Enterprise - Senior Software Engineer - GitLab, Terraform, Kubernetes

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving, open communication, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas.

Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

Description
We are seeking a DevOps Software Engineer II who is comfortable working across the software development lifecycle, including deployment, automation, cloud infrastructure, and production support. This role also requires software engineering experience who can support cloud-native deployments and DevOps-related activities. The ideal candidate is a Software Engineer first, but the role requires being comfortable working across the software development lifecycle, including deployment, automation, cloud infrastructure, and production support. We are not looking for a pure application developer, nor are we looking for a traditional system administrator.

The ideal candidate has software engineering experience and can also support cloud-native deployments and DevOps-related activities. We are trying to optimize for software engineers who have operational ownership experience. We want candidates who build software and are comfortable deploying, automating, troubleshooting, and supporting it in production environments.

•  Builds reliable, maintainable automation that can be executed consistently in CI and local environments
• Collaborates effectively with engineering and QA stakeholders to ensure automation aligns with product and release needs
• Automate code integration, testing, and deployment to deliver product features to production securely and efficiently
• Provision and manage environments using automation tools instead of manual server configurations
• Configure logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to proactively detect bottlenecks and resolve production issues
• Manage containerized applications to ensure seamless scaling across platforms
• Work directly with the infrastructure and platform team to remove workflow barriers and streamline technical processes
• Debug existing software and correct defects
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards

Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Fourteen (14) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required; or four (4) years of additional experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Required skills:

• Candidate would be expected to be “On call” to support system operations
• This position requires a polygraph within the last 5 years
• Experience in designing, building, testing, and deploying changes to existing software
• Experience in enhanced infrastructure security protocols
• Knowledge in identifying manual processes that can be automated
• Experience in maintaining and improving cloud infrastructure
• Automate code integration, testing, and deployment to deliver product features to production securely and efficiently

Desired skills:

• CI/CD Tools: Familiarity with continuous integration frameworks such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
• Infrastructure Tools: Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible
• Container Platforms: Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Cloud Experience: Proficiency with major cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)

Benefits
Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience is $215,000 - $260,000.

Wealth Benefits:

• Above Market Hourly Pay 
• 11% Roth or Traditional 401k with Immediate Vesting and Deposit
• Spot Bonuses for Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
• Professional Development Bonuses for Certificates and Degrees

Health Benefits:

• Company subsidized Medical Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Group Life Insurance
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement

Happiness Benefits:

• Paid Time Off with Flexible Work Schedules and Birthday Off
• Amazon Prime Membership and Monthly Internet Reimbursement
• Technology and Productivity Allowance for Equipment and Supplies
• Morale Building and Company Events to Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
• Onboarding and Annual Swag
• Company Paid Professional Development and Training

At Erias Ventures, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal opportunity employer, we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment based on merit, without discrimination. We welcome individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
 
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