Founding Devops Engineer

Senior Software Engineer I - DevOps Engineer

Exceptional software engineering is challenging. Amplifying it to ensure that multiple teams can concurrently create and manage a vast, intricate product escalates the complexity. As a Senior Software Engineer within the Release Engineering team at Sumo Logic, your task will be to develop and sustain automated tooling for the release processes of all our services. You will contribute significantly to establishing automated delivery pipelines, empowering autonomous teams to create independently deployable services. Your role is integral to our overarching strategy of enhancing software delivery and progressing Sumo Logic’s internal Platform-as-a-Service.

What you will do:

• Own the Delivery pipeline and release automation framework for all Sumo services

• Educate and collaborate with teams during both design and development phases to ensure best practices.

• Mentor a team of Engineers (Junior to Senior) and improve software development processes.

• Evaluate, test, and provide technology and design recommendations to executives.

• Write detailed design documents and documentation on system design and implementation.

• Ensuring the engineering teams are set up to deliver quality software quickly and reliably.

• Enhance and maintain infrastructure and tooling for development, testing and debugging

What you already have

• B.S. or M.S. Computer Sciences or related discipline

• Ability to influence: Understand people’s values and motivations and influence them towards making good architectural choices.

• Collaborative working style: You can work with other engineers to come up with good decisions.

• Bias towards action: You need to make things happen. It is essential you don’t become an inhibitor of progress, but an enabler.

• Flexibility: You are willing to learn and change. Admit past approaches might not be the right ones now.

Technical skills:

• 4+ years of experience in the design, development, and use of release automation tooling, DevOps, CI/CD, etc.
• 2+ years of experience in software development in Java/Scala/Golang or similar
• 3+ years of experience on software delivery technologies like jenkins including experience writing and developing CI/CD pipelines and knowledge of build tools like make/gradle/npm etc.
• Experience with cloud technologies, such as AWS/Azure/GCP
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and tools such as Terraform
• Experience with scripting languages such as Groovy, Python, Bash etc.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana or similar tools
• Understanding of GitOps and ArgoCD concepts/workflows
• Understanding of security and compliance aspects of DevSecOps

About Us

Sumo Logic, Inc. empowers the people who power modern, digital business. Sumo Logic enables customers to deliver reliable and secure cloud-native applications through its Sumo Logic SaaS Analytics Log Platform, which helps practitioners and developers ensure application reliability, secure and protect against modern security threats, and gain insights into their cloud infrastructures. Customers worldwide rely on Sumo Logic to get powerful real-time analytics and insights across observability and security solutions for their cloud-native applications. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.

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• Collaborate with Dev, QA and Data Science teams on environment maintenance, monitoring (ELK, Prometheus or equivalent), deployments and diagnostics
• Administer a hybrid datacenter, including AWS and EC2 cloud assets
• Administer, automate and troubleshoot container based solutions deployed on AWS ECS
• Be able to troubleshoot problems and provide feedback to engineering on issues
• Automate deployment (Ansible, Python), build (Git, Maven. Make, or equivalent) and integration (Jenkins, Nexus) processes
• Learn and administer technologies such as ELK, Hadoop etc.
• A self-starter and enthusiasm to learn and pick up new technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Need to have

• Hands-on Experience in Cloud based DevOps
• Experience working in AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, ECR, ECS etc)
• Experience with any programming language.
• Experience using Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes
• Experience in Python.
• Should be very comfortable working in Linux/Unix environment.
• Exposure to Shell Scripting.
• Solid troubleshooting skills

• Proficient in Linux Commands line and troubleshooting.
• Proficient in AWS Services. Deployment, Monitoring and troubleshooting applications in AWS.
• Hands-on experience with CI tooling preferably with Jenkins.
• Proficient in deployment using Ansible.
• Knowledge of infrastructure management tools (Infrastructure as cloud) such as terraform, AWS cloudformation etc.
• Proficient in deployment of applications behind load balancers and proxy servers such as nginx, apache.
• Scripting languages: Bash, Python, Groovy.
• Experience with Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting tools like ELK(Elastic-search, Logstash, Kibana), Nagios. Graylog, splunk Prometheus, Grafana is a plus.

Why you should join us

- You will join the mission to create positive impact on millions of peoples lives

- You get to work on the latest technologies in a culture which encourages experimentation - You get to work with super humans (Psst: Look up these super human1, super human2, super human3, super human4)

- You get to work in an accelerated learning environment

What you will do

- You will provide deep technical expertise to your team in building future ready systems.

