DevOps Engineer

Who is Keyva?

We exist today so you can thrive tomorrow. This means we do everything we can to provide services and expertise that go beyond IT. We work hard to simplify your technologies, to free up time so you can focus on what matters most – your business and delivering customer value.

In today’s rapidly changing marketplace, disruption is the new normal. Organizations are under pressure to adapt quickly. Keyva is here to help you navigate complexity and take the pain out of transformation so you can stay focused on your business and deliver lasting value to your customers.

Our consultants help enterprises to automate multi-cloud processes, applications, and infrastructure within their environment. From identifying issues to developing a strategy through execution of services, we partner with our clients to help deliver better outcomes.

DevOps Engineer

Role Description: 

• Design, develop, modify, test and evaluate various Kubernetes and Docker implementations that support system requirements of varying levels for technical and business application projects
• Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines)  
• Describe and deploy enterprise container platforms like OpenShift, Azure Kubernetes Service, Amazon Kubernetes Service, Rancher, and others
• Deliver microservices based architectures for various types of application platforms (for example: Java, .NET)
• Coach and support project team members during systems release preparation and execution 
• Orchestrate deployments and improve the existing architecture utilizing various automation tools and strategies 
• Collaborate with product owners and architects to define microservices strategy and implementation roadmap
• Translate business requirements into a software design for development of new or modified automated systems
• Follow and ensure adherence to technical and security standards for programming and design techniques
• Improve continuous deployment processes using Jenkins build pipelines and database migrations to strive for zero-downtime deployments
• Evangelize the concepts and implementations of Infrastructure-as-Code and DevOps amongst various organizational silos
• Be responsible for delivering new and ongoing projects, and make sure solutions are delivered on time and within budget 
• Be self-motivated and work independently with minimal supervision to learn new and emerging technologies and processes
• Contribute and help with the development of new IP for the organization

Required experience:

• At least 2 years - Hands-on with Kubernetes and Docker 
• At least 2 years - Hands-on development experience with Java or Python, or another programming or scripting language
• At least 2 years - Hands-on with DevOps pipeline tools like Jenkins 
• At least 2 years - AWS, Azure or GCP 
• At least 2 years - Terraform
• At least 2 years - Ansible 
• Familiarity with Agile development
• Contributing member of DevOps projects and teams 
• 2+ years of DevOps/Infrastructure architecture experience 
• Hands-on CI/CD, CM, automation, maven, Ansible, OpenShift, Jenkins, Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.
• Strong Networking knowledge 
• Source Control 
• Virtualization experience 
• Monitoring tools
• RESTful, JSON and other APIs

Other skills and experience:

• Unix scripting experience
• SDLC or Agile/Waterfall development
• Knowledge of messaging queues and data streaming is helpful
• Strong relationship management and collaboration skills to facilitate effective working relationships with varied stakeholders and team members, including vendors
• Cloud-based solution design and engineering, AWS Stack experience, Azure stack experience
• Strong problem solving skills, with a focus on understanding overall business issues and determining innovative solutions
• Must be self-directed, highly organized and adaptable with the ability to effectively multi-task as needed
• Must be able to embrace change and be ready to disrupt to create positive change using new technologies
• Confident, proactive and self-motivated 
• Be a team player 
• Experience in generating and presenting written and oral communications with all levels of stakeholders from various cross-functional and support staff to senior level executives
• Good written and spoken English

Must-haves

• An ability to multitask and context-switch efficiently multiple times a day between various client projects and other role focused activities.
• An ability to socialize with clients and partners, and develop personal relationships.
• Naturally inclined to keep things in order, such as tracking tasks, organizing notes, and maintaining clear workflows.
• Understands the broader purpose of their tasks, helping prioritize the most impactful work.
• Approaches new tasks or challenges with a curious, solution-focused mindset.
• Balances short-term task completion with long-term project goals.
• Clearly articulates thoughts and needs when transitioning tasks, ensuring alignment with team members.
• An ability to present and emphasize on the business value our projects provide, in front of client executives.

Featured Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Account
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave

Keyva is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.