R10103870 DevOps Technical Engineer (Open)
Location:
Radnor, PA (Airgas HO) - Management - Digital & IT Airgas
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We are looking for you !- This position does not offer sponsorship opportunities
- Comprehensive Family Benefits:Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
- Support for Parents:We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
- Future Security:401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
- Early Access:Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment.
The DevOps Technical Engineer will serve as a core infrastructure and operations subject matter expert who acts as a technical scout to quickly align projects to scalable Cloud/DevOps solutions, identify infrastructure and security risks, implement CI/CD and automation prototypes, and serve as a mentor, reference point, and representative of the development and operations teams. The DevOps Technical Engineer will support our Product Teams around potential solution architectures, environment setups, and deployment estimations. This role co-owns internal starter kits, infrastructure-as-code templates, and the design of accelerators and tools to promote reuse, automated deployment, and adherence to industry best practices.
Architecture & Strategy:- Work with product, development, security, and architecture teams on new infrastructure designs, environment provisioning, and cloud deployment opportunities.
- Consult on DevOps engineering best practices, CI/CD pipeline automation, containerization, and site reliability.
- Lead team discovery sessions to identify technical infrastructure, security, and operational requirements.
- Design and refine custom, highly available, and robust cloud/on-premise deployment patterns adhering to security and compliance best practices.
- Document infrastructure architecture decisions, topology maps, and operational runbooks, communicating intent to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Hands-on Execution & Engineering:- Build proof-of-concept (POCs) for new tooling (e.g., API Gateways, Ingress Controllers) to reduce technical risk and increase product team buy-in.
- Manage, scale, and maintain Kubernetes clusters (AWS EKS, self-managed/on-prem EC2 setups) including Pod deployment, scaling policies, and cluster health monitoring.
- Oversee and optimize instance management for core DevOps tools (GitLab, SonarQube) across both AWS EC2 and on-premise environments.
- Develop and maintain robust Shell and YAML scripts, Helm charts, and custom automated deployment pipelines.
- Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability solutions utilizing Kibana and related tools.
- Champion organizational understanding, adoption, and education around containerization, GitOps, and cloud-native practices.
- Should have good hands on experience on building and managing the AWS services like secret manager, S3, ECR, cognito and certificate manager.
- Should be aware of the full process of pipeline stages, image generation and deploying the docker image to the respective destinations.
- A value addition to have hands-on experience on Salesforce, Graphql, react framework.
- Collaboration & Operational Support
Are you a MATCH?Required Qualifications:- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of hands-on industry experience in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure delivery (AWS/Kubernetes), and CI/CD automation.
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes (Pod deployment, management, ingress controllers, HPA/scaling policies) and Docker containerization.
- Hands-on experience with AWS Services, AWS CLI, EC2 instance management, and cluster management with AWS EKS setups.
- Proficient with kubectl, Helm, YAML scripting, Shell scripting, and NPM package workflows.
- Strong working knowledge of GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and SonarQube integration for automated code quality gates.
- Functional programming and automation capabilities using Python and Shell scripting within Visual Studio Code (VS Code).
- Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, Kibana (centralized logging/dashboards), and Remote Desktop (RDP) administration.
- Conceptual and hands-on understanding of API Gateway processes and management strategies to assist in future architecture buildouts.
BenefitsWe care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.
Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCEAt Airgas, we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
About Airgas Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.
Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.
Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you'll find a welcoming workplace where you're valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career - whatever path you choose.
Equal Employment Opportunity InformationWe are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at
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