Engineer-DevOps

Company Overview:

Satcom Direct (SD) provides global connectivity solutions for business and general aviation, military, government, and land mobile services. Since 1997, SD has worked to solve the unsolvable and advance the technology of connectivity through our industry-leading hardware and flight operations software. Our company culture is based on innovation and creativity which allows our team members to thrive in a dynamic atmosphere. We are looking for people who are passionate about customer satisfaction and who excel in a constantly changing environment.

Satcom Direct offers a highly competitive benefits package. For our US based employees, the company covers the entire cost for an employee's health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, as well as contributing to a significant portion of the family premium. Our global headquarters offers an on-site gym staffed with personal trainers, a cafe, food trucks, social hour, and more. With an open vacation policy, employees have the flexibility to take time when they need it. SD is centrally located on the beautiful Space Coast in Viera, FL, which is one of the Top 50 Master-Planned Communities in the United States.

JOB SUMMARY:

The DevOps Engineer will focus on automating workloads into repeatable and consistent processes while leveraging appropriate tools. You will take control of the tools and process used to deploy this code, to build a streamlined and reliable system that our Developers can use to push their changes in a controlled and rapid fashion. You will ensure we meet certain data design principles while acting as a data guardian. Your primary role will be the underlying configuration of, mainly, IIS systems to provide HA and DR capabilities while maintaining efficient and secure configurations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and should demonstrate the following competencies to consistently perform the essential functions of this position. All employees are expected to adhere to and be knowledgeable of Satcom Direct (SD) operations standards, established security/safety rules and requirements for attendance. The requirements listed below are representative of the fundamental knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the job successfully:

• Design, deploy, and maintain SD infrastructure to support software development. Duties include:
  • System updates
  • Security patches
  • Infrastructure deployment
  • User and Group management
  • System health and reporting tools
  • Failure testing
• Ensure reliable, repeatable, and efficient infrastructure deployment (largely MS IIS) with the use of scripting languages and IT automation tools.
• Extensive knowledge of MS Azure offerings and how to integrate them into our current environment.
• Design and implement automation tools that combat frequent, manual intensive labor within SD's IT and Software Engineering Departments.
• Administrate the CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) processes and implement new ways to support reliable, secure code.
• Write, maintain, and store comprehensive infrastructure documentation for educational and historical use. Interact with Developers to effectively explore, investigate and implement requirements as they apply to database technology
• Ensure that database systems are available, secure, that procedures are well documented and leveraging scripting and automation technologies to improve speed of delivery.
• Other duties as assigned

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS:

• 5+ years experience in DevOps specializing in Systems Administration/Engineering/Azure
• Prefer - AZ-305 Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Certification
• Demonstrable expertise with performance tuning, configuring, and maintaining virtual environments
• Experience with system monitoring tools
• Experience developing scripts of various types to streamline work
• High availability experience with IIS environments as well as SQL
• Expertise with Windows Operating Systems
• Expertise with Microsoft Azure
• Comfortable with automation and configuration management tools
• Strong abilities in backup & recovery, security and monitoring applications
• Must be a team player
• Strong analytical and trouble shooting skills
• Must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to track and manage multiple tasks at the same time and follow them through to completion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including ability to present complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Strong problem solving skills and inherent decision making ability
• Successful candidates must successfully complete a background and drug screen.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing general office duties for this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and/or walk around (including the use of stairs). Other demands include the ability to openly communicate with others by talking, listening and reading, able to lift light objects (< 25lbs), and use standard office equipment such as computer, printer, phone and cell phone. In addition, there is an occasional need to bend, twist or stoop in order to open/close cabinets, reach for files or other standard office type objects.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The office environment is generally quiet and, in a temperature, controlled setting with random adjustments in noise or temperature due to others talking or laughing loudly, unscheduled maintenance repairs to the building or its interior offices or unpredictable situations due to weather or other acts beyond company control. An employee must be willing to work their regularly assigned work schedule for their particular duties and/or job responsibilities and in times of need, be able to work an extended schedule depending on company/department needs, project requirements or customer demands. Some overnight travel is required to facilitate work objectives. While at client site locations, if applicable, employee will be required to adhere to the proper safety precautions established by the client while in proximity to their work area, flight-line or maintenance repair center; work may require some physical effort in the handling of light materials, boxes or equipment. The temperature at client locations can vary from controlled to variations off hot/cold when working, standing or walking in or near the flight-line or maintenance repair center.

If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department at (321) 777-3000

Satcom Direct is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role in Colorado is $130,000-$135,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. SD also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, experience level and location.