Pearson Hiring for Principal DevOps Engineer at Bismarck, North Dakota Full Time

Principal DevOps Engineer

At Pearson, we add life to a lifetime of learning so everyone can realize the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact.

The team is developing a platform, that will enable authors to create next generation interactive learning experiences. Think of a platform where author could create learning experiences from a book that have multiple learning paths to biology experiment simulation.

Skills and Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer or similar software engineering role

• 9+ years of experience managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or GitLab a plus)

• Ability to write code and scripts

• Proficient building large scale CI/CD pipelines

• Proficient at building infrastructure with AWS

• Experience with building infrastructure as a code, preferably Terraform

• Proficient at git and git workflows

• Experience developing engineering applications for a large corporation

• Working knowledge of monitoring databases, preferably Cassandra

• Experience being a part of Agile/Scrum environment is a plus

• Team player, problem solver, good communicator with a desire to deliver meaningful features, get along with others, and have fun

• BS / MS in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field is a plus

Objectives of this Role

• Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure

• Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes

• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats

• Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and ‘fixes’

• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended

• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers

• Planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines

• Build tools to reduce errors and improve customer experience

• Develop software to integrate with internal back-end systems

• Perform root cause analysis for production errors

• Investigate and resolve technical issues

• Develop scripts to automate visualization

• Design procedures for system troubleshooting and maintenance

As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, Pearson provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only, the range of starting pay for this role is $100K-$135K. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program.

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Job: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Higher Education

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Req ID: 4518