Senior DevOps Engineer (13131) Newark, California
Senior DevOps Engineer As a key member of the RMS Cloud Engineering team, the Senior DevOps Engineer will contribute to the evolution of the automation framework design and tool selection, as well as write code and tests, and continue to drive intelligence and efficiency into cloud operations. Our team is responsible for automating the entire stack of high performance, large scale, geographically dispersed resources throughout its lifecycle. We will have over 5000 cores and 2PB deployed this year with plans to significantly ramp capacity from there, and have an app stack that will challenge you and diversify your skills. If your goal is to program the cloud and your toolkit includes things like git, Jenkins, Artifactory, Chef, Ruby, RunDeck, Splunk, and Zenoss, you like to work with truly agile teams, you like to be around lots of data, you"re comfortable in Linux and Windows, and maybe you even dabble in machine learning or data mining, this is the job for you. Key Responsibilities Defining and delivering cloud agnostic IaaS and PaaS components to support in-house developed software and data models Streamlining the processes of getting things from code to production safely Operational automation to support autoscaling, sensor/effector style reactions, and more generally, autonomous cloud operations through self-analysis Participation in Kanban style development team Skills and Qualifications 3+ years experience in a DevOps role in a production cloud environment (preferably PaaS or SaaS) 3+ years experience in software development, preferably around infrastructure management 3+ years hands on experience with git, Jenkins/Hudson, Artifactory/Nexus, Chef, Ruby, bash, PowerShell 2+ years experience with one or cloud frameworks (primarily vCloud and AWS but OpenStack or CloudStack will be considered) 2+ years Linux and/or Windows administration Hands on with monitoring tools such as Zenoss and Splunk Hands on with SQL and NoSQL databases Hands on with firewalls, load balancers, DNS, web server security and other technologies such as caching, monitoring and performance tuning a plus Web UI and API development would be nice Strong communication skills (written and verbal) Excellent analytical and organizational skills Self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously Innate leadership skills B.S.C.S or equivalent work experience Perks Catered lunch every Thursday Free hot/cold beverages and snacks Game room Workout facility, fitness classes and nearby hiking trails Bike lockers Interesting Friday afternoon presentations with beverages and food monthly EV chargers (coming March 2013) RMS: Did you know there"s a 5% chance that a hurricane will cause $60 billion of insured losses next year? And there"s a 1% chance that an earthquake will cause $50 billion of insured loss in the next 12 months? We do. At RMS, we build the simulation models that allow insurers and investors to understand portfolio risks due to catastrophes: natural catastrophes (hurricane, earthquake, and flood), terrorism, pandemic, and changes in life expectancy. We are one of the most exciting and technologically sophisticated firms you"ve "never" heard of, unless you"re one of our hundreds of clients in the (re)insurance, banking or hedge fund sector. We lead an industry we helped pioneer and ultimately our work makes a true impact on the world at large. How we understand and manage risk affects everybody and our passion is nothing less than creating a more resilient world through a better understanding of catastrophic events. As we approach our 25th anniversary, we are now evolving our vision by delivering future solutions in the cloud, releasing in 2014 a cutting edge risk management platform "RMS(one)" for the global risk market. RMS(one) will create a holistic and integrated view across the enterprise with one platform for all models, all points of view, all data. All will be run as equal partners on RMS(one). To find out more, visit www.rms.com. Or follow us on Facebook or @rmsjobs on Twitter. RMS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.