DevOps Platform Engineer

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

We’re transforming business travel technology. Amex GBT gives travelers access to their choice of flights, trains, hotels, and more from different suppliers within the travel policy set by their company. The richness of choice is exciting to users, and even more of an attractive technical challenge.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Manage artifact repositories and dependencies using Nexus 
• Administer and optimize containerized environments using OpenShift and Kubernetes 
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Ansible 
• Write and maintain automation scripts in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and other DevOps-related scripting languages 
• Implement AI and automation ideas towards DevOps and platform engineering solutions
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot deployment issues and optimize performance 
• Manage version control workflows using GitHub 
• Document processes and maintain project tracking in Jira and Confluence 
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements 
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide technical support as needed 

What We're Looking For

• 5 years of Hands-on experience with Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance 
• Proficiency with Nexus for artifact and dependency management 
• Strong experience (5 years) with GitHub and GitHub Actions for version control and automation 
• Demonstrated expertise (5 years) in OpenShift and/or Kubernetes container orchestration 
• Solid knowledge (3 years) of Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management 
• Programming/scripting proficiency (3 years) in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and other DevOps-related languages 
• Experience with Jira for issue tracking and project management 
• Familiarity with Confluence for documentation and knowledge sharing 
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues 
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams 
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience) 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) 
• Knowledge of containerization best practices and Docker 
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (ELK, New Relic, Alertsite / synthetic monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana) 
• Experience with security scanning and compliance automation 
• Agile/Scrum methodology experience 

Location

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!