2025044 Operations Engineer

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Primary Location: United States (US) – IL - Moline

Function: Technology

Title: Operations Engineer - 2025044

Onsite/Remote: Remote Position

Your Responsibilities

As an Operations Engineer for John Deere in Moline, IL, you will:

• Add Designed and implemented new features/code to improve the performance and capabilities of the software application;
• Participated in discussions/decisions regarding future software engineering direction and evaluation, prioritization, and elimination of technical debt;
• Supported, evaluated, and continuously improved technology and business processes to maintain alignment with business plans;
• Provided expertise to address complex and crucial technical problems concerning the software application's functioning;
• Developed and maintained strategic relationships within and other departments and functional operations and interacts with business contacts;
• Participate in on-call rotation.
• Up to 20% domestic travel required. Can live anywhere in the U.S. Up to 100% remote work allowed.

What Skills You Need

• 2 years of experience in proficient in creating scripts to interface with AWS resources for monitoring usage metrics, automating routine processes, and generating notifications for system events or thresholds
• 2 years of expertise in Amazon Web Services, including Elastic Container Service (ECS), Simple Storage Service (S3), Elasticsearch Service (ES), Lambda, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), Simple Notification Service (SNS), and Simple Queue Service (SQS), with a focus on leveraging these tools for scalable and efficient cloud solutions
• 2 years of experience in designing and building applications using JavaScript for server-side logic and real-time interactions, as well as Python for developing scalable backend services and automation scripts for data manipulation and analysis, with practical exposure to applying machine learning techniques in cloud data environments to build predictive models and enhance data-driven decision-making
• 1 year of experience in designing and implementing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Drone and GitHub Actions, ensuring streamlined and automated software delivery processes
• 2 years of skilled in utilizing Docker for containerization and Terraform for automating infrastructure as code, provisioning, enabling efficient deployment, scaling, and management of cloud resources and environments
• 1 year of experience in leveraging Elasticsearch for advanced search and analytics, and creating insightful visualizations and dashboards to analyze and present data effectively, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency
• 2 years of experience using statistical and analytical techniques to understand data patterns and inform strategic decisions to examine and interpret datasets to uncover insights, identify trends, and derive actionable conclusions
• 1 year of experience in using Datadog to set up and manage monitoring solutions, analyze performance metrics, and gain real-time insights into application and infrastructure health, ensuring proactive issue detection and system optimization

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science or Technology or related field plus 2 years related experience.

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use

$96,013 - $106,013 per year + Benefits

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Please apply on-line at www.JohnDeere.com/USJobs and search for Job Posting Number 2025044

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