[Remote] DevOps Engineer, Global

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vantage Data Centers is a leading provider of data center solutions, and they are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their IT Department. The role focuses on automating and standardizing the installation, configuration, deployment, and operation of technology platforms to enhance operational efficiency and support growth. Responsibilities • Reduce the time it takes to provision infrastructure • Create runbooks, scripts, and unit tests to reduce manual labor on repetitive tasks • Work with the other IT teams to resolve how we can improve their existing workflows with the use of automation • Work across the organization to advise and influence improved cloud adoption and governance • Maintain, improve, and support the tools and platforms that are managed by the team • Author and maintain puppet roles and profiles to automate the configuration of our Windows and Linux servers • Influence reliable, efficient, scalable enterprise grade solutions across the organization • Share your knowledge and expertise with peers by documenting your work and leading and organizing brown bag sessions • Implement standard methodologies for systems automation and platform operations • Ensure the availability and security of the tools and platforms supported by the team Skills • Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, software development, information technology or equivalent experience required • 7 years of hands-on experience as a DevOps, Cloud, or Platform engineer role is required; 8 to 12 years preferred • Strong, hands-on experience developing and administering tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Terraform • Consistent track record of building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI • Intermediate to advanced understanding of programming and scripting languages Ruby, Java, Python, Bash, .NET, and Powershell; with advanced ability to author and automate code quality standards • Ability to write idempotent declarative configuration management using Puppet, supported by a clear understanding of operating systems and applications present in the Vantage enterprise • Advanced understanding of secure coding practices, compliance as code, software attestation and signing • Advanced understanding of Terraform and ARM • Ability to use Chocolatey to build custom NuGet packages • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of VMWare VCF 9 components, vCenter, vSphere, and ability to codify Content Library, Aria Automations, Tanzu, and NSX • Advanced understanding of Azure networking, storage, compute, and serverless • Advanced knowledge of ELK stack, Kubernetes, Openshift • Intermediate knowledge of FluxCD, Helm • Intermediate knowledge of policy as code such as checkov, open policy agent • Advanced knowledge of cloud native design principles and best practices, and ability apply principles to hybrid cloud environment • Experience working with ITIL practices • Familiarity with regulatory compliance frameworks such as GDPR, PCI, SOX • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member • Travel required is expected to be less than 5% • Data Center industry experience is strongly preferred, but not required Benefits • Medical, dental, and vision coverage • Life and AD&D • Short and long-term disability coverage • Paid time off • Employee assistance • Participation in a 401k program that includes company match • Many other additional voluntary benefits • Comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations Company Overview • Vantage Data Centers designs and develops data center campuses to large cloud providers, AI enterprises, and other tech-driven businesses. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Vantage Data Centers has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 5 in 2022, 2 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job