Infrastructure Engineer (DevOps)

We support democracy.

Our vision at Election Systems & Software (ES&S) is simple and unwavering: We provide products and services of exceptional quality and value to maintain voter confidence and enhance the voting experience. We accomplish this through continuous investments in research and development, resulting in regular product updates and security enhancements for each voting system we design, build, sell, and support.

Join the ES&S Product Development team, where we craft the future of voting in the United States! On our team, you will push boundaries to provide solutions that meet the industry’s ever-evolving needs. Our people apply their innovative perspectives to challenges big and small, and ES&S delivers the resources to make our employees’ vision a reality.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Automation: Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Chef to automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment of infrastructure components.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery processes, including building, testing, and deploying applications.
• Monitoring and Logging: Set up monitoring and logging systems to track the performance, availability, and health of applications and infrastructure using tools like NewRelic, AppDynamics, or Splunk.
• Configuration Management: Manage configurations for various environments (development, testing, production) to ensure consistency and reliability across deployments.
• Security and Compliance: Implement best practices and compliance standards across the infrastructure and applications, including access control, data encryption, and vulnerability management.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with development, operations, and other cross-functional teams to streamline processes, resolve issues, and improve efficiency.
• Performance Optimization: Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations to enhance system performance and scalability.
• Disaster Recovery and Backup: Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and backup strategies to ensure business continuity and data integrity in case of system failures or disasters.
• Capacity Planning and Scaling: Monitor resource utilization and forecast capacity requirements to scale infrastructure resources proactively and efficiently.
• Version Control: Manage version control systems (e.g., Git) to track changes to infrastructure code and configurations and facilitate collaboration among team members.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Document processes, procedures, and best practices and share knowledge with team members to ensure consistency, continuous learning, and improvement.
• Troubleshooting and Incident Response: To minimize downtime and service disruptions, troubleshoot infrastructure, deployments, and application performance issues and participate in incident response activities.
• DevOps Culture Promotion: Advocate for DevOps principles, practices, and culture within the organization, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Training and Mentoring: Provide training and mentorship to team members on DevOps tools, processes, and best practices to build a knowledgeable and skilled workforces

Requirements

Technical Skills:

· Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Ruby for automation tasks.

· Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience with tools like Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD.

· Experience with version control systems, notably Git.

· Understanding of networking concepts and protocols.

· Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like New Relic, AppDynamics, ELK stack, or Splunk.

· Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing security controls in infrastructure and applications.

· Experience with database management systems (e.g. SQL, PostgreSQL).

· Familiarity with agile development methodologies.

Experience:

· Proven experience working in a DevOps or similar role, preferably in a production environment.

· Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

· Experience with cloud migrations, infrastructure scaling, and performance optimization.

· Experience with incident management and response processes.

· Experience with agile methodologies and working in cross-functional teams.

Education:

· A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field is preferred. Relevant work experience and certifications can also be valuable.

Portfolio/Projects: Candidates with relevant projects, contributions to open-source projects, or demonstrated expertise through personal projects can provide valuable insights into their skills and abilities.