Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: Plano, TX
Contact: gorav.sharma@synechron.com
Job Overview: As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for automating and streamlining our operations and processes, managing infrastructure, and enhancing the development lifecycle. You will work closely with development and operations teams to ensure smooth and efficient deployment of applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins for automated build and deployment processes.
- Develop and manage configuration management scripts with Ansible to automate system administration tasks and application deployments.
- Write and maintain Unix shell scripts to support automation and system operations.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps best practices into the software development lifecycle.
- Monitor and troubleshoot system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability of applications.
- Manage cloud infrastructure and services, ensuring efficient resource allocation and usage.
- Implement security best practices in the deployment and configuration of systems and applications.
- Document processes, workflows, and infrastructure changes for knowledge sharing and compliance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.
- Strong proficiency in Ansible for configuration management and automation.
- Hands-on experience with Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline creation and management.
- Solid understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems and experience with shell scripting.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git.
- Understanding of Agile methodologies and practices.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
We can offer you:
- A highly competitive compensation and benefits package
- A multinational organization with 55 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad
- Laptop and a mobile phone
- 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays)
- Maternity & Paternity leave plans
- A comprehensive insurance plan including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region)
- Retirement savings plans
- A higher education certification policy
- Commuter benefits (varies by region)
- Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
- On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses
- Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups
- Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms
- A flat and approachable organization
- A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture
SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
