Gartner, Inc. is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join the Cloud and DevOps team for the Gartner Peer Platform. You will collaborate with architects, software engineers, and operations teams to support the design, deployment, management, and operation of development, test, and production infrastructure. A key focus will be enhancing DevOps processes by incorporating AI-driven automation to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to the design, deployment, and management of scalable cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS and other public cloud platforms.
- Implement and maintain Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration and manage application deployments.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python to streamline infrastructure management, deployment, and monitoring.
- Collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, and operations teams to support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform and Jenkins/Cloud Bees.
- Implement best practices for cloud security, compliance, and governance within the DevOps lifecycle.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud resources to meet service level objectives.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing within the team.
- Participate in capacity planning, load testing, incident response, and ad-hoc after-hours production support.
- Research and evaluate new cloud technologies and DevOps tools to continuously improve infrastructure and automation capabilities.
- Assist in managing Kubernetes clusters and improving application deployment processes.
- Work with engineering teams to support the DevOps execution strategy for different projects.
- Drive continuous improvement in areas like monitoring and automation.
- Develop and execute system patching strategies, including vulnerability management and security updates across multiple environments.
- Drive cost optimization and performance enhancement initiatives across cloud infrastructure.
- Ensure high availability of critical applications and manage multi-region cloud infrastructure to support robust and resilient operations.
- Manage one-click deployment solutions to streamline application releases and improve operational efficiency.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or DevOps roles with a strong focus on AWS and public cloud services.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS.
- Strong experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
- Experience with Kubernetes, particularly in cluster management and application deployments on EKS.
- Terraform experience, including working with modules.
- Linux experience and hands-on CLI proficiency.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Cloud Bees (preferred), and GitHub Actions.
- Working experience with GitOps workflows using tools such as Argo CD or Flux CD.
- Good working experience with Kustomize templates.
- Hands-on experience with CDN services like Cloudflare/CloudFront.
- Proven expertise in debugging and resolving complex issues efficiently.
- Experience in deploying and managing Java and Go-based applications in production environments.
- Experience with bot traffic management using Cloudflare WAF or AWS WAF.
- Experience setting up rollouts using feature flags and implementing progressive rollout strategies, such as canary and blue-green deployments.
Nice to Have
- Cloud Bees experience is preferred for CI/CD tools.
Technical Stack
- AWS, Kubernetes, Python, Docker, EKS, Terraform, Linux, Jenkins, Cloud Bees, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, Flux CD, Kustomize, Cloudflare, CloudFront, Java, Go
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Cloud and DevOps team within Gartner Peer Platform, collaborating with architects, software engineers, and operations teams.
Benefits & Compensation
- World-class benefits
- Highly competitive compensation
- Disproportionate rewards for top performers
- Hybrid work environment with flexibility and support
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position.
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