Who We Are:

Bandwidth delivers world-class messaging, voice, and emergency service connectivity for the world’s biggest brands. We are the APIs and global network behind the platforms that the Global 2000’s use to power their internal communications, contact center platforms, apps, and software. We transform interactions for top-tier orgs—and we do it on a global scale. We’re the only ones who marry the power of our global network with the control and agility offered by our enterprise-grade APIs. Unmatched reliability meets unparalleled control. That’s the Bandwidth way.

At Bandwidth, your music matters when you are part of the BAND.  We celebrate differences and encourage BANDmates to be their authentic selves.  #jointheband

What We Are Looking For:

We are looking for someone to...

Work as a valued member of the Systems Infrastructure team, help drive the team’s mission forward:  Build automated self-service tooling and infrastructure based on proven technologies. Work directly with many of the core components of our global voice, messaging and emergency network. Solve complex challenges, automate difficult yet repetitive tasks and coach our NOC team to efficiently support the platform operationally.  Swiftly implements fixes to mitigate customer impacting issues during off hours. Research, plan, propose the better long term solution to be implemented so everyone sleeps better.

What You'll Do:

Advance our technology stacks, automation and configuration management Design scalable and resilient systems to keep pace with company growth Improve efficiency and overall system performance Administration and on-call responsibilities for critical backend infrastructure Harden the platform against security threats and resource contention Work with our product owner Help respond & prevent incidents impacting the core platforms Participate in the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process Spearhead innovation by bringing new ideas back to the team

What You Need:

Education:  

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or a related field

Experience:  

3-5+ years of experience running systems at large scale:   Mastering architecture configuration and administration in one or more of the following is required Storage : NetApp Virtualization : VMware ecosystem Hardware : Cisco UCS ecosystem Load balancers : F5, HAProxy Strong experience in automation technologies with an emphasis on Ansible and Terraform Excellent knowledge of basic services : DNS, NTP, … Basic understanding of Docker, OpenShift and Kubernetes

Skills:

Experience with metrics and monitoring applications such as DataDog, Elasticsearch, LogicMonitor, etc. Strong experience with automation technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. The Linux operating system is no mystery to you Familiarity with source control, automation and deployment tools (Git / GitHub) Familiarity with other languages and scripting languages, specifically Python and bash scripts Work autonomously in a global team

The Whole Person Promise:

At Bandwidth, we’re pretty proud of our corporate culture, which is rooted in our “Whole Person Promise.” We promise all employees that they can have meaningful work AND a full life, and we provide a work environment geared toward enriching your body, mind, and spirit. How do we do that? Well…

100% company-paid Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage for you and your family with low deductibles and low out-of-pocket expenses. All new hires receive four weeks of PTO. PTO Embargo. When you take time off (of any kind!) you’re embargoed from working. Bandmates and managers are not allowed to interrupt your PTO – not even with email. Additional PTO can be earned throughout the year through volunteer hours and Bandwidth challenges. “Mahalo moments” program grants additional time off for life’s most important moments like graduations, buying a first home, getting married, wedding anniversaries (every five years), and the birth of a grandchild. 90-Minute Workout Lunches and unlimited meetings with our very own nutritionist.

 

Are you excited about the position and its responsibilities, but not sure if you’re 100% qualified? Do you feel you can work to help us crush the mission? If you answered ‘yes’ to both of these questions, we encourage you to apply! You won’t want to miss the opportunity to be a part of the BAND.