Principal DevOps Engineer

Dallas, TX

We're here to keep the dream of home ownership alive. Oh, and while we're at it, we're determined to change the lending industry itself. It's simple, but it won't be easy. And we'll need a great team behind us. (That's where you come in.) We want to show the world that transparency, candor and collaboration aren't just good values. They're good business. Working here isn't for people who want to punch a clock. It's for people who want to punch a hole in the status quo. Come join us. And make a difference instead of just a living.

Job Summary:

As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing information systems which will adequately support the enterprise infrastructure of the organization. Analyzes system requirements and ensures that systems will offer security and will be effectively integrated with current applications. Ensures that all systems are working at optimal levels and offers support to application development department regarding new technologies and system requirements. Has deep understanding of infrastructure, application programming, and web and software applications.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • You will provide leadership in the areas of Infrastructure design and automation, service operation, delivery, scale and observability.
  • Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement.
  • Support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, capacity planning, and launch reviews.
  • Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
  • Scale systems sustainably via automation and evolve systems by advocating for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
  • Participate in incident response and blameless postmortems.

Core Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science (or related) or equivalent work experience required
  • 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise level applications and their infrastructure.
  • Extensive experience with Google Cloud
  • Proficiency in a Compiled Programming language as well as Bash, Python or other scripting languages.
  • Prior experience (3-5 years) in a Production Engineering or related position.
  • Knowledge of Linux operating systems internals (eg filesystems, system calls), and with networking (eg subnetting, firewalls).
  • Knowledge of CI/CD best practices and tooling such as Azure DevOps, CircleCI, Jenkins, etc.
  • Experience delivering automated infrastructure using Chef or Ansible and Terraform (Rightscale a plus).
  • The know-how to safely and effectively deploy containerized applications/microservices into Kubernetes or Docker Swarm.
  • Familiarity with monitoring/logging platforms like New Relic, DataDog, Splunk, ELK, etc.
  • Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.
  • Strong problem-solving and effective communication skills.

Preferred Requirements:

  • Working knowledge of Azure and AWS a huge plus!
  • Experience with Machine Learning.
  • Leadership and teaming skills to help coordinate cross-functional teams focused on product delivery.
  • Ability to work with APIs and Plugins to integrate tooling into established Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

Mr. Cooper is committed to nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment where every employee is empowered to be their authentic self. We know that a large part of our success as a business is directly tied to our ongoing efforts to attract and retain diverse talent and maintain an inclusive environment where each employee can thrive. Embracing and leveraging diversity through an inclusive work environment fosters new ideas, new insights, and constant innovation. We strive to weave the principles of diversity and inclusion throughout the fabric of how we work, how we interact, and how we engage with our customers and the community.

Location Dallas, TX (75398)
Job Type Full Time
Company Mr. Cooper Group
Posted 23 days ago