Ingram Barge Company
Company Description
Ingram Barge is a quality marine transporter on America’s inland waterways since 1946, starting out as a small, family‑owned business and growing into what we are today: the largest dry cargo carrier and one of the top chemical carriers on the river. As the leading carrier, we operate a fleet of approximately 140 towboats and 5,000 barges. We’re committed to being the best at everything we do, continuously growing, adapting, and responding, and we succeed because of the outstanding hard work and creative energy of our associates.
Job Description Ingram Barge is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic DevSecOps team. This person will work alongside our Systems Architect, Application Development Architect, and Security Engineer and focus on operationalizing our cloud‑native infrastructure, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, ensuring system reliability and resilience, and providing 24x7 operational support.
What you will be doing: Pipeline & Automation
Designing and implementing advanced CI/CD pipeline features using GitLab
Developing and maintaining Terraform modules for infrastructure provisioning
Creating and optimizing Ansible playbooks for configuration management and deployment automation
Integrating security scanning and compliance checks into deployment pipelines
Container & Kubernetes Operations
Building, configuring, and maintaining Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters
Developing and optimizing Helm charts for application deployments
Implementing and managing GitOps workflows
Monitoring and troubleshooting containerized applications and cluster performance
Infrastructure & Reliability
Implementing Infrastructure as Code best practices using Terraform and Ansible
Designing and executing disaster recovery procedures and business continuity plans
Performing system patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities
Establishing and maintaining comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions using Prometheus and Grafana
Cost Optimization & Resource Management
Monitoring and analyzing Azure cloud spending patterns and resource utilization
Implementing cost optimization strategies including right‑sizing, reserved instances, and auto‑scaling policies
Developing dashboards and reports for cost tracking and forecasting
Collaborating with teams to optimize resource allocation and eliminate waste
Monitoring & Observability
Designing and implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions using Prometheus for metrics collection
Building and maintaining Grafana dashboards for infrastructure, application, and business metrics
Configuring intelligent alerting rules and escalation procedures
Establishing SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical services
24x7 Support & Incident Response
Participating in on‑call rotation for 24x7 production support
Leading Tier 3 incident response efforts for production outages and system issues
Performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures
Collaborating with development teams on performance optimization and troubleshooting
Maintaining runbooks and documentation for operational procedures
Qualifications Technical Expertise (5+ years)
Strong experience with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and container orchestration
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and Ansible
Advanced GitLab CI/CD pipeline development and optimization
Experience with GitOps methodologies and leading toolsets like Helm, Flux and/or ArgoCD
Python scripting for automation and pipeline tasks
Azure cloud services and networking concepts
Monitoring & Cost Management
Hands‑on experience with Prometheus for metrics collection and alerting
Proficiency in Grafana for dashboard creation and data visualization
Experience with Azure Cost Management tools and FinOps practices
Knowledge of resource optimization techniques and auto‑scaling strategies
Understanding of cloud pricing models and cost allocation methods
DevOps & SRE Practices
Incident management and post‑mortem processes
24x7 on‑call experience with escalation procedures
Disaster recovery planning and implementation
Security best practices in CI/CD and infrastructure
Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing
Collaborative Skills
Experience working with cross‑functional teams
Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving abilities under pressure
Documentation and knowledge sharing practices
Comfortable with 24x7 on‑call rotation responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications
Azure certifications (AZ‑104, AZ‑400, or AKS‑related)
Experience with message bus systems (Azure Service Bus)
Knowledge of .NET applications and Angular frontend deployments
Familiarity with secret management solutions (Delinea or similar)
Experience with additional monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights)
FinOps certification or cost optimization experience
Experience with alerting tools and PagerDuty integration
Additional Information Why You Should Apply:
Professional and financial growth opportunities
Medical benefits
Retirement benefits
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Ingram Marine Group and its affiliates (“Company”) is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work‑related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.
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Job Description Ingram Barge is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic DevSecOps team. This person will work alongside our Systems Architect, Application Development Architect, and Security Engineer and focus on operationalizing our cloud‑native infrastructure, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, ensuring system reliability and resilience, and providing 24x7 operational support.
What you will be doing: Pipeline & Automation
Designing and implementing advanced CI/CD pipeline features using GitLab
Developing and maintaining Terraform modules for infrastructure provisioning
Creating and optimizing Ansible playbooks for configuration management and deployment automation
Integrating security scanning and compliance checks into deployment pipelines
Container & Kubernetes Operations
Building, configuring, and maintaining Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters
Developing and optimizing Helm charts for application deployments
Implementing and managing GitOps workflows
Monitoring and troubleshooting containerized applications and cluster performance
Infrastructure & Reliability
Implementing Infrastructure as Code best practices using Terraform and Ansible
Designing and executing disaster recovery procedures and business continuity plans
Performing system patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities
Establishing and maintaining comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions using Prometheus and Grafana
Cost Optimization & Resource Management
Monitoring and analyzing Azure cloud spending patterns and resource utilization
Implementing cost optimization strategies including right‑sizing, reserved instances, and auto‑scaling policies
Developing dashboards and reports for cost tracking and forecasting
Collaborating with teams to optimize resource allocation and eliminate waste
Monitoring & Observability
Designing and implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions using Prometheus for metrics collection
Building and maintaining Grafana dashboards for infrastructure, application, and business metrics
Configuring intelligent alerting rules and escalation procedures
Establishing SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical services
24x7 Support & Incident Response
Participating in on‑call rotation for 24x7 production support
Leading Tier 3 incident response efforts for production outages and system issues
Performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures
Collaborating with development teams on performance optimization and troubleshooting
Maintaining runbooks and documentation for operational procedures
Qualifications Technical Expertise (5+ years)
Strong experience with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and container orchestration
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and Ansible
Advanced GitLab CI/CD pipeline development and optimization
Experience with GitOps methodologies and leading toolsets like Helm, Flux and/or ArgoCD
Python scripting for automation and pipeline tasks
Azure cloud services and networking concepts
Monitoring & Cost Management
Hands‑on experience with Prometheus for metrics collection and alerting
Proficiency in Grafana for dashboard creation and data visualization
Experience with Azure Cost Management tools and FinOps practices
Knowledge of resource optimization techniques and auto‑scaling strategies
Understanding of cloud pricing models and cost allocation methods
DevOps & SRE Practices
Incident management and post‑mortem processes
24x7 on‑call experience with escalation procedures
Disaster recovery planning and implementation
Security best practices in CI/CD and infrastructure
Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing
Collaborative Skills
Experience working with cross‑functional teams
Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving abilities under pressure
Documentation and knowledge sharing practices
Comfortable with 24x7 on‑call rotation responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications
Azure certifications (AZ‑104, AZ‑400, or AKS‑related)
Experience with message bus systems (Azure Service Bus)
Knowledge of .NET applications and Angular frontend deployments
Familiarity with secret management solutions (Delinea or similar)
Experience with additional monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights)
FinOps certification or cost optimization experience
Experience with alerting tools and PagerDuty integration
Additional Information Why You Should Apply:
Professional and financial growth opportunities
Medical benefits
Retirement benefits
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Ingram Marine Group and its affiliates (“Company”) is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work‑related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled
We participate in EVerify.
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