- You will help develop a robust roadmap for ensuring operational excellence

- You will setup infrastructure on AWS that will be represented as code

- You will work on several automation projects that provide great developer experience

- You will setup secure, fault tolerant, reliable and performant systems

- You will establish clean and optimised coding standards for your team that are well documented

- You will set up systems in a way that are easy to maintain and provide a great developer experience

- You will actively mentor and participate in knowledge sharing forums

- You will work in an exciting startup environment where you can be ambitious and try new things :)

You should apply if

- You have a strong foundation in Computer Science concepts and programming fundamentals

- You have been working on cloud infrastructure setup, especially on AWS since 8+ years

- You have set up and maintained reliable systems that operate at high scale

- You have experience in hardening and securing cloud infrastructures

- You have a solid understanding of computer networking, network security and CDNs

- Extensive experience in AWS, Kubernetes and optionally Terraform

- Experience in building automation tools for code build and deployment (preferably in JS)

- You understand the hustle of a startup and are good with handling ambiguity

- You are curious, a quick learner and someone who loves to experiment

- You insist on highest standards of quality, maintainability and performance

- You work well in a team to enhance your impact

Senior Devops Engineer

Who are we?

Searce is  a niche’ Cloud Consulting business with futuristic tech DNA. We do new-age tech to realise the “Next” in the “Now” for our Clients. We specialise in Cloud Data Engineering, AI/Machine Learning and Advanced Cloud infra tech such as Anthos and Kubernetes. We are one of the top & the fastest growing partners for Google Cloud and AWS globally with over 2,500 clients successfully moved to cloud.

What do we believe?

• Best practices are overrated

• Implementing best practices can only make one n ‘average’ .

• Honesty and Transparency

• We believe in naked truth. We do what we tell and tell what we do.

• Client Partnership

• Client - Vendor relationship: No. We partner with clients instead. 
• And our sales team comprises 100% of our clients.

How do we work?

It’s all about being Happier first. And rest follows. Searce work culture is defined by HAPPIER.

• Humble: Happy people don’t carry ego around. We listen to understand; not to respond.

• Adaptable: We are comfortable with uncertainty. And we accept changes well. As that’s what life's about.

• Positive: We are super positive about work & life in general. We love to forget and forgive. We don’t hold grudges. We don’t have time or adequate space for it.

• Passionate: We are as passionate about the great street-food vendor across the street as about Tesla’s new model and so on. Passion is what drives us to work and makes us deliver the quality we deliver.

• Innovative: Innovate or Die. We love to challenge the status quo.

• Experimental: We encourage curiosity & making mistakes.

• Responsible: Driven. Self motivated. Self governing teams. We own it.

Are you the one? Quick self-discovery test:

1. Love for cloud: When was the last time your dinner entailed an act on “How would ‘Jerry Seinfeld’ pitch Cloud platform & products to this prospect” and your friend did the ‘Sheldon’ version of the same thing.
2. Passion for sales: When was the last time you went at a remote gas station while on vacation, and ended up helping the gas station owner saasify his 7 gas stations across other geographies.
3. Compassion for customers: You listen more than you speak.  When you do speak, people feel the need to listen.
4. Humor for life: When was the last time you told a concerned CEO, ‘If Elon Musk can attempt to take humanity to Mars, why can’t we take your business to run on cloud ?

Introduction

When was the last time you thought about rebuilding your smart phone charger using solar panels on your backpack OR changed the sequencing of switches in your bedroom (on your own, of course) to make it more meaningful OR pointed out an engineering flaw in the sequencing of traffic signal lights to a fellow passenger, while he gave you a blank look? If the last time this happened was more than 6 months ago, you are a dinosaur for our needs. If it was less than 6 months ago, did you act on it? If yes, then let’s talk.

We are quite keen to meet you if:

• You eat, dream, sleep and play with Cloud Data Store & engineering your processes on cloud architecture
• You have an insatiable thirst for exploring improvements, optimizing processes, and motivating people.
• You like experimenting, taking risks and thinking big.

3 things this position is NOT about:

1. This is NOT just a job; this is a passionate hobby for the right kind.
2. This is NOT a boxed position. You will code, clean, test, build and recruit & energize.
3. This is NOT a position for someone who likes to be told what needs to be done.

3 things this position IS about:

1. Attention to detail matters.
2. Roles, titles, ego does not matter; getting things done matters; getting things done quicker & better matters the most.
3. Are you passionate about learning new domains & architecting solutions that could save a company millions of dollars?

Roles and Responsibilities

This is an entrepreneurial Cloud/DevOps Lead position that evolves to the Director- Cloud engineering .This position requires fanatic iterative improvement ability - architect a solution, code, research, understand customer needs, research more, rebuild and re-architect, you get the drift. We are seeking hard-core-geeks-turned-successful-techies who are interested in seeing their work used by millions of users the world over.

