Sr DevOps Engineer

About the position

As a member of the Enterprise DevOps Team, the DevOps Engineer is expected to work with Dev, QA, Security and Production Operations to serve as a technical SME responsible for the Cloud-based services within the company. The role involves weighing software patterns, architectures and configuration against security and operational considerations, and working within a collaborative, team-based DevOps approach to help design, build, implement and improve DaVita's offerings. The engineer will identify opportunities to improve and automate processes, systems and code, and create the design, implementation, and ongoing management of systems that deliver against requirements for functionality, scalability, performance, and reliability. The position requires showing, through communication, practice and example, how DevOps and Cloud can deliver improved speed, flexibility and quality, and working closely with strategic planning groups to provide future technologies direction that fits executive vision. Additionally, the engineer will develop and define process and procedure to proactively manage pre-production and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Forward Plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio
• Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations
• Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates
• Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations
• Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
• Organize and coordinate complex releases that comprise of cross-functional teams and a multitude of interrelated and independent application and/or infrastructure changes
• Ensure resource (people and technology) requirements in support of a release are met
• Ensure risk mitigation practices are in place (i.e. back out/contingency planning)
• Provide on-going written and verbal release status updates to various levels of the organization
• Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required
• Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities
• Maintain the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process
• Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists
• Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks
• Research new software development and configuration management methodologies and technologies and analyze their application to current configuration management needs
• Serve as an escalation point for all issues and questions associated with a specific release
• Ability to be flexible and use subject matter experts, circumstantial evidence and sound judgment to mitigate risks by adjusting releases and/or release management process requirements
• Use post release reviews to improve and provide input into adjusting the release management process
• Support IT initiative to take work off the system (through elimination, automation, or move to self service)
• Assist in updating and documenting key policies, processes, and procedures
• Identify areas for improvement and integration in key processes

Requirements

• 9+ years' hands-on experience and proficiency with DevOps and Cloud (Google Cloud preferred)
• Software development experience including language proficiency, GitOps familiarity and coding/testing best practices
• Cloud-native and hybrid-Cloud approaches
• Microservice delivery and operation including polyglot database architectures
• CICD and release management
• Technical capabilities with Terraform
• Modern CICD tooling
• Kubernetes
• VM migration, image creation/management (e.g. Packer) and highly available operation
• Relational and NoSQL databases
• Core networking concepts and application
• Core security best practices

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning