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Synechron

Lead DevOps Engineer

Synechron, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245

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This range is provided by Synechron. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range $115,000.00/yr - $125,000.00/yr

We are

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead DevOps Engineer with a strong background in production support experience to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will possess over 12+ years of experience in software deployment and DevOps activities, with a proven track record of application support and production support activities.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Charlotte, NC is $115k - $125k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

Deploy and maintain critical applications on cloud-native microservices architecture

Implement automation, effective monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code

Deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments

Support and work alongside a cross-functional engineering team on the latest technologies

Iterate on best practices to increase the quality & velocity of deployments

Have on call responsibilities in rotation with the engineering team

Increase the sophistication of our alerting and escalation mechanisms

Help increase system performance with a focus on high availability and scalability

Propose, scope, design, and implement various infrastructure architectures

Develop and maintain solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and security/performance monitoring

Continuously evaluate existing systems with industry standards, and make recommendations for improvement

Perform root cause analysis for production errors

Continue to keep the lights on (day-to-day administration)

Requirements:

BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field

12+ years of professional experience as a DevOps/System Engineer

Experience maintaining and deploying highly-available, fault-tolerant systems at scale

A drive towards automating repetitive tasks (e.g. scripting via

Terraform or Bash or Python or Ruby )

Practical experience with Docker containerization and clustering ( Kubernetes )

Expertise with cloud provider –

Azure, AWS and GCP

Operational (e.g. HA/Backups)

Experience with configuration management tools (e.g.

Powershell with DSC, Ansible, Chef )

Experience with infrastructure-as-code

Professional experience and a high-level understanding of working with various operating systems and their implications

Problem-solving attitude

Collaborative team spirit

Preferred, but not required:

Experience working in financial services

Experience with Dcoker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

Experience in Java Application development, deployment, configuration, Unix and integration a plus

We offer:

A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.

A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.

10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).

Maternity & paternity leave plans.

A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).

Retirement savings plans.

A higher education certification policy.

Commuter benefits (varies by region).

Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.

On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.

Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.

Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.

A flat and approachable organization.

A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

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