DevOps Engineer
Austin TX, Reston VA, or Chicago, IL
Managed Services /
Full-time /
Hybrid
At Brightspot®, we believe technology should enable content-focused teams to work smarter, faster, and more seamlessly to move businesses forward. Our world-class delivery team has decades of collective experience supporting digital transformation efforts for some of the world’s most well-known companies – from eCommerce brands and media organizations to corporate businesses. Brightspot prides itself on being a leading content management system built to grow and adapt to any business.
Our DevOps engineers touch the whole gamut - writing the tooling for infrastructure automation and scaling. At Brightspot, it’s not just about supporting software releases, it’s about departmental collaboration to bring success to our clients. This involves participation in company-wide strategic initiatives, diving deeper into complex engineering environments, and finding solutions to tough problems.
Responsibilities
- Automate Kubernetes infrastructure for scaling both individual client sites as well as Brightspot's own infrastructure
- Implement and manage multi-server deployments in AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), and Microsoft Azure
- Collaborate with development teams to deploy new code to production environments
- Maintain and improve monitoring systems and alarms for production environments, using Datadog, Zabbix, Pingdom, ElasticSearch, and Graylog
- Set up backup mechanisms for the production environment and test disaster recovery mechanisms
- Manage incident response with other engineers and clients including performing root cause analysis
- Participate in rotating 24/7 on-call schedules with team members
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience combining Development and Operational Administration
- Experienced with cloud automation tools and very comfortable with Kubernetes
- Any familiarity with the following technologies in our stack: Linux, git, ruby, bash, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, MySQL, Apache, Tomcat, Java, Graylog, Kibana, Zabbix, and Datadog
- Any experience with cloud infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Gyro, CloudFormation
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to work in a client-facing role
- Outstanding problem-solving skills in situations with tricky technical situations
At Brightspot®, we value diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.
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