Senior DevOps Engineer

Insomniac Design is a global digital agency headquartered in Washington D.C., with offices in London, Bucharest, and Chisinau. We’re an agile, determined, and innovative team organized by functional areas of expertise — Creative, Technology, Strategy, and Management. We specialize in human-centered design with deep focus on design thinking and digital transformation. 

The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for overseeing the design, development, and operations of our company's DevOps strategy. This position will partner closely with our development, quality assurance, and operations teams to optimize our software development lifecycle and infrastructure.

General Responsibilities:

• Expected to contribute to the success of the department by providing leadership and guidance.
• Successfully solves difficult problems, recognized as a leader in more than one area. Recognized as a subject matter expert in areas specific to their discipline/team.
• Able to identify and address previously acknowledged problems, offering innovative solutions and influencing organizational strategy.
• Designs and leads implementation of product, process, automation, and/or streamlines work using industry best practices or incremental ideas, resulting in systemic improvements and/or increased engagement.
• Designs new business processes that have a positive impact on customers and drives organizational growth.
• Mentors junior and mid-level team members, actively participates in the hiring process, advocates for business improvements, and contributes to the performance management process, providing valuable insights.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, document, and maintain our company's DevOps infrastructure, tools, and processes.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to identify and prioritize areas for automation, optimization, and improvement.
• Build and maintain continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
• Manage and monitor cloud infrastructure and services, including servers, storage, and network components.
• Implement and maintain security and compliance standards for our systems and applications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with infrastructure and applications, and implement measures to prevent recurrence.
• Mentor and coach junior DevOps team members.
• Keep up to date with the latest DevOps tools and technologies, and evaluate their potential to improve our processes and infrastructure.
• Configuration, maintenance, and security updates of computing systems.

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in a DevOps role, preferably within a web application development environment.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and services, such as AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Proficient in scripting and programming languages, such as Python, Bash, and JavaScript.
• Excellent experience with configuration management tools, such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Helm.
• Excellent experience with containerization technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools, such as Solarwinds, Datadog, Nagios, etc.
• Experience with agile methodologies and working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Intermediate English language communication and interpersonal skills.

Insomniac Design is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We believe that embracing differences in race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, and cultural backgrounds allows us to create better solutions for our clients and a stronger team. We strive to ensure that all employees, candidates, and clients feel valued and respected, and we continuously work to improve our practices and policies to foster a more diverse and inclusive environment.