Banyan Software provides the best permanent home for successful enterprise software companies, their employees, and customers. We are on a mission to acquire, build and grow great enterprise software businesses all over the world that have dominant positions in niche vertical markets. In recent years, Banyan was named the #1 fastest-growing private software company in the US on the Inc. 5000 and amongst the top 10 fastest-growing companies by the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Founded in 2016 with a permanent capital base setup to preserve the legacy of founders, Banyan focuses on a buy and hold for life strategy for growing software companies that serve specialized vertical markets.
Job Title: Junior DevOps Engineer
Company: SoftSmiths, Inc. (Banyan's Portfolio Company)
Location: Houston (remote candidates will be considered)
Who We Are
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, SoftSmiths delivers software solutions that facilitate energy forecasting, pricing, trading, risk management, scheduling, settlement, reconciliation, and decision support functionality for today’s load-serving, energy marketing, and energy-consuming organizations. SoftSmiths is committed to addressing the energy market’s digitalization, de-marginalization, and decentralization challenges. SoftSmiths’ market-differentiating product offering, evolving market conditions, and a strong record of delivering customer value have uniquely positioned it for growth in the coming years.
Job Overview:
We are looking for a Junior DevOps Engineer to join our team to help streamline our development and operations processes. The ideal candidate has a basic understanding of DevOps principles, cloud platforms, and infrastructure automation and is eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Infrastructure Management:
- Assist in building, configuring, and maintaining infrastructure, both on-premises and in the cloud (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Support the automation of server provisioning, configuration, and deployment.
- CI/CD Pipeline:
- Assist in the setup, configuration, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate automated testing, deployment, and release processes.
- Monitoring and Maintenance:
- Help monitor system health and performance, responding to incidents as needed.
- Assist in setting up monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack) and logging to ensure high system availability and performance.
- Collaboration and Support:
- Work with development, QA, and operations teams to understand their workflows and identify areas for automation.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues and escalate as necessary.
- Documentation and Process Improvement:
- Document processes, tools, and configurations for better knowledge sharing and transparency.
- Contribute to process improvements and best practices for DevOps and infrastructure management.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Technical Skills:
- Basic knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows environments.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
- Understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., TeamCity, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions).
- Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
- Soft Skills:
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Eagerness to learn new tools, techniques, and best practices in DevOps.
- Problem-solving attitude and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
- VMWare, Linux
- Experience with Docker or container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals and security best practices.
- Exposure to version control systems (e.g., Subversion, Git).
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience and qualifications to SoftSmiths. We are committed to equal employment opportunities for all employees and to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds who meet the qualifications listed above to apply for this position.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Banyan: Banyan affirms that inequality is detrimental to our Global Teams, associates, our Operating Companies, and the communities we serve. As a collective, our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. Banyan is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.
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What We Do
Banyan Software provides the best permanent home for successful enterprise software businesses, their employees, and customers to preserve the legacy of founders, while helping grow the business into the future.
We are on a mission to acquire, build and grow great software businesses that have dominant positions in niche markets all over the world. Today Banyan has over 750 employees throughout the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Founded in 2016 with permanent capital to preserve the legacy of founders, Banyan focuses on a buy, hold and grow for life strategy. For more information on Banyan Software, Inc. visit: http://www.banyansoftware.com
What We Look For:
- Great enterprise software businesses that have dominant positions in niche markets
- We work with owners who are thinking about an exit today or further down the road
- We are flexible and can be creative when we find a business that is a good fit
- The businesses in the Banyan family all share a similar profile:
- Annual revenues in excess of $2M-$30M
- A high percentage of recurring revenue
- Positive operating margins and cash flow
- High customer retention and satisfaction
- Happy and committed employees
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