DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join CData Software as a DevOps/Platform Engineer and make a significant impact on our CData Connect Cloud product. This critical role involves improving existing infrastructure, designing the future of CData Cloud, and collaborating with a diverse team. Success requires attention to detail and a willingness to learn new technologies. Key responsibilities include defining and implementing infrastructure improvements, supporting and contributing to the availability and scalability of CData Connect Cloud, and increasing product delivery velocity. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical skills and personal attributes, including production Kubernetes experience and a deep understanding of Linux and containerization. CData offers a range of benefits, including paid time off, health insurance, retirement benefits, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Knockout criterion - production Kubernetes experience
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g., EE, physics or mathematics), or equivalent practical experience and including: 5 + years professional coding software development experience
• Deep understanding of Linux and containerization
• Experience with Kubernetes both as a developer and from an operations perspective
• 2+ years of experience working with public cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred)
• Experience deploying and operating applications, Java or C# preferred
• Experience with GitOps based workflows
• Terraform infrastructure as code experience
• Database experience (SQL Server preferred)
• Experience with development practices and tools (JIRA, Git, Azure DevOps)
• Experience with messaging systems and APIs
• Hands-on experience in a variety of SRE tools and techniques
• Working knowledge of networking (e.g., firewall, routing, network topologies, etc)

Responsibilities

• Define and help implement infrastructure improvements for CData Connect Cloud
• Support & contribute improvements to the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of CData Connect Cloud
• Define and measure production availability, navigating known downtime, and service level outages
• Increase product delivery velocity
• Debug problems at scale for our mission critical services and help our development teams implement lasting fixes to recurring issues
• Execute, debug, and configure CI/CD pipelines
• Analyze service requests and take appropriate action meeting defined SLA
• Define and implement monitoring metrics and alerts to ensure tools and environments are meeting SLA's for uptime and performance
• Advancing Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps for the Cloud product team

Benefits

• 11 Paid Holidays
• 20 Days of PTO
• Employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision plans (100% for employee, 50% for dependents)
• HSA with Company Contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k with 6% Immediately Vested Company Match
• Professional development opportunities
• A stable and reliable job with the freedom and flexibility of a freelancer
• Working as a contractor worldwide or as an employee in your in your home country
• Flexible working hours and workplace
• Paid vacation days and paid sick leaves
• Fast and dependable monthly payment – in EUR, USD, or Crypto, as you prefer
• Contributing to the success of a growing company
• Working with cutting-edge technologies
• Knowledgeable and approachable Management
• Continuity and growth potential
• Smart, friendly, and international colleagues
• Full integration into our teams