DevOps Engineer

About the position

Magnet Forensics is a global leader in the development of digital investigative software that acquires, analyzes, and shares evidence from computers, smartphones, tablets, and IoT-related devices. We are continually innovating so our customers can deploy advanced and effective tools to protect their companies, communities, and countries. Serving over 4,000 customers in over 100 countries, our solutions are playing a crucial role in modernizing digital investigations, helping investigators fight crime, protect assets, and guard national security. With employees based around the world, Magnet Forensics has been expanding our global presence with offices in Waterloo and Ottawa, Canada; Atlanta, GA, Herndon, VA, Westminster, CO; and Singapore. As a part of Magnet Forensics, you can expect to make a difference in the world, no matter what role you play. You’ll be supported through learning and development, not to mention an incredible team with unbelievable talent and integrity. If you think you would be the right person to join our team working towards this goal, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Identify and advocate for improvements across Process, Tools and Architecture, ultimately guiding the teams Roadmap
• Analyze requirements, break down tasks and estimate effort
• Participate in code reviews
• Troubleshoot, debug and fix defects
• Take initiative, build strong teams and communicate effectively
• Guide best practices for building, delivering and maintaining multiple source code projects
• Communication across the product and throughout the organization to share knowledge and build consensus
• Provide informal and formal mentorship within and outside the team
• Support compliance efforts for the product
• Participate in support calls with customer and professional services team for timely resolution of issues

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience with Python and/or Go
• 4+ years of experience patching Linux systems and containers
• 2+ years of experience building and maintaining Kubernetes clusters
• Proficiency in Linux shell scripting (create, debug, maintain, etc.)
• Proficiency using Git based version control systems
• Proficiency with build tools (We use Jenkins)
• Proficiency with networking design, protocols, and security
• Proficiency working with an Infrastructure-as-Code first mindset (Terraform, Cloud Formation/CDK, Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts)
• Experience working with Cloud Providers (We use AWS)
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working through compliance initiatives (SOC2, FedRAMP, Penetration tests)
• Experience managing relational databases
• Experience with alerting, observability, and telemetry (Prometheus/Grafana)
• Experience working in high security environments
• Experience generating effective and efficient project documentation
• Experience with Argo

Benefits

• Generous time off policies
• Competitive compensation
• Volunteer opportunities
• Reward and recognition programs
• Employee committees & resource groups
• Healthcare and retirement benefits