Job Description:

We Have An Exciting Opportunity For A Remote Devsecops Site Reliability Architect To Join The It Technology Shared Services Team, Within The Ferguson It Organization. The Devsecops Site Reliability Architect Will Be Responsible For The Tools And Processes That Provide The Foundational Components Vital For Applications That Run For The Enterprise. You Will Work Closely With Other Technology Teams In Architecting A Platform That Will Best Suit The Needs Of The Business. You Will Act As The Liaison Between Our Ecomm, Infrastructure Architecture, And Security Teams. The Primary Focus Is Developing And Implementing Tooling To Make That Possible. You Will Be Encouraged To Understand, Provide Governance, And Automate In The Entire Stack And All Environments. We Believe That A Coherent Approach To Systems Architecture Is Needed. We Want Systems That Are Responsive, Resilient, Elastic, Loosely Coupled And Message Driven.

You Must Be Capable Of Working Independently, Collaboratively Within The Team As Well As Collaboratively With Other Teams. The Sre Team Works In A Lively, Fast Paced Environment. Our Mission Is To Automate As Often As Possible.

**This Opportunity Is Approved To Sit 100% Remote. If Local To The Newport News, Va Area, You Will Have The Opportunity For In-Office Work In The New Hq3 Facility.**

Duties And Responsibilities: Allow Technology Teams To Operate More Effectively Through Tooling.

Architect Solutions That You And The Business Agree Should Be Implemented (Reverse Proxies, Caching Systems, Systems, Services, Etc.)

Facilitate The Needs Of Software Development And It To Reach Mutual Goals.

Clearly Connect With All Key Partners, (Roadmaps, Implementation Guides, Cross Training For Implemented Technologies)

Facilitate Release Engineering Efforts To Get Code Out To Production Quickly To Increase Development Efficiency

Multi-Cloud Engineering (Azure, Salesforce, Oracle Cloud, Gcp, Aws)

Release Engineering: Continuous Integration, Tools For Testing, Continuous Deployment And Zero Downtime Deployments, Develop Services And Tooling That Facilitate High Quality Releases,

Automate And Build Structure That Allows Our Site Reliability Engineering Team To Maintain The Platforms That Run Our Applications: Architected Solutions- Reverse Proxies, Caching Systems, Services,

Layer 7 Networking: Cdn, Dns, Ssl, Load Balancing, Bot Mitigation.

Cloud Engineering: Private, Azure, Aws, Gcp, Oracle Cloud, Salesforce.

Automated Infrastructure: Terraform, Azure Kubernetes Services, Anthos Service Mesh, Apigee Hybrid Api Platform.

Chatops

Logging

Monitoring

Alerting

Qualifications And Requirements: 5-7 Years Of Software Development Experience; Emphasis On Ecommerce And Specifically Salesforce And Azure Experience Is Desired

Experience Working In A High Traffic, E-Commerce Environment

Deep Understanding Of Ci/Cd Systems

Experience With Nodejs, Python, Ruby, Java, Javascript

Experience Working In A High Traffic, E-Commerce Environment

Sophisticated Knowledge Of Web-Based Applications And Testing Tools

Understanding Of Software Load Balancing, Feature Switching, Service Discovery, Circuit Breakers

Sophisticated Knowledge With Caching Systems And Techniques (Memcached, Redis, Varnish)

Understanding Of Ci/Cd Systems

7-10 Years Of Information Technology Experience

Advanced Knowledge Of The Linux Operating Systems

Advanced Knowledge Of Complex Web Hosting Configuration Components, Including Firewalls, Load Balancers, Cdns, Web And Database Servers

Advanced Familiarity With Server-Side Scripting Languages

Understanding Of Configuration Management Systems (Puppet/Chef/Etc)

Proficient With Containerization (Docker) And Container Orchestration (Kubernetes)

Ability To Effectively Engage And Empower Large Groups

Adaptable And Proactively Able To Move With Change While Maintaining A Positive Attitude

Proven Project Management Experience

Other Duties:
Please Note This Job Description Is Not Crafted To Cover Or Contain A Comprehensive Listing Of Activities, Duties Or Responsibilities That Are Required Of The Employee For This Job. Duties, Responsibilities, And Activities May Change At Any Time With Or Without Notice.

Competencies: To Perform The Job Effectively, An Individual Should Demonstrate The Following Proficiencies To Perform The Essential Functions Of This Position:

Problem Solving- A Creative, Analytical Mind Able To Review Large Quantities Of Data And Quickly Bring Solutions To Life.

Interpersonal Skills-The Individual Maintains Confidentiality, Remains Open To Others' Ideas And Exhibits Willingness To Try New Things.

Oral Communication-The Individual Speaks Clearly And Persuasively In Positive Or Negative Situations And Demonstrates Group Presentation Skills.

Written Communication-The Individual Edits Work For Spelling And Grammar, Presents Numerical Data Effectively And Is Able To Read And Interpret Written Information.

Planning/Organizing-The Individual Prioritizes And Plans Work Activities And Uses Time Efficiently.

Quality Control-The Individual Demonstrates Accuracy And Thoroughness And Monitors Own Work To Ensure Quality.

Adaptability-The Individual Adapts To Changes In The Work Environment, Manages Competing Demands And Is Able To Deal With Frequent Change, Delays Or Unexpected Events.

Dependability-The Individual Is Consistently At Work And On Time, Follows Instructions, Responds To Strategic Direction And Solicits Feedback To Improve Performance.

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The Company Is An Equal Opportunity Employer As Well As A Government Contractor That Shall Abide By The Requirements Of 41 Cfr 60-300.5(A), Which Prohibits Discrimination Against Qualified Protected Veterans And The Requirements Of 41 Cfr 60-741.5(A), Which Prohibits Discrimination Against Qualified Individuals On The Basis Of Disability.