Offer summary

Qualifications:

3-5 years of experience in deploying SaaS applications with a software development team., Strong background in Linux Administration, preferably Ubuntu., Experience with AWS services and automation/configuration management tools like Puppet, Chef, or Terraform., Proficiency in coding with languages such as PHP, Python, or NodeJs..

Key responsibilities:

Deploy updates to infrastructure and improve the deployment process.

Work closely with the Engineering team to manage and scale server resources for application deployment.

Implement security best practices and conduct regular audits of network resources.

Assist in optimizing the deployment process and performing upgrades to enhance user experience.

Job description

We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.

Position Overview

The DevOps Engineer will help us build and maintain functional systems that improve both customer experience and help the development team build/test/deploy our applications. DevOps Engineer responsibilities include: deploying updates to our infrastructure, identify issues and provide improvements to our deployment process. You will be working closely with the development team to collect and implement updates to our platform that are required by our applications. You will also work with the IT team to implement any security requirements and provide regular audit records of our security best practices. A successful candidate loves hacking on python or bash scripts, is comfortable building Docker clusters and knows AWS services like the back of their hand.

Essential Job Functions:

Work with the Engineering team to setup, manage, and scale server resources to deploy our applications
Ensure platform is up-to-date and perform regular maintenance (security patching, server upgrades), access to resources is limited to the proper groups
Work with IT group to set best practices for security auditing of network resources
Assist the Engineering team in getting network resources setup for applications, optimize the deployment process, and perform upgrades to infrastructure in order to improve user experience

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

3-5 years' experience working with a software development team deploying SaaS applications
3–5 years of Kubernetes experience, including building Helm charts; knowledge of Istio is a plus
Strong background in Linux Administration (Ubuntu preferred)
Experience with Automation/Configuration management (Puppet, Chef, Terraform)
Experience working with AWS services to setup and manage a SaaS platform is required
Knowledge of managing database environments (MySQL preferred) setting up database replication, performance tuning, etc
Working knowledge coding (PHP, Python, NodeJs)
Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
Previous experience working in a services oriented architecture using Docker is a plus

Salary Range - $160,000 - $175,000

The salary range is an estimate of pay for this position. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related factors that can include location, education, skill, and experience. The salary range does not include any benefits or other forms of possible compensation that may be available to employees.

At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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