Ashburn, VA, USA
85 days ago
Senior DevOps Engineer

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The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for configuration, deployment and maintenance of the Services Delivery Platform web applications. This position requires excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES, other duties may be assigned.

Manage AWS EC2 assets

Create infrastructure/pipelines for new services (SpringBoot, Python, Angular)

Deploy services on DEV/STAGE/PROD environments.

Manage the installation and configuration of solutions.

Troubleshoot failure cases on Development/UAT and Production environments

Monitor platform health and metrics using Prometheus/Grafana tools

Refactor pipelines, scripts to make them stable and reusable

Document utilized approach and solution

Participate in discussions about solutions to support developer applications and needs

Participate in release management process

Deploy code and troubleshoot any issue that arises

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience

Seven or more years of DevOps experience, with a focus on Microservices deployment and maintenance

Prior experience working with Linux, Docker, Swarm, Ansible

Experience with configuration and support of EC2 in AWS, Jenkins, GitLab, Elastic stack

Experience with the following technologies: Postgres, Cassandra, Scripts (bash, Groovy, Python), nginx, Tomcat, Haproxy, Consul, Nexus, LDAP, Kafka, Prometheus, and/or Grafana

Excellent technical, diagnostic, troubleshooting, and documentation skills

Knowledge of portal software, design, and development

US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Four or more years of experience working with Microservices architecture

Prior experience determining project requirements and developing work schedules for the team

Experience with GPU/CUDA, WebRTC, Forgerock AM

Experience managing offshore DevOps personnel

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Excellent interpersonal skills (communication, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc.) when dealing with internal and/or external audiences at all levels of management

Use organizational skills to determine prioritization and appropriate multitasking.

Focus on scope, tone, and quality of processes and their respective documentation, as well as the associated goals, priorities, deadlines, and weaknesses.

Ability to work independently, with supervision, on a project of varying complexity.

TOTAL REWARDS

This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program, and other company benefits.

This position is Bonus eligible.

We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action.  We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings.  We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.

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QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to talentacquisition@qtsdatacenters.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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