Principal Devops Engineer (Remote)

Principal Devops Engineer | TierPoint, LLC | UnitedStates

Overview:

Principal Devops Engineer | TierPoint, LLC | United States

Overview:

The Principal DevOps Engineer will be responsible for leading Engineering projects and will provide input into the development of new infrastructure architecture, critical organizational initiatives and the implementation of core infrastructure systems. The Principal Engineer will also act as a key liaison to the Security Office through which they will ensure infrastructure and shared services meet security and compliance requirements. This role will work in a team environment with other Engineers and Architects as well as key Operations personnel and provide guidance to other Engineering staff. This role requires an individual who can successfully work across multiple levels – with customers, teammates, vendors, and Executive Management. The Principal Engineer must possess a comprehensive understanding of IT infrastructure combined with the ability to execute technical solutions that meet the needs of the Organization. Additionally, the Principal Engineer will act as an escalation point within the Engineering team and provide Subject Matter Expertise on one or many core technologies supporting product and Architectural designs.

Responsibilities:

Provides quality internal and external customer service surrounding the Company values.
Designs and runs bakeoffs, proof of concept tests, pilot tests, integration tests and acceptance tests
Leads build effort for new Public Cloud or other shared infrastructure deployments
Works with Architects on selecting new technologies and creating infrastructure design documents
Reviews infrastructure design for security best practices and compliance
Builds and maintains lab and pilot environments
Creates System Design documents
Creates Operational Documentation
Escalation point for complicated or critical production issues
Mentor to other staff members to broaden technical expertise across the team
Provide Subject Matter Expertise in one or many technologies
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

10+ years of progressive experience in technology fields
Experience working in a high availability, service provider environments
Strong System Administration experience (Linux/UNIX and/or Windows)
Strong networking foundations and experience
Experience designing and implementing complex environments
Ability to design and execute pilot tests
Experienced with program/projects involving complex integration of disparate technologies/platforms
Analytical thinker, with ability to solve problems
Expert documentation skills
Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Experience

BA/BS in Computer Science or related discipline
5 + years of experience in a Virtualized environment with VMware, Xen, or Hyper-V
5+ years in Senior Engineering or Operations role
Experience with Disaster Recovery planning and implementation
Experience providing or supporting multi-tenant, public cloud solutions
Experience with Provider networking and datacenter technologies
Applicable certifications (MCSE, RHCP, VCP, CCNP, CCNA, EMC Proven Professional, NCDA etc)
Previous service provider experience, strongly preferred

Working Conditions

Remote/Home Office Position

Pay Transparency
TierPoint is committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. We provide a compensation range for roles that may be hired in locations with pay transparency law requirements. It’s important to note the pay range may be narrower than displayed, as various factors are used to determine the offered compensation package including skill set, level of experience, geographic locations, and other relevant factors- i.e. budgetary requirements.
Pay Range $127,000.00- $195,459.25

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