Staff DevOps Engineer

Get to Know Us:
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.
Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.
Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!
Make Your Mark:
We are looking for an experienced Staff DevOps Engineer to join our team! The Staff DevOps Engineer will work as part of a highly collaborative team on developing and maintaining automated build and deployment systems. Recommend process improvements to ensure system scalability and reliability. Assist in developing and implementing various tools and scripts and perform deployments and patches per the needs of the business. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.
You'll Get To:

• Ensure high availability of a SaaS platform that is built primarily around Microsoft .NET tools and technologies.
• Work with development teams on transitioning to a Continuous Delivery process with automated build, test, and deployment.
• Create and maintain software build and deployment pipelines using Jenkins and PowerShell.
• Automate server provisioning using Chef and Ruby.
• Perform software releases to production and other client facing environments.
• Debug and resolve application and middleware issues.
• Collaborate with development and other technology teams on requirements definition, capacity planning, and process refinement
• Use data from a variety of performance and health management tools to deliver a continuous assessment of application performance and reliability.
• Adhere to existing operational processes and maintain operational documentation.
• Monitor industry trends. Research, design, develop and implement solutions for fault tolerance, performance and capacity management.
• Participate in architecture design of complex SaaS solution with developers.
• Contribute knowledge, skills, and personal qualities to a dedicated team of top engineers solving real-life problems in a bleeding-edge, high-performance, and high-traffic environment.

What You'll Bring:

• BS or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent diploma and/or certifications) with 5-7 years related experience.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Delivery including experience with tools such as Jenkins or Team City.
• Hands-on experience with a Distributed Version Control System such as Git or Mercurial.
• Advanced knowledge of at least of the following programming languages: C#, Visual Basic, PowerShell, Java.
• Expertise with common Microsoft .NET build, package and deployment tools and such as MSBuild, MSDeploy and NuGet.
• Demonstrated history of developing or operating production web applications and solid understanding of HTTP(S), HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and XML.
• Experience scripting provisioning of servers, applications, and/or infrastructure in a production environment at scale.
• Experience with Containers and Orchestration tools for On premise and cloud Ex- Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift etc.
• Knowledge of software development best practices and SDLC.
• Experience deploying high availability systems and software.
• Experience with troubleshooting distributed web applications in a production environment.
• Advanced level knowledge of IIS and Windows Server.
• Advanced level knowledge of SQL and NoSQL.
• Experience with a subset of: RabbitMQ, Memcached,Redis, Microservices, Consul, Vagrant
• Experience with infrastructure as a code and platform as a service.
• Experience with configuration management tools Ex Chef, Ansible, Puppet.

Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself have shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.
Salary Range:
USD $157,000.00 - USD $196,000.00
Pay Transparency Statement:
Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.
Accommodations:
BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.