Key skills
AWSLinuxAnsibleInfrastructure-as-CodePythonTerraformCI/CDMonitoring systemsProblem-solvingEffective communicationTeamworkAttention to detailAdaptabilityBashPackerEC2IAMAgileSDLCCommunication
About this role
DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust, helping organizations protect digital interactions. They are seeking a DevOps Engineer to update infrastructure, automation, and operational excellence, focusing on systems, networking, and security with an emphasis on automation and reliability.
Responsibilities:
- Works on problems of moderate scope which are often varied and routine where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
- Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
- Applies learned techniques and contributes to analysis and investigation to solve problems
- Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments
- Builds productive internal/external working relationships to resolve mutual problems by collaborating on procedures or transactions
- Focuses on providing standard professional advice and creating initial reports/analyzes for review by experienced team professionals
- Technical knowledge using: Ansible, Python, Packer, AWS (EC2, IAM, VPC, etc), Linux
- Open minded, flexible, willingness and ability to learn new technologies as required
- Utilize best practices in release management, incident management, capacity planning, and operational readiness
- Proactively identify opportunities to increase system resiliency
- Participate in on-call rotation, demonstrating strong customer empathy and responsiveness to incidents
- Own and improve standard operating procedures and system documentation
Requirements:
- Understanding of systems, networking, monitoring, and security
- Strong bias toward automation, reliability and scale
- Technical knowledge using: Ansible, Python, Packer, AWS (EC2, IAM, VPC, etc), Linux
- Strong Linux systems administration background with a deep understanding of how Linux interacts with hardware (CPU, memory, disk, networking)
- Experience in scripting and automation using Ansible, Bash, Python, Packer, and Terraform
- Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, IAM, VPC, etc.)
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and CI/CD concepts
- Experience with datacenter operations including racking, stacking, and remote system management
- Experience with managing and configuration of systems at scale with zero-touch provisioning approaches
- Experience managing monitoring systems and developing custom dashboards for observability
- Experience with networking within a linux environment (Router -> Switch -> Server -> Virtualization -> Linux -> Service); BGP and DNS experience is a plus
- Experience with DevOps principles, Agile methodologies, and software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Ability to self-manage, communicate effectively, and collaborate with diverse technical teams
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Attention to detail and commitment to operational excellence
- Open minded, flexible and self motivated
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools and pipeline architecture
- Willingness and ability to learn new languages as required