows. • Create and manage test automation suites for infrastructure and security features. • Support test data management, collaborating with security, data science, and software development teams to optimize automated testing environments. • Integrate security automation into DevOps pipelines, collaborating with InfoSec teams to implement preapproved security libraries and tools. • Communicate technical concepts clearly to internal and external teams. • Contribute to Agile team planning and execution of DevOps initiatives.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps, automation, or cloud engineering.
- Proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, C#).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo, CircleCI, or TravisCI.
- Command-line skills with Bash or PowerShell for operating system management with skills in package management, service configuration, logging, process/resource monitoring, and network configuration.
- Hands-on experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Packer).
- Experience deploying and securing infrastructure on AWS or Azure.
- Experience creating, deploying, and orchestrating code changes using tools such as: Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Elastic Container Service.
- Relevant work experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Azure. Should demonstrate skill with network and access security and the deployment via code of modern web and data applications and their constituent infrastructure.
- Familiarity with DORA metrics and continuous delivery best practices.
Benefits
- We offer top of industry medical, dental, and vision benefits with multiple options to choose from such as an employer-contributed health savings account, infertility coverage, and orthodontia so you can select the plan that works best for you.
- Regardless of what stage of life you’re in, Excella wants to support you. We provide 8 weeks of Parental Leave, discounted pet insurance, and a Care.com membership with 3 back-up emergency child or elder care days annually – all available to you on your first day.
- Starting day one, every employee is bonus eligible and receives 15 days of paid vacation, 6 federal holidays, and 4 floating holidays.
- Excella’s TechEleX program provides you with multiple options to suit your technology needs. Choose between a variety of Mac or PC devices, and to ensure your hardware remains current, at the end of a 3-year period Excella will replace your existing computer with a new model from the program. Plus, we’ll even give you the original device to keep for your personal use!
- With Excella’s Annual Internet Reimbursement benefit, all employees receive an additional $25 per month to help offset the cost of internet access. This initiative reflects our commitment to supporting you in staying connected and productive, no matter where you work.
- We'll invest in your career by providing 3 days of paid professional development every year, including an allowance for registration fees to attend classes, conferences, or obtain professional certifications.
- We encourage mindfulness and overall well-being through employee wellness events, a HeadSpace membership, as well as access to TalkSpace and mental health coverage through our medical plans.
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