Principal DevOps Engineer

(Multiple states)
Full Time
US - Engineering
Experienced

Job Summary

The Principal DevOps Engineer is a key part of the engine that drives success. You will join a team on a quest to shape the future of PrismHR by solving thought-provoking problems and using transformational technologies as we work toward building a state-of-the-art PaaS infrastructure in the cloud. You will be part of a tech-savvy, Agile-driven team with a no-nonsense attitude, focused on evangelizing cloud potential and providing value through automation and innovative transformation. You will collaborate with other teams to reinvent and automate IT, and you will be given the opportunity to realize your full potential through courageous innovation. This role offers the chance to thrive in a culture of ownership and delivery, with a strong emphasis on automation. You will be part of the team at the center of a groundbreaking, transformational success story at PrismHR, a fast-paced, energetic, and innovative software company.

Desired Experience

  • Bachelor of Engineering/Technology or Master of Computer Applications from an accredited institution and/or 12+ years of relevant DevOps expertise, preferably in the PEO, HCM or IT/ITES Industry.
  • Adept in integration technologies, automation languages (Python, PowerShell, json, YAML).
  • Hand-on engineering experience using hosting solutions in public cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms in Azure and/or AWS.
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration: Docker, Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service.
  • Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Familiarity with AWS architectures/services.
  • Familiarity with standards and principles of Azure Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Hand-on experience in engineering technical solutions in public cloud based on industry standards using Azure Core Platform (Compute, Storage, Networking), Azure Services, Azure AD, Azure Automation, Azure Monitor, Azure Bastion.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS Services like (EC2, VPC, S3, ELB, RDS, Route53, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Network Firewall, Elastic Load Balancers, and more)
  • Familiarity with unified hub-and-spoke architecture for large-scale branch connectivity.
  • Experience in working with infrastructure provisioning tools, such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, Jenkins, or with a healthy appetite to learn.
  • Should be fluent with modern Devops concepts.
  • Solid experience setting up and maintaining DevOps pipeline using CI/CD processes (Jenkins), GitHub (Source Control).
  • Experience in scalable cloud design, including high availability, redundancy, failover, and load balancing.
  • Deeply knowledgeable with container platforms, such as Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS.
  • Adapt in Agile methodologies of software development.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, a knack for problem-solving, a desire to enhance user experience, and a passion for technology.
  • Azure and/or AWS certifications preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement innovative cloud solutions with a strong focus on IaC (Infrastructure as Code).
  • Install, configure, automate, and monitor IaaS and PaaS in Azure and AWS cloud.
  • Collaborate with others to brainstorm best ways to tackle a complex technological infrastructure, security, or development problem.
  • Perform incremental testing actions on code, processes, and deployments to identify ways to streamline execution and minimize errors encountered.
  • Build automated deployments using configuration management technologies.
  • Deploy new modules and upgrades and complete fixes within the production environment.
  • Focus on configuration, documentation, optimization and support of the infrastructure components.
  • Use open-source technologies and tools to accomplish specific use cases encountered within the project.
  • Use coding languages or scripting methodologies to solve a problem with a custom workflow.
  • Automate configuration of next-gen firewalls and load balancing services (Azure firewall, Elastic load balancers, App Gateways, NAT Gateways, F5 BIP-IP).
  • Configures and automate Confluent Kafka, Databricks, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon ECS.
  • Performs gap analysis and suggests solutions to drive infrastructure operations maturity.
  • Defines standards and practices for building secure and reliable services on a public cloud platform.
  • Implement and deploy infrastructure automation and configuration management (Genkins, Powershell, Terraform, Python).
  • Contribute to cloud migrations.
  • Educate and mentor product teams and junior engineers.
  • Documents processes, platforms, and traffic flows, including high- and low-level designs of technical requirements.
  • Evaluate new cloud-related technologies and perform proof of concepts.
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to peers, partnering teams, and stakeholders in solving complex technical problems.
  • Provide state-of-the-art technical solutions for scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
  • Craft robust and highly available cloud infrastructures using industry-leading frameworks and tools.

PrismHR is a fast-paced SaaS company which provides customers with a cloud-based payroll process software application. PrismHR also provides professional services including system implementation consulting, custom configurations, and training. Lastly, via the Company’s Marketplace platform customers and end users access other human resources and employee benefits applications from PrismHR’s Marketplace Partners.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program/Affirmative Action Plan:
We have transformed our company into an inclusive environment where individuals are valued for their talents and empowered to reach their fullest potential. At PrismHR, we strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs that enable our employees to develop their potential, bring their full self to work, and engage in a world of inclusion.

Ensuring an inclusive environment for our employees is an integral part of the PrismHR culture. We aren't just checking a box, we are truly committed to creating a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our employees and fosters a sense of belonging for everyone. This is essential to our success. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about our roles but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for these open roles or other open roles. We particularly encourage applicants from traditionally under-represented groups as we seek to increase the diversity of our workforce and provide fair opportunities for all.

As a proud Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, PrismHR encourages talent from all backgrounds to join our team. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations.

The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.

Privacy Policy: For information about how we collect and use your personal information, please see our privacy statement available at https://www.prismhr.com/about/privacy-policy.

PrismHR provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at PrismHR: taglobal@prismhr.com. Please indicate in the subject line of your email that you are requesting accommodation. Only candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response.

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