Vista Higher Learning is hiringSenior DevOps Engineer

Full Time

United Statesterraform cloudformation ci-cd docker kubernetes git

Posted 1mo ago

Description

WHO ARE YOU? You’re an experienced Sr DevOps Engineer that over time has developed a solid and advanced foundation of skills and you are looking for an opportunity to utilize that knowledge in a collaborative environment.

WHO ARE WE? We are passionate, innovative, lifelong learners, and creative thinkers working to develop culturally authentic language learning products for K-12 schools and universities.

WHAT IS THE ROLE ABOUT? As our Sr DevOps Engineer, you will be working with other Engineering teams to define, build, and manage our AWS infrastructure. You’ll be on point to introduce new services and tools that support application development and enhance operational performance and visibility. And, you will work closely alongside the security team to strengthen system and data security safeguards, and to achieve security compliance certifications.

WHY IS THIS EXCITING? VHL is a growth organization. Our Engineering team creates, hosts, and maintains the systems used to deliver the online learning platform and associated digital assets.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

Work with senior engineers as well as the DevOps Director to deliver quality automated solutions
Work to improve, build, test and deploy processes related to CI/CD pipelines for multiple software applications and environments
Actively collaborate with other team members responsible for deploying various applications into production
Create and update Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to make changes to our cloud-based infrastructure
Work with Site Reliability Engineer to create and maintain monitoring & alerting systems that guarantee high availability and performance for software applications
Serve in an on-call capacity when outages occur to assist with troubleshooting and outage remediation
Other duties and responsibilities assigned as needed

YOU MUST HAVE (MINIMUM REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE):

High School Diploma/GED minimum
3+ years of consistent work experience in a Sr DevOps Engineer role
Hands-on experience with using infrastructure definition software Terraform and Cloudformation
Hands-on experience with using Hashicorp Packer and Chef as configuration and automation tools
Advanced level technical and hands-on work experience with:

Container orchestration tools (i.e. Kubernetes/EKS or ECS) in a production environment
Docker or other containerization tools
Either Ruby or Python programming languages
BASH/Shell scripting tools for automating tasks and managing systems
AWS CodeDeploy and CodePipeline
Building durable, efficient and fully automated CI/CD solutions
Core AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, Route53, RDS, etc.)
SQL and document-oriented databases
Git and GitHub
Hosting complex, large-scalable web applications
Implementing and operating enterprise-scale monitoring tools (i.e. New Relic or Datadog)

Agile processes

Advanced documentation skills
Advanced written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to accurately translate and convey technical information to non-technical audience(s)
Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with others in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Willingness to serve in an on-call capacity as needed to assist with troubleshooting and outage remediation

IDEAL IF YOU HAVE (PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE):

Experience with managing projects and ensuring deliverables meet deadlines
Familiarity with educational technology industry

LOCATION: Remote/Hybrid-Remote (Boston)

This position can be fully remote within the continental United States or local to Boston, MA. If remote, travel to Boston, MA office location a few times per year will be required. If local to Boston, may be required to work a 2-day Hybrid in-office/3-day remote schedule from our Boston office location. Candidates must reside in the United States to be considered. Relocation is not available for this position.

We are passionate, innovative, lifelong learners, and creative thinkers working to develop culturally authentic language learning products for K-12 schools and universities. Our benefits package includes life/health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), educational assistance, commuter pass subsidies, generous employee referral bonuses, PTO and paid holidays.

Vista Higher Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, and/or protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to: disabilityaccommodations@vistahigherlearning.com

Links to OFCCP EEO POSTER & SUPPLEMENT: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf

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