[Remote] IT - Infrastructure Systems - DevOps Engineer II (Remote in CA only)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Golden 1 Credit Union is among the top credit unions in the country, committed to empowering its members and uplifting communities. They are seeking a DevOps Engineer II who will lead automation processes in deploying Infrastructure as Code, manage Linux/Kubernetes environments, and support development teams on API integration strategies.ResponsibilitiesIndependently lead infrastructure-as-code development using Terraform and scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell to support scalable and reliable deploymentsManage Linux/Kubernetes cluster environmentsDeploy solutions in accordance with Change Management ProcessesSupport development teams on API integration strategy and standards developmentEnsure systems are secure against cybersecurity threatsIdentify technical problems and develop software updates and fixesStrong Splunk skills for administration, query optimization, alerting, and dashboard developmentBuild tools to reduce errors and improve customer experiencePropose ideas and solutions within the Infrastructure Department to reduce workload through automationDesign, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for faster and more reliable software releasesIndependently conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actionsDesign and write tests to investigate infrastructure failure and scalingCreate and maintain response playbooks across incident management and monitoring toolsDevelop automation to ensure repeatability, eliminate toil, and reduce time to action and repair servicesAnalyze key operational metrics to identify opportunities to improve availabilityImplement effective monitoring, alerting, and reduction of alert fatigueManage container orchestration environments and optimize deployment workflows to enhance scalability, reliability, and operational efficiencyDesign, build, and manage containerized environments using DockerCreate and maintain SLIs, SLOs, and error budgetsDesign and optimize monitoring dashboards and alerting systems to proactively detect and address application performance and uptime issuesImplement code branching strategies using GitHub functionsAdvanced Terraform syntax and GitLab CI/CD configuration, pipelines, jobsProvisioning and setting up metrics in Prometheus, Thanos, and Grafana, creating and managing alertsImplement cloud engineering standards, reusable modules, and platform patterns in Microsoft AzureOperate shared cloud platform services according to Cloud Engineering defined architecturesEnsure infrastructure changes comply with reliability, security, and cost controls established by Cloud EngineeringMaintain operational documentation and runbooks for cloud platform servicesSkillsBachelor of science degree (or equivalent) in computer science, engineering, or relevant fieldOver 4 years as a DevOps Engineer in medium to large-scale environmentsProficient in Windows Server, Linux, and hybrid cloud deployments using Microsoft Azure and VMWareSkilled in Git/GitHub workflows, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, and container orchestration (Tanzu, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)Experienced with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) and observability platforms (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ThousandEyes)Knowledgeable in log management (ELK Stack) and database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL)Strong background in automating infrastructure provisioning and application deployment using Terraform, Ansible, and KubernetesProficient in creating and maintaining monitoring dashboards, SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets to ensure application uptime and performanceExperienced in ensuring infrastructure security, driving automation initiatives, and collaborating across teams to improve reliability and scalabilityExperienced in building observability pipelines and performing advanced queries in log management tools like Splunk for troubleshootingExperience implementing and operating Azure-based shared services defined by platform or cloud engineering teamsMicrosoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification (Required)Kubernetes Administration Certification (Required)Linux Certification (Desired)Company OverviewGolden 1 Credit Union is a financial cooperative that offers checking, savings, home loan, investment, insurance and online services. It was founded in 1933, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.golden1.com/.