DevOps Engineer (Remote)

Company: Teaching Strategies, LLC
Location: Greenville
Posted on: November 17, 2021

Job Description:

Be A Part of our Team!
Join a working family that is dedicated to the mission of the work we do!
Teaching Strategies is an innovative ed-tech organization focused on connecting teachers, children, and families. As front runners in the early childhood education market, we build dynamic, top-quality digital products that integrate all of the essential elements of a high-quality solution: curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family engagement.

Position Overview
Teaching Strategies is looking for a highly talented, innovative and creative engineer to join its technology team. The DevOps Engineer will be an integral member of our Technology department and will work closely with the development, QA and release teams. The role of Senior DevOps Engineer is a hands-on technical role and requires a thorough understanding of all components of a modern web application stack, including front-end, database, networking, and systems-level knowledge. The ideal candidate will bring forward innovative and creative ideas around performance, security, CI/CD and system design in order to help us build and roll out technology solutions for our products.

Specific Roles And Responsibilities
Manage and automate SaaS platform across multiple environments
Support and enhance build and release processes through automation using a combination of processes and existing tools
Work with the development team on software, system, and delivery pipeline optimization, helping to identify and remove potential performance bottlenecks
Create and maintain system architecture, design, and automation
Recommend improvements to our CI/CD solution for the platform and logging infrastructures
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in hybrid cloud environments
Understand, implement, and automate security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation
Propose and discuss the merits of infrastructure and tooling options
Acts as escalation pointing for troubleshooting issues
Mentors junior members of the team

Qualifications
Minimum of five (5) years of build automation and release management experience in SaaS production environment
Hands-on experience with Linux administration
Proficiency with configuration management tools, such as Ansible, Chef, Salt
Production experience in IT operations for an always-up, always-available mission-critical service
Strong knowledge of ephemeral infrastructure, horizontal scaling, self-healing architectures, service discovery, logging, monitoring and alerting
Expert level experience with AWS and hybrid cloud systems/designs
Proficiency and understanding of containers (Docker/K8s) and Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
Expert understanding and ability to troubleshoot systems using TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, SSL/TLS, and DNS
Proficient with multiple scripting languages such as Bash, Python, Ruby
Experience developing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar
Knowledge of best-practice security, performance, and networking techniques for high-traffic public-facing systems
Experience with monitoring tools such as New Relic, Cloudwatch, and similar
Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including Microsoft SQL, Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB
Excellent debugging and testing skills
A passion for learning new technologies
Expert experience with Agile methodology and software development
Experience working for a SaaS company is a plus
Strong sense of collaboration, teamwork, and accountability

Why Teaching Strategies
At Teaching Strategies, our solutions and services are only as strong as the teams that create them. By bringing passion, dedication, and creativity to your job every day, there's no telling what you can do and where you can go! We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible work schedules, opportunities to engage with co-workers, access to career advancement and professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a difference in the communities we serve.

Let's open the door to your career at Teaching Strategies!
Some additional benefits & perks while working with Teaching Strategies:
Teaching Strategies offers our employees a robust suite of benefits and other perks which include:
Professional development and growth opportunities
Competitive compensation package
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and children
Pre-tax medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
Health savings accounts with employer contributions
401(k) plan with employer match
Company-sponsored life, short and long term disability insurance
Voluntary life and critical illness insurance
Paid parental leave programs
Tuition assistance
Flexible paid time off

--- Teaching Strategies, LLC is an equal opportunity employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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