Principal DevOps Engineer

Company Overview

AdCellerant is an award-winning tech-enabled services company that has brought Madison Avenue-level digital marketing solutions to Main Street businesses since 2013. We help local marketers, media companies, agencies, and channel sales organizations leverage our proprietary advertising software platform, Ui.Marketing.

Summary of Role:

As a Principal DevOps Engineer at AdCellerant, you will be responsible for leading our DevOps team, developing and implementing strategies for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of best practices, automate manual processes, and enhance our development and deployment pipelines. Your experience and leadership will be crucial in shaping our DevOps culture and processes.

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and manage cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability.
• Lead, mentor, and guide a team of DevOps engineers in designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and automation tools.
• Define and implement best practices for IaC integration, build automation, and deployment processes to improve software development efficiency.
• Collaborate with development, product, and QA roles to streamline workflows and facilitate fast, reliable, and secure software releases.
• Monitor and troubleshoot the health of our systems, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure high availability and performance.
• Work closely with our security team to implement security measures, including identity and access management, compliance, and encryption to safeguard sensitive data and applications.
• Continuously evaluate emerging DevOps and cloud technologies, tools, and practices, and make recommendations for adoption.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans, ensuring data and service availability.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of documentation, policies, and procedures related to DevOps and infrastructure.
• Work with 3rd parties and internal stakeholders to plan and manage cloud infrastructure budget
• Manage DNS, SSL Certificates, and networking configuration in GCP

Location Information:

This role is preferred to be located near our Denver, CO office, with hybrid work from home flexibility.

• Our HQ is in Denver, Colorado. Our fun, downtown location is open for those who wish to work in the office, set visitor meetings, and collaborate with coworkers in person. Office perks include a dog friendly policy, snacks for all (healthy options and vegan options available), beverages, and an open floor plan where team members can book a desk any time.
• Team members must live and work in the United States* (*territories excluded), and have access to reliable, high-speed internet.

BuiltIn: #BI-Remote

Compensation:

Annual salary range: $150,000 - $200,000

Benefits:

AdCellerant offers full-time employees:

• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days
• Health/dental/vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan and company match contribution
• Generous paid parental leave
• Wellness Program
• “Remote-first” approach with work from home flexibility
• Denver, CO headquarters available for hybrid work with in office perks

Life at AdCellerant:

Our top priority is our team above everything else. We set out to build a great workplace, followed by a great company. We know that if our team is motivated, all the company’s business objectives can be achieved. Our goal of team first since our founding has led to being recognized in a few ways we are proud of:

• Denver Business Journal “Best Workplace”
• Built In Colorado’s Best Workplaces 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
• Inc. 5000 Award for Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S, 5 years running: 2018 - 2022

Those who join our team join the ranks of an engaged, lively, industry-leading team! We are united in our mission to make Madison Avenue-level digital advertising solutions available to Main Street marketers, and you’ll find our main Pillars woven throughout everything we do.

AdCellerant’s Pillars:

• Driving results for partners & local businesses
• Technology innovations to stay ahead of the curve
• Our team members’ success & well being
• Exceptional customer service for every single partner
• Conducting our business in an ethical & sustainable way
• Making our local community a better place

Other Requirements:

Currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Equal Opportunity:

AdCellerant is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, citizenship, age, Veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Important: Security Notice:

We're excited that you're interested in exploring job opportunities with AdCellerant! However, we also want to remind you to be cautious and wary of recruitment scams that have become increasingly common across all industries.

Fraudsters may pose as a representative of a company, and unsuspecting applicants may be invited to participate in fake interviews, asked to fill out fabricated employment applications, or even issued fake offer letters. This is all in an attempt to entice victims to pay money or divulge sensitive personal information.

We take your safety and privacy seriously, and want to assure you that we will never ask for your financial information during any part of the interview process.

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Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in DevOps or related roles, with at least 3 years of experience working specifically with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proven experience as a DevOps engineer with a strong background in software development and infrastructure management.
• Expertise in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and Salt
• Extensive experience with cloud services, particularly AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong knowledge of scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Shell, etc).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK stack, Grafana. Datadog is a plus).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and lead the DevOps department.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or GCP are a plus.