Devops-Release Engineer

We’re looking for an Interactive Build/Release/DevOps Engineer who will be responsible for managing the release pipeline. This person will be directly supporting the development and content teams that are creating and publishing content to one of Apple’s most trafficked websites. The ideal candidate is someone who has worked in a build/release role previously, has strong communication skills, and who knows how to handle the unexpected scenarios. 

Key Responsibilities and abilities: 

• Dedicated problem-solver who can work in a fast paced environment where multiple releases are a fact of life 
• Ability to size technical efforts accurately 
• Experience collaborating with other team members in multiple teams, diagnosing and debugging complex systems, build, deployment and operational issues 
• Knowledge of Linux stack 
• Experience with web application security (SSL) 
• In depth knowledge of source version control software (Subversion, Git) 
• Understanding Continuous Integration and Delivery methodologies, team dynamics, and the role Build/Release/DevOps engineer plays 
• Experience collaborating with other technical teams on DevOps responsibilities for application deployment, performance, monitoring, reliability and scalability 
• Preferred experience with Docker, configuration management systems such as Ansible, Kubernetes, or similar grid computing technologies 
• CI/CD build tools such as Jenkins, logging and monitoring tools 
• Proven track record to take the initiative to solve problems, capable to work under pressure and tight deadlines to solve critical issues 
• Able to work equally well with people in creative and technical positions 
• Strong oral and written communicator, with good interpersonal skills 
• Able to forge trusting relationships within a diverse team and across organizations

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Developing and automating workflows using Declarative and Scripted Jenkins Pipeline.
• Experience managing and administering an SCM (e.g. SVN/Git)
• Python and Bash is a must, Groovy/Go scripting experience a big plus.
• Experience supporting Node.js/Javascript/Java/Scala development.
• Experience managing and configuring web servers (e.g. Apache/Nginx)