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DevOps Engineer (Tooling)

Alarm.Com

The Role

Overview

Design and develop CI/CD tools, automation, and cloud infrastructure for Alarm.com.

Key Responsibilities

  • cloud architecture
  • incident response
  • ci/cd automation
  • cloud migration
  • runbook authoring
  • devops

Tasks

-Develop a full understanding on the operation and architecture of the Alarm.com cloud and provide innovative solutions to increase reliability, performance and predictability in our operations -Troubleshoot issues and participate in on-call support, ensuring stability and performance of the production environment -Design and develop tools and frameworks to enable continuous code integration and automated infrastructure management across all layers in the cloud – Servers, Storage, Network, Operating Systems, Management infrastructure Applications and Monitoring and Alerting -Evaluate, architect, implement and migrate on-premises complex workloads to hyperscaler infrastructures – AWS, Azure, Google Cloud -Work closely with various groups within Operations, Software Engineering, and Quality Engineering to drive efficiencies, including authoring of runbooks and key alert metrics, and overall health and stability of monitoring -Provide technical direction to Engineering teams on best practices for deploying software in the cloud -Embrace DevOps activities to increase consistency and visibility into change management -Participate in reviews of new and changed components -Support application deployments and the entire SLDC

Requirements

  • devops
  • cloud
  • docker
  • kubernetes
  • ansible
  • terraform

What You Bring

-B.A. or B.S. (or higher level degree) in Computer Science or a similar engineering program with strong academic performance preferred -Experience with Cloud Platforms and virtualization Technologies: VMWare, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud -3-4 years of related DevOps experience -Ability to work both collaboratively and individually within a team environment -Familiarity with messaging systems: Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ -Experience with Configuration Management and IaC tools: Ansible/AWX, Puppet, Terraform -Knowledge of Windows Server operating systems, applications and services including IIS, SQL Server, PowerShell -Strong Operations engineering background with experience working on Operations/Support projects -Familiarity with security tools, patch management, benchmarks and compliance frameworks -Experience with containerization concepts and technologies: Docker, K8s, AKS, Rancher -Knowledge of Linux operating systems like Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux -Familiarity with Server Monitoring & Application Performance Monitoring solutions. E.g. PagerDuty, Grafana, OpenTelemetry -Self-directed approach with high degree of initiative to investigate and resolve issues -Familiarity with multi-tiered escalation and on call procedures -Knowledge of automation frameworks and CI/CD tools: Bamboo, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Atlassian, GIT, ArgoCD -Exemplary passion for automating complex processes and running Infrastructure as Code -Familiarity with secrets and artifact storage technologies like Vault and Artifactory -Experience with programming and scripting languages: Bash, C#, C++, Python, PowerShell

Benefits

-Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business. -Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.

The Company

About Alarm.Com

-A leader in smart home and business automation solutions. -Provides cloud-based security, video surveillance, energy management, and access control systems. -Connects devices to offer seamless security and automation experiences. -Known for innovative solutions that allow remote monitoring and control of properties. -Delivers cutting-edge technology to residential and commercial sectors, enhancing security and efficiency. -Has established partnerships with top home security brands and service providers, expanding its reach. -Solutions integrate smart home technologies like cameras, thermostats, and lighting.

Sector Specialisms

Retail

Education

Health Care

Financial

Technology

Transport

Banking

Hospitality

Government

Industrial

Visa Sponsorship

-sponsorship for employment authorization or immigration support is not available.

Security Clearance

-candidate may be subject to criminal background checks as permitted by law.