Responsibilities:

• Consistently strive to acquire new skills on Cloud, DevOps, Big Data, AI and ML technologies
• Design, deploy and maintain Cloud infrastructure for Clients – Domestic & International
• Develop tools and automation to make platform operations more efficient, reliable and reproducible
• Create Container Orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), strive for full automated solutions, ensure the up-time and security of all cloud platform systems and infrastructure
• Stay up to date on relevant technologies, plug into user groups, and ensure our client are using the best techniques and tools
• Providing business, application, and technology consulting in feasibility discussions with technology team members, customers and business partners
• Take initiatives to lead, drive and solve during challenging scenarios

Requirements:

• 3 + Years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure and Operations domains
• Experience with Linux systems, RHEL/CentOS preferred
• Specialize in one or two cloud deployment platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
• Hands on experience with AWS services (EC2, VPC, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda)
• Experience with one or more programming languages (Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, .Net)
• Good understanding of Apache Web Server, Nginx, MySQL, MongoDB, Nagios
• Knowledge on Configuration Management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef
• Experience working with deployment and orchestration technologies (such as Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos)
• Deep experience in customer facing roles with a proven track record of effective verbal and written communications
• Dependable and good team player
• Desire to learn and work with new technologies

Key Success Factors

• Are you
• Likely to forget to eat, drink or pee when you are coding?
• Willing to learn, re-learn, research, break, fix, build, re-build and deliver awesome code to solve real business/consumer needs?
• An open source enthusiast?

• Absolutely technology agnostic and believe that business processes define and dictate which technology to use?
• Ability to think on your feet, and follow-up with multiple stakeholders to get things done
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Superior project management and organizational skills
• Logical thought process; ability to grasp customer requirements rapidly and translate the same into technical as well as layperson terms
• Ability to anticipate potential problems, determine and implement solutions
• Energetic, disciplined, with a results-oriented approach
• Strong ethics and transparency in dealings with clients, vendors, colleagues and partners
• Attitude of ‘give me 5 sharp freshers and 6 months and I will rebuild the way people communicate over the internet.
• You are customer-centric, and feel strongly about building scalable, secure, quality software. You thrive and succeed in delivering high quality technology products in a growth environment where priorities shift fast. 

Creates, modifies, and maintains software applications individually or as part of a team.  Provides technical leadership on a team, including training and mentoring of other team members.  Provides technology and architecture direction for the team, department, and organization.

• Develops software applications and supporting infrastructure using established coding standards and methodologies
• Sets example for software quality through multiple levels of automated tests, including but not limited to unit, API, End to End, and load.
• Self-starter and self-organized - able to work without supervision
• Develops tooling, test harnesses and innovative solutions to understand and monitor the quality of the product 
• Develops infrastructure as code to reliably deploy applications on demand or through automation
• Understands cloud managed services and builds scalable and secure applications using them
• Creates proof of concepts for new ideas that answer key questions of feasibility, desirability, and viability
• Work with other technical leaders to establish coding standards, development best practices and technology direction
• Performs thorough code reviews that promote better understanding throughout the team
• Work with architects, designers, business analysts and others to design and implement high quality software solutions
• Builds intuitive user interfaces with the end user persona in mind using front end frameworks and styling
• Assist product owners in backlog grooming, story breakdown and story estimation
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members and other stakeholders throughout the organization
• Document software changes for use by other engineers, quality assurance and documentation specialists
• Master the technologies, languages, and practices used by the team and project assigned
• Train others in the technologies, languages, and practices used by the team
• Trouble shoot, instrument and debug existing software resolving root causes of defective behavior
• Guide the team in setting up the infrastructure in the cloud.
• Setup the security protocols for the cloud infrastructure
• Works with the team in setting up the data hub in the cloud
• Create dashboards for the visibility of the various interactions between the cloud services
• Other duties as assigned

• BA/BS in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent work experience

• Mastered advanced programming concepts, including object oriented programming
• Mastered technologies and tools utilized by team and project assigned
• Able to train others on general programming concepts and specific technologies
• Minimum 8 years’ experience developing software applications

• Must be expert in advanced programming skills and database technology
• Must be expert in at least one technology and/or language and proficient in multiple technologies and languages:
• (Specific languages needed will vary based on development department or project)
• .Net Core, C#, Java, SQL, JavaScript, Typescript, Python
• Additional desired skills:
  • Single-Page Applications, Angular (v9), Ivy, RXJS, NGRX, HTML5, CSS/SASS, Web Components, Atomic Design
  • Test First approach, Test Driven Development (TDD), Automated testing (Protractor, Jasmine), Newman Postman, artillery.io
  • Microservices, Terraform, Jenkins, Jupyter Notebook, Docker, NPM, Yarn, Nuget, NodeJS, Git/Gerrit, LaunchDarkly
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS), Lambda, S3, Cognito, Step Functions, SQS, IAM, Cloudwatch, Elasticache
  • Database Design, Optimization, Replication, Partitioning/Sharding, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elastic Search, PySpark, Kafka
  • Agile, Scrum, Kanban, DevSecOps
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Outstanding communications and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to track software issues to successful resolution
• Ability to work in a collaborative fast paced environment
• Setting up complex AWS data storage hub
• Well versed in setting up infrastructure security in the interactions between the planned components
• Experienced in setting up dashboards for analyzing the various operations in the AWS infra setup.
• Ability to learn new development language quickly and apply that knowledge effectively