Remote Engineer, DevOps - Kafka/ADF

Description:

• The position involves hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF) for building and managing ETL/ELT pipelines, integrating ADF with Azure services and on-premise data sources for seamless data movement and transformation.
• Strong expertise in deploying and managing Confluent Kafka for real-time data streaming and messaging is required, including experience with Connectors and knowledge of stream processing to ensure high availability of Kafka clusters.
• Proficiency in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps is essential, including managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Storage Blob Containers, API Management (APIM), Postgres, and Cosmos DB.
• Experience in deploying and managing applications using Azure Cloud Services such as Azure Functions and Azure Container Instances with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or ARM templates is necessary.
• The role requires skills in designing, securing, and managing APIs using Azure API Management (APIM) with authentication, rate limiting, and integration with Azure Functions or Logic Apps.
• Experience in deploying and managing Apollo GraphQL for real-time data queries and optimizing Redis for caching and data storage is also needed.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automating deployments and infrastructure tasks, along with knowledge of tools like Ansible or Puppet, is required.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, as well as knowledge of cloud security best practices, is essential.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and related tools for efficient development and deployment workflows is expected.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field is preferred, or a combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 3+ years of experience in IT or cloud-based DevOps environments is required.
• Experience in the design and operation of medium to large scale enterprise infrastructure, databases, and application systems requiring 24x7x365 uptime is necessary.
• Competence in a wide range of IT skills including networking, systems administration, data protection, information security, and CI/CD tooling is essential.
• A demonstrated growth mindset, enthusiasm for learning, and the ability to teach and mentor teammates and cross-functional partners are required.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail are necessary.
• Experience working within an Agile framework is expected.
• IaaC development experience with Terraform, Azure CLI, Puppet, and Ansible is required.
• Scripting experience with Perl, Python, and PowerShell is necessary.
• Proficiency with GIT for source code management is required.
• Experience with Terraform Cloud and Azure DevOps is necessary.
• Familiarity with Jira and ServiceNow is expected.

Benefits:

• The position offers an incentive bonus program to reward performance.
• An annual companywide review process is in place for employee evaluations.
• Flexible spending accounts are available to assist with healthcare costs.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance are provided to employees.
• Life and disability insurance are included in the benefits package.
• An associate assistance program is available for employee support.
• Paid parental and adoption leave is offered to eligible employees.
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot is provided.
• Employees can utilize a mental health and wellness app, Headspace.
• Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year are included, allowing employees to give back to their community.
• The company offers "work from anywhere" days on Mondays and Fridays for most roles, along with six additional work from anywhere weeks per year.
• Seven associate wellness half days per year are provided to promote employee well-being.
• A merchandise discount on all of the company's brands is available to employees.
• Opportunities for career advancement are encouraged, with a belief in promoting from within.
• Employees have access to multiple Associate Resource Groups for support and community.
• The company fosters a global team environment that celebrates individuality and diversity.