Sr. DevOps/Automation Engineer

  • San Jose, CA
  • Posted 60+ days ago | Updated 9 hours ago

Overview

On Site
USD 99.84 per hour
Full Time

Skills

EXT
Writing
Productivity
BMC Remedy
Workflow
Production Engineering
Documentation
Computer Science
FOCUS
Reliability Engineering
Programming Languages
C#
JavaScript
Continuous Delivery
GitLab
CircleCI
Version Control
Git
Orchestration
Docker
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Microsoft Azure
Communication
Collaboration
IaaS
Code Refactoring
Terraform
Continuous Integration
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Cloud Computing
Golang
Migration
Testing
Continuous Integration and Development
Python
GitHub
Amazon Web Services
Electronic Commerce
DevOps

Job Details

Job Title: DevOps/Automation Engineer Sr.
Job ID: EBAYJP00022204
Location: Remote (Open to all time zones - slight preference for EST but not necessary)
Bill Rate: $99.84/hr
Pay Rate: $70.00/hr on W2 or $80.00/hr on C2C
Duration: 10 Months with possible ext.

Job Description:
s a Software Engineer focused on Developer Experience (DevEx), you will be at the forefront of creating an efficient and enjoyable development workflow. Your role will involve improving the overall development lifecycle, from code writing and review to deployment and monitoring. You will work closely with other engineers to understand their needs, alleviate their pain points, and implement solutions that enable them to work more effectively and independently.
What you will accomplish:
  • Design, build, and upkeep tools and systems to elevate engineering team productivity.
  • Work with developers to pinpoint and remedy bottlenecks in the development workflow. Own and deliver project-based work, as assigned and support the Production Engineering teams as a point of escalation.
  • Advance automation tools for robust continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
Craft and maintain clear, accessible internal documentation for development practices.
  • Champion code health, rigorous testing, and maintainability standards.
  • Collect feedback and metrics to refine the developer experience continually.
  • Develop self-service options for developers to foster independence from other teams.
  • Maintain a stable, scalable, and secure development environment while keeping abreast of the latest DevOps innovations.

What you will bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 or more years of proven experience as a software engineer with a focus on developer tools, DevOps, or site reliability engineering.
  • Strong coding skills in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, C#, JavaScript)
Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, GitHub Actions) and version control systems
(e.g., Git).
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Knowledge of cloud services (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • A passion for improving the developer experience and empowering engineers
Will this candidate interface with IT and business teams? If so, which internal/external groups? Provide additional to work on major initiative - replatforming/migrating legacy AWS environment to existing new set of accounts
Cloud infrastructure is complete- now to move applications and to move CICD application to productions to new landing zones
Expected to take on day to day work- will include product road map (building new automation, introducing automation pipeline, pairing up with team knowledge pipeline)
2 will go to - Pipeline refactoring
2 will go to - Cod infrastructure focused How does this project impact the line of business or eBay as a whole? Required Skills (top 3 to 5/ non-negotiables): What you like to see on resumes? (nice to have) 1
Terraform experience- High level 1
Jenkins/Kubernetes experience 2
CI applications- GitHub Actions, Jenkins 2
ArgoCD 3
Some knowledge of Kubernetes 3
OctopusDeploy- used for automated the deployment process into the Cloud 4
Python or Golang/Yammal experience- configuration languages 4
Having experience with a migration initiative is a plus but not required 5
AWS knowledge - Amazon web services 5
Disqualifiers or Dislikes on Resumes: NA
Education Requirement: Minimum 7 years of experience but open to a bit less (5 years) but 7 is preferable
Degree is not required, relevant industry experience is more important Required Testing: NA Software Skills Required: CICD, Python, GitHub Action, AWS Required Certifications: NA Preferred companies/industries: eCommerce, open to all Candidate Value Proposition: Prefer someone with a DevOps background for this role Difficult Aspects of Role:
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