Senior DevOps Engineer at Ascensus in Columbia, South Carolina

Job Description:

Position SummaryAs a Senior DevOps Engineer at Ascensus, you will be working collaboratively with our high-energy Agile software engineering teams to streamline deployment and operation of our systems.This position is responsible for supporting & building Scalability, Performance & Reliability of the application infrastructure at an Enterprise level. This position ensures a focus on automation, efficiency, and continuous delivery initiatives. Job Functions, Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe important ways to spend time in this job are:Continuously collaborating with team(s) to evaluate Monitoring and Performance of the environment
Identify opportunity to automate scripts for software builds and deployments and help streamline the pipeline
Participate in technology and design discussions
Influence & research on new tools/ technology solutions/processes to improve SDLC pipeline
The scope of work includes build, machine configuration, test infrastructure and virtual machine deployment.
Level-3 support for Production Environment
Commitment for protecting and securing all client data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access to and/or improper transmission of information that could result in harm to a client.
The I-Client philosophy and the Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always should be visible in your actions on a day to day basis showing your support of our organizational culture.

The 2-3 most important duties of this job are:Work directly with Principal DevOps Engineer/teams across projects, supporting them by problem-solving and innovating/ building support solution on infrastructure needs
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in all environments especially Production

Skills/ Experience required to do this job wellMinimum of 5+ years of Hands-on experience working as a DevOps/Build/Deployment and Engineering & Operations skills
Experience with Agile/Scrum, ContinuousIntegration, Continuous Delivery, and related tools
Hands-on experience in production environments, both deploying and troubleshooting applications in Windows /Linux environment.
Strong experience automating with scripting languages such as Power Shell, Python and any deployment scripting languages
Experience with CI/CD deployment supporting Microsoft technologies ( IIS, Team Foundation Server (TFS, VSTS), GIT/ ProGit, Octopus Deploy and TeamCity is preferred)
Proficient in Configuration Management ( Puppet, Ansible, Chef or Similar)
Hands-on experience with Containerization, Docker & Kubernetes is required.
Good understanding of Micro-services architecture, design patterns, and standard methodologies with an eye towards scale, automation, resiliency, high availability and disaster recovery.
Good understanding of networking, load balancing, caching, security, config and certificate management.
Experience in larger Enterprise suites such as BPM, CRM, Portals, Content Management preferred
Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent work experience.

Nice to Have SkillsExperiencewith.Net framework
ExperiencewithASP.Net and MVC and/or Java and Struts
Experience with Windows CommunicationFoundation (WCF)
ExperiencewithJavaScript,jQuery, and JS frameworks
Experience with cloud computing usingAzure or AWS
Experience with infrastructure as code software like Terraform
Understanding of SOA anddistributed computing
Experience withTest Driven Development (TDD) practices with an automated testing framework

Additional SkillsMust possess ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Must be a team player who understands the importance of teamwork, collaboration, and open communication, including a willingness to occasionally work in a pair-programming environment
Must possess strong analytical and technical documentation skills
Must possess ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
Experience with distributed systems or a large enterprise background is preferred
Must have an excellent understanding and hands-on experience with design and development best practices
Detail orientation and strong attention to detail
Understanding of SDLC automation concepts such as continuous integration

Ascensus' engineering team is a dynamic and exciting place to be if Automation and Deployment should be your best friend. We use approaches to software quality like Test-Driven Development, Continuous Deployment, and a healthy addiction to metrics that give us insight into our applications, and how well they're serving our customers. We believe in the kind of transparency, processes, data sharing, collaboration, and communication that foster a DevOps culture. When you join our team, you get to go to work every day knowing that you help over 10 million Americans save for retirement and college.

At Ascensus, we aspire to make a difference for others. We are a technology-enabled services company that helps people save for retirement, education, and healthcare through our network of institutional, financial advisor, and state partners. Our culture is guided by sound principles, is committed to high standards, operates with transparency, and welcomes diversity—housed within our Core Values: People Matter. Quality First. Integrity Always.
As a leading independent recordkeeping services partner, retirement plan third-party administrator, and government savings facilitator, we aim to hire associates who find pride in going to work every day knowing that they help more than 12 million people save for what matters.

Ascensus provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, criminal conviction record or any other protected category in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws ("Protected Status").