Senior Software Engineer - DevOps - Java

About This Role

As an Engineer 2 (Software) in the shared services DevOps team, you will apply technical knowledge to solve business problems, tackling complex, high-impact projects. This role involves designing, developing, and modifying the technology stack, ensuring compliance, and delivering solutions to maximize team efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement new development tools and infrastructure in alignment with requirements and architectural direction
• Partner with stakeholders to understand needs, define solutions, and drive initiatives to completion
• Automate and continuously improve development and operational processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve production environment issues promptly to ensure system efficiency and reliability
• Collaborate with managers and team members to uphold development standards
• Identify and resolve issues in continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Test and review code written by others, analyzing results to ensure quality and performance
• Validate ongoing compliance with corporate security standards (e.g., PCI, PII)
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code templates (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Use Git as the single source of truth for infrastructure and deployments, ensuring traceability and rollback capabilities
• Implement logging, metrics, and alerting systems to ensure proactive detection of issues

Requirements

• Presently authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Reside in St. Louis, Missouri, or immediate surrounding area
• 3+ years of related experience in DevOps
• 2+ years of experience in cloud automation
• Commitment to incorporating security into all decisions and daily job responsibilities
• Hands-on experience with core AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch)
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
• Strong knowledge of Git workflows, branching strategies, and GitOps
• Experience monitoring and maintaining AWS environments with a focus on stability and cost-effectiveness
• Knowledge of cloud networking concepts, high availability architectures, and resilient application design
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle)
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python, Groovy, Shell)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field preferred
• 3+ years of related experience in DevOps, 2+ years of experience in cloud automation

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field
• Experience working within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Knowledge of software design methodologies, systems architecture, and design patterns
• Commitment to continuous learning in emerging DevOps practices
• Understanding of reusable and clean code practices
• Ability to define, architect, and implement cost-efficient AWS infrastructure
• Understanding of performance tuning in cloud environments

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits