DevOps CI/CD Engineer

Looking for a job with an exciting new company that truly puts people before profit? Look no further! iXsystems is a bootstrapped, Silicon Valley company that builds free Open Source software and is expanding its presence in Maryville, Tennessee. We make work fun with things like company team-building events, complimentary food and drinks in the lounge, and a laid-back and flexible atmosphere that allows creativity to thrive. We are big on promoting from within and opportunities to move up in the company are everywhere for high-performers that want to take their careers to the next level. iXsystems is looking for a DevOps CI/CD Engineer to maintain a reliable, secure and efficient CI/CD build environment. Develop custom software integrations and automation solutions for internal systems and our software releases. Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify manual build processes that can be automated
• Consider the organization’s entire IT infrastructure when making changes and improvements
• Maintain and improve the company’s build infrastructure
• Implementing various development, testing, automation tools, and IT infrastructure
• Develop/maintain Jenkins pipelines, github actions workflows to automate software build, software test, software delivery processes
• Maintain CI/CD tools/platforms such as Jenkins, software builders, test runners for backend/frontend teams as well as release engineering
• Investigate and resolve technical issues with the build/package/release process
• Work with members of IT/backend/frontend/release teams to troubleshoot and improve CI/CD operations
• Mentoring and guiding the team members for assistance and redundancy
• Monitoring and measuring build infrastructure and report on KPIs
• Follow all best practices and procedures as established by the IT Department, Engineering, and Management

Job Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, IT, IS, or equivalent area of technical study (applicable experience can substitute for a BS degree)
• Familiarity with agile software development, scripting in various shells and languages, including but not limited to: Go, C/C, Java, JavaScript, python, bash, groovyscript, and yaml
• Experience administering and deploying development CI/CD tools such as Git, Jira, GitLab, or Jenkins
• Experience with change management principles and best practices
• Experience with virtualization solutions such as KVM, xcp-ng
• Experience writing build and deployment scripts
• Significant experience with Windows and Linux operating system environments
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
• Working knowledge of various tools, open-source technologies, and cloud services
• Awareness of critical concepts in DevOps and Agile principles
• Experience with software automation tools.
• Good interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

So what are you waiting for? Let’s join forces and spread the word about Open Source software. Send us your resume and apply, and we’ll reach out to you so we can tell you more about the opportunities at iXsystems. We look forward to hearing from you!