Overview

Job Location:
Chicago – Illinois

TopBloc is a Workday boutique partner firm that provides fixed-time, fixed-price Workday deployment services and on-demand Workday support. Using our internal proprietary tool we are able to quickly implement Workday Human Capital Management, Payroll, and Financials business processes and technology, letting our customers focus on their business while they gain immediate value. Once live, we also provide expertise and resources as needed to support the customer’s individual Workday solution.

 

TopBloc is committed to providing employees with an environment that provides continuous learning, career development, and a sense of belonging. We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer who is passionate about working in a collaborative environment and has the ambition to be a driver for success.

Requirements (What We’re Looking For):

  • Experience with AWS EC2, VPC, S3, EBS, RDS, Route 53, CloudFormation, CodeDeploy, etc. 

  • Experience working with AWS via CLI and management console 

  • Experience with web development technologies and scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, etc.)

  • Deep understanding of any modern Linux distro (preferably RHEL/AWS Linux)

  • Familiar with best practices for infrastructure security, reliability, and fault tolerance

  • Knowledge of hardening Linux operating systems and remediating security vulnerabilities on Internet-facing servers

  • Experience with CD/CI and version control tools such as Git, GitLab, Artifactory, Jenkins

  • Experienced with Operating System Security, Container Security, and Application Security

  • Strong experience in system troubleshooting

  • Experience with centralized logging and filtering (Splunk, CloudTrail)

  • Familiar with proxies, shell configuration, advanced ssh client configuration.

  • Knowledge of distributed, multi-tier systems

  • Familiarity with standard IT security practices such as encryption, certificates, and key management

  • Experience with Kubernetes or Kubernetes services (EKS, AKS, GKE)

  • Strong knowledge of configuration management and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform)

  • Experience with data stores and caches like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or Redis.

Responsibilities (What You’ll Do):

  • Maintain and monitor the automated build and continuous integration process to ensure efficient build execution, and facilitate resolution of build/release failures

  • Manage the DevOps team providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the success of the team and their objectives.

  • Monitor and manage all server environments, ensure that each are healthy and have the latest patches and security components installed

  • Participate and implement the design of new infrastructure practices, architecture, and design of systems

  • Provide system documentation as needed, including architectural diagrams, process flowcharts, and data flowcharts

  • Work with developers to execute software releases, configuration updates, and other release requirements

  • Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and fixing software and infrastructure issues.

  • Design and implement DevOps best practices, establish standards and policies for managing source code and continuous integration/delivery

  • Contribute to security automation through the development of compliance and audit tests as code, integrated into the CI/CD pipeline

 

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

 

Benefits (What We’re Offering):

  • Fast-paced and result oriented work culture with competitive base salary

  • Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Basic Life Insurance coverage

  • Additional voluntary life insurance available

  • Paid Parental Leave & Pregnancy Related Medical Leave

  • Generous paid sick leave

  • Unlimited PTO

  • Monthly wellness/gym subsidy

  • Monthly phone subsidy

  • 401 (k) and ROTH retirement savings plan with matching

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Company sponsored volunteer opportunities, LinkedIn Learning access, company and team outings

TopBloc is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

The hiring base pay range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At TopBloc, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current hiring range salary is $130,000- $165,000.