Senior DevOps Engineer 1

Overview

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

Responsibilities

Description

The DevOps team plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between development and operations to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and quality of software development and deployment processes. The DevOps team aims to streamline and enhance the entire software development lifecycle, improving collaboration, increasing automation, and ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of applications and infrastructure.

Your day-to-day job will consist of:

• Develop and maintain automation scripts for deployment and testing of a K-12 ERP platform.
• Take ownership of the Octopus Deploy process and explore alternatives like Terraform.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to streamline deployment processes.
• Ensure the reliability and scalability of deployment pipelines.
• Document automation processes and provide training to team members.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant and related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Additional experience may be substitute for an advanced Degree.
• Experience with deployment automation tools such as Octopus Deploy, ansible, chef, puppet, or Terraform.
• Strong scripting skills in languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VMS

EEO Commitment

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool celebrates a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com.

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