Sr. DevOps Engineer

SS&C Technologies is a leading financial services and healthcare technology company headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut. They are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to automate server infrastructure, streamline deployment processes, and champion DevOps best practices across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable automation solutions for physical and virtual server infrastructure provisioning using tools like Ansible, Python, or similar
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and workflows leveraging various APIs (e.g., cloud provider APIs, virtualization platform APIs, hardware management APIs, internally developed APIs)
• Architect, implement, and manage our Kubernetes infrastructure for deploying, scaling, and maintaining containerized applications
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment of applications to Kubernetes
• Implement and maintain infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system health and performance
• Collaborate closely with development teams to integrate automation and DevOps practices into their workflows
• Drive the adoption of DevOps best practices, including infrastructure as code, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated testing
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment-related issues in a timely and efficient manner
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal tooling and documentation
• Mentor and guide junior members of the team
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in DevOps, automation, and cloud computing
• Participate in on-call rotations as needed to ensure the availability of critical systems

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Infrastructure Automation, or related role
• Strong proficiency in at least one scripting language, preferably Python, for automation tasks
• Extensive experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar
• Experience working with and automating interactions with various APIs (RESTful, SOAP, etc.)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with automating physical and/or virtual infrastructure within an enterprise environment
• Experience with server hardware management and automation (e.g., IPMI, Dell iDRAC, HP iLO)
• Understanding of datacenter operations and DCIM tools
• Familiarity with software-defined networking (SDN) concepts and automation
• Experience with security automation and compliance
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer)
• Experience with event-time processing, windowing, watermarking, and handling late/out-of-order events