DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote
Position: Full-time
Department: Annalect DevOps

Position Overview

Annalect is currently seeking a DevOps engineer to join our technology team remotely. In this role, you will help grow our microservices and API layer which sit atop our Big Data infrastructure. We are passionate about building distributed back-end systems in a modular and reusable way. We’re looking for people who have a shared passion for data and desire to build cool, maintainable and high-quality applications to use this data. In this role you will participate in shaping our technical architecture, design and development of software products, collaborate with back-end developers from other tracks, as well as research and evaluation of new technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain cloud infrastructurethrough Terraform IaC
  • Cloud networking and orchestration with AWS (EKS, ECS, VPC, S3, ALB, NLB)
  • Improve and automate processes and procedures.Constructing CI/CD pipelines
  • Monitoring and handling incident response of the infrastructure, platforms, and core engineering services.Troubleshooting infrastructure, network, and application issues. Help identify and troubleshoot problems within the environment

Required Skills

  • 5+ years of DevOps Experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in administering cloud technologies on AWS, especially with IAM, VPC, Lambda, EKS, EC2, S3, ECS, CloudFront, ALB, API Gateway, RDS, CodeBuild, SSM, Secret Manager, Lambda, API Gateway etc.
  • Scripting ability – PowerShell, Python, Bash etc. Comfortable working with Linux/Unix based operating systems (Ubuntu preferred)
  • Familiarity with software development, CICD and IaC tools (Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab, CodeBuild, CodePipeline)
  • Basic knowledge of writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
  • Possesses a problem-solving attitude. Creative, self-motivated, a quick study, and willing to develop new skills

Additional Skills

  • Familiarity with working with data and databases (SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, Redis, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery). Knowledge of Database administration
  • Experience with the microservices, containers (Docker), container orchestration (Kubernetes), serverless computing (AWS Lambda) and distributed/scalable systems.
  • Experience with continuous deployment / continuous delivery (Jenkins, Bamboo)
  • AWS/GCP/Azure Certification is a plus
  • Experience in python coding is welcome
  • Passion for data-driven software. All of our tools are built on top of data and require work with data.
  • Knowledge of IaaS/PaaS architecture with good understanding of Infrastructure and Web Application security
  • Experience with logging/monitoring (CloudWatch, Datadog, Loggly, ELK)
  • Passion for writing good documentation and creating architecture diagrams

Perks of working at Annalect

  • We have an incredibly fun, collaborative and friendly environment, and often host social and learning activities such as game night, speaker series, and so much more! Halloween (or Hallow-ect as we know it) is a special day on our calendar since it is our Founding Day – we go all out with decorations, costumes, and prizes!
  • Generous vacation policy. Paid time off (PTO) includes vacation days, personal days, and a Summer Friday program.
  • Extended time off around the holiday season. Our office is closed between Xmas and New Year to encourage our hardworking employees time to rest, recharge and celebrate the season with family and friends.
  • As part of Omnicom, we have the backing and resources of a global billion-dollar company, but also have the flexibility and pace of a “startup” – we move fast, break things, and innovate.
  • Work with modern stack and environment to keep on learning and improving helping to experiment and shape new technologies/

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Annalect, a division of Omnicom Media Group, reaffirms its commitment to the policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and to carrying out this policy at all of its offices. It shall be the policy of Omnicom Media Group to (1) recruit, select, hire, train, promote, pay, discipline and terminate employees in all job classifications without regard to age, race, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, alienage, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other basis upon which discrimination against or harassment of employees or applicants for employment is prohibited under any applicable federal, state or local equal opportunity employment laws and (2) ensure that all personnel actions are administered without discrimination in violation of applicable law.