.Company DescriptionWe are Vericast. We create meaningful connections between business and the people that they serve-how, when and where it matters. By pushing the boundaries of data and insights, we spark discovery and inspire action to create profitable results.Job DescriptionThe Vericast Cloud Services/DevOps team is seeking a highly skilled Engineer to help automate, monitor, support, and enhance the OpenStack on-prem cloud infrastructure as well as implement best-practices solutions leveraging configuration management tools. This role will also support the legacy environment (J2EE; WebSphere) cross-functionally with engineering, product, and IT stakeholders in an Agile framework. If you're passionate about building automated solutions, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD code pipelines and implementing DevOps methodologies, then Vericast is a great fit for you!KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES- Collaborate with team members on the DevOps team to design and implement cloud solutions that are automated, secure, scalable, and highly available 30%- Provision of critical system security by leveraging best practices and cloud security solutions 10%- Troubleshoot failed builds and deployments 5%- Take part in all Agile ceremonies 10%- Evaluation of new technology alternatives and vendor products 5%QualificationsEDUCATION- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.EXPERIENCE- 5+ Years with Bachelor's degree or 11+ years' work experienceKNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES- Solid foundation of cloud computing (preferably OpenStack), networking and Linux administration.- Strong understanding of how to secure cloud environments and meet compliance requirements.- Issue and bug tracking and wiki documentation (JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow)- Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)- Infrastructure provisioning (at least one of Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation)- Application monitoring (ELK stack, New Relic, Datadog, etc.)- Can write high-quality code in a programming language (e.G. Java, Python, Ruby, Scala, Go) that addresses real-world engineering problems.- Software Delivery Lifecycle Process optimization.- Source code systems and Gitlab branching strategies.- Ability to learn/use a wide variety of open-source technologies and tools- Communicate effectively with Scrum masters, Product Managers and Application Developer Leads regarding implementation of best practices and DevOps methodologies.COMMUNICATION AND CONTACTS- Communicates directly with internal and external customers. Communicates effectively with Scrum masters, Product Managers and Application Developer Leads regarding implementation of best practices and DevOps methodologies.DECISION MAKING- An Engineer is a problem solver who analyzes models/designs creates modifies and supports a set of complex systems processes or operations that enable business capabilities