About the role

Senior DevOps Engineer at Northwoods building and scaling the foundational systems for product delivery. Collaborating across teams to implement DevOps practices and ensure system reliability and performance.

Responsibilities

Design, build, automate, and maintain scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure for production, development, and test environments
Deploy, manage, and scale web and application servers, load balancers, queues, and caches using CI/CD workflows
Implement and manage monitoring and log aggregation platforms to ensure system health, performance, and rapid incident response
Troubleshoot and support Linux based environments , maintaining high security standards including encryption and vulnerability management
Enforce security best practices, manage secrets and credentials, implement network policies, and ensure compliance with standards (i.e. SOC 2)
Collaborate with software engineers to design and implement product features and enable developer self-service
Use source control and configuration management tools to drive infrastructure management through scriptable, repeatable processes
Identify and complete projects that drive team outcomes, remove impediments, create cost savings, and improve efficiency
Work under general supervision with latitude for independent judgment, coordinating with the team to manage workload and maintain balance
Participate in on-call rotation

Advanced programming experience (Python, Go, Ruby, etc.)
Proficiency with Linux/Unix administration, scripting, and programming (bash, Python, Ruby, etc.)
Deep expertise with core DevOps technologies such as Docker, Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation
Advanced proficiency with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
Strong experience with database administration
Strong troubleshooting and monitoring skills for Linux operating systems
Hands-on experience implementing monitoring and log aggregation platforms (ELK, Graylog, Graphite, Prometheus, etc.)
Experience automating the provisioning, deployment, and scaling of resources and applications using CI/CD workflows
Experience with testing automation tools and frameworks
Experience deploying and managing web and application servers, load balancers, queues, and caches; proven ability to scale and build resiliency into web application architectures.
Experience deploying a 12 Factor App is a plus
Proficiency with source control systems and IaC to create scriptable, repeatable processes
AWS experience is a plus, as well as familiarity with EC2, S3, Route53, VPC, IAM, and EKS

Medical (includes H.S.A. option with employer contribution), dental, and vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Company paid basic life insurance
401(k) with 3.5% company match and immediate vesting
Free financial education and consultation
Wellness program that helps you earn lower premiums
Robust EAP program that includes free therapy sessions, lifestyle coaching, legal/ID theft services, and more
12 weeks fully paid parental leave
Up to $5,000 adoption fee reimbursement
$500 wellness reimbursement after 60 days of employment
Generous PTO policy and 10 company paid holidays
Company paid cell phone plan