Lead DevOps Engineer
Position Summary: As a Lead DevOps engineer at Litera you are responsible for automating the build and deployment needs that are a part of the overall SDLC process. The Lead DevOps Engineer will work with various scrum teams across the organization to develop hooks/workflows between various tools and moving parts in the SDLC.
Who You Are:
- Accountable
- Driven
- Energetic
- Proactive
- Smart
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical knowledge and leadership as an engineer supporting multiple scrum teams
- Maintain and monitor the automated build and continuous integration process to ensure efficient build execution, and facilitate resolution of build/release failures
- Monitor and manage all server environments, ensure that each are healthy and have the latest patches and security components installed
- Provide system documentation as needed, including architectural diagrams, process flowcharts, and data flowcharts
- Work with developers to execute software releases, configuration updates, and other release requirements
- Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and fixing software and infrastructure issues.
- Design and implement DevOps best practices, establish standards and policies for managing source code and continuous integration/delivery
- Contribute to security automation through the development of compliance and audit tests as code, integrated into the CI/CD pipeline
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience building, delivering and deploying SaaS/web/desktop applications
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Bamboo, Jenkins, Docker, Maven
- Experience with code management and branching
- Experience with scripting using PowerShell and/or python
- A proven track record designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and pipelines-as-code (we use Bamboo)
- Experience managing Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows systems
- Experience with installer tools (i.e. InstallShield, WiX) is a bonus
- Good understanding of standard networking protocols and components such as HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, Networking and load balancing
- Knowledge of monitoring and logging software (i.e. ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, NewRelic)
- Familiarity with configuration-as-code tools such as Ansible and Terraform
- Experience automating provisioning, deployment and configuration in mixed cloud environments (Azure/AWS)
- Strong knowledge of source control management and tools
- Strong analytical abilities in order to analyze the effectiveness of software releases and make improvements
- Experience designing, scaling continuous build, integration and deployment process from dev to production multiple times a day
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where iterative changes may need to go out in rapid succession
Who We Are:
Litera, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is a fast-growing software company and one of the leading legal technology suppliers in the world. Serving over 90% of the world's largest law firms, our software is used by hundreds of thousands of lawyers every day. As a company recently selected for Crain's Best Places to Work in Chicago, we believe professional development, rewards programs, open communication, and transparent leadership all contribute to a unique and open work environment. Our employees have the ability to make a direct impact on the future of the company while enjoying random ice cream and bagel parties, cold brew on tap, and an occasional ping pong match.