Software Engineer - Dev Ops Tools

Viasat is a company focused on delivering global communication solutions, and they are seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Dev Ops Tools. The role involves maintaining business-critical applications, providing support to engineers, troubleshooting issues, managing IT infrastructure, and developing automated solutions to enhance operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining Business-Critical Applications: Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of essential software systems crucial to business operations
• Support to Business: Assist engineers and developers by providing expert support to solve technical challenges and enhance productivity
• Triaging and Troubleshooting Issues: Quickly identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues to minimize downtime and ensure seamless operations
• Deploy and Maintain Infrastructure: Manage the deployment and upkeep of IT infrastructure to support business needs effectively
• Create Automated Playbooks: Develop and implement automated playbooks to reduce manual intervention and increase efficiency in repetitive tasks
• Documented Runbooks: Create, update, and adhere to comprehensive runbooks to standardize procedures and improve reliability
• Integration through APIs: Work with various integrations using multiple APIs to ensure systems are well interconnected and data flows smoothly across platforms
• Upgrading and Patching Applications: Carry out application upgrades and patches either manually or via automation to maintain system security and performance
• Work in a team using Agile methodologies with monthly sprints to ensure the continuous delivery of high-quality solutions
• Assist team members, engineers, and developers by providing support and helping them overcome any issues or blockers they encounter
• Code, test, and deploy automation to reduce human error and increase operational efficiencies. Become a member of the on-call rotation to ensure application uptime

Skills

• Detail-oriented Software Engineer with 1–2 years of experience specializing in robust programmatic problem-solving, architectural design, and writing self-authored, production-ready code
• Proficient in multiple programming languages (python, go, ruby, java)
• Maintaining and fixing Linux operating systems (such as CentOS and Ubuntu)
• Participate in the on-call schedule
• US Citizenship is required
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Ability to work in public cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Knowledge of IaC - Terraform / Cloud Formation / ARM templates
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
• Understanding of CI/CD tooling and SDLC
• General networking knowledge (TCP/UDP, Firewalls, routing, DNS)

Benefits

• Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package
• A range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered

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