Job Description

Why Lytx
Lytx is looking for a highly skilled Staff DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will be pivotal in designing, implementing, and maintaining our continuous integration and deployment pipelines, infrastructure, and tools. You will also get the opportunity to act as a subject-matter guide on core AWS services, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure AWS standard methodologies, infrastructure as code (IaC), and cost optimizations are integrated early in the design process.

You’ll Get To

• Evaluate and oversee the implementation of innovative technologies aimed at improving the efficiency, performance, and reliability of the Lytx Infrastructure.
• Engage with innovative technologies such as OpenShift, Kubernetes, MQTT, and Kafka.
• Implement new systems and frameworks to bolster a global IoT platform and elevate it to the next level.
• Develop and deliver innovative solutions that empower engineering teams.
• Develop and implement MLOps practices to improve the speed, efficiency, and quality of our AI/ML deployments.
• Design Data/Machine Learning pipelines to transform Data/Machine Learning features.
• Propel and execute enhancements in capacity, reliability, availability, monitoring, and performance of core and supporting systems.
• Fulfill other assigned duties.

What You Need

• A bachelor's/master’s degree with a technical major or equivalent experience.
• 9+ years of experience in designing, building, and supporting Infrastructure Architecture, CI/CD, and production operations within a hybrid On-Premises/Cloud environment.
• Expertise in DevOps principles, practices, and technologies, including GitOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Terraform, or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Proficiency in building CI/CD pipelines, with preference given to experience with GitHub and ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in managing Kubernetes and various container and cloud-native technologies.
• Proven experience in security best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and vulnerability assessments.
• Strong knowledge of containerization technologies such as OpenShift, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Expertise in scripting/automation using tools like PowerShell, BASH, Python, Perl, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and training for new or less experienced team members.
• Knowledge of Systems Administration/System Engineering with Microsoft Windows/Linux.
• Familiarity with networking concepts such as routing, load balancing, DNS, content delivery, and domain trusts.
• Excellent documentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present technical content to management and engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with AWS compute and storage services including EKS, ECS, Lambda, EC2, MSK, AMIs, Redshift, Kinesis, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, S3, and Glacier.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance their productivity, ensure they operate on reliable and scalable systems, and advocate for best practices, including GitOps principles.

Preferred

• AWS Advanced and Specialty level Certifications.
• Experience with ML and Data platforms, including developing and implementing MLOps practices and designing Data/Machine Learning pipelines.