DevOps Engineer

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team as we plan for a smooth transition following an upcoming team member retirement.

This role is critical for maintaining and evolving our hybrid infrastructure, which combines on-premises datacenter operations with cloud (AWS) and containerized environments.

The ideal candidate will handle both hands-on physical infrastructure tasks and advanced automation/R&D initiatives to ensure reliability, security, and scalability.

This position requires proximity to our datacenter(s) in the NY/SI region for occasional on-site visits involving hardware maintenance, cabling, installations, and troubleshooting.

Security and maintenance:


* Perform hardware stack maintenance on Dell servers, Cisco switches, and cable systems.


* Upgrade infrastructure components and tools to maintain performance and compatibility.


* Monitor for threats (including tracking CVEs) and execute timely remediation/mitigation of security issues.


* Maintain and configure monitoring and log collection systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack or similar).


* Lead incident management: rapidly detect, respond to, and resolve system failures in development and production environments.


* Expand capabilities of security tools such as Trivy, Dependency-Track, WAF, and others.


* Conduct regular security audits and deliver infrastructure security training to the team.

Infrastructure Development & Automation:


* CI/CD: Lead migration of Jenkins from Freestyle Projects to Pipeline Projects, leveraging AI-assisted approaches where applicable.


* CI/CD: Conduct R&D to evaluate replacing Jenkins with alternative CI/CD tools and recommend/implement improvements.


* Kubernetes: Perform R&D on Service Mesh integration (e.g., Istio/Linkerd) and support future implementation.


* Kubernetes: Migrate from Nginx Ingress to Gateway API.


* AWS: Develop various integrations related to AI solutions and cloud-native services.


* Proxmox: Configure virtual machines, create new VM images, and optimize virtualization workflows.

Additional duties include collaborating with development and operations teams, automating repetitive tasks, participating in on-call rotation (as needed), and contributing to continuous improvement of our DevOps practices.



* Strong proficiency in Linux administration and troubleshooting.


* Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud infrastructure.


* Expertise in Docker for containerization.


* Basic to intermediate knowledge of Kubernetes (including cluster management, deployments, and networking).


* Solid understanding of CI/CD tools and processes (Jenkins experience strongly preferred).


* Deep knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and networking fundamentals.


* Proficiency in at least one programming language at a middle / middle+ level (e.g., Python, Go, Java).



* 3-7+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (...