Principal DevOps Engineer

November 19

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Patterson Companies, Inc.

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Dental supplies • Dental technology • Animal health supplies • Animal health technology • Veterinary supplies

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1877

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🤝 B2B

Description

• The Principle DevOps Engineer supports web and digital based software applications or web-based Cloud software applications, supporting services, and hosting platforms. • The Principle DevOps Engineer focuses on application life cycle management tools and processes and assists with process workflows and improvements with system engineers, software engineers, security analysts, and technical architects. • This position is also responsible for environment and release management and focuses on continuously improving the quality, scalability and speed to market of the supported software. • Mentor a team of DevOps engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. • Shape and implement the long-term DevOps strategy for the organization. • Develop and manage infrastructure automation using Terraform. • Oversee cloud infrastructure, hosted in Azure ensuring optimal cost management, security, and scalability. • Design and implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems. • Ensure proactive issue identification and resolution through observability. • Automate repetitive tasks to improve system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency. • Continuously evaluate processes and tools to identify areas for improvement. • Partner closely with software engineers, IT operations, and security teams to ensure alignment on goals, infrastructure requirements, and best practices. • Help define and enforce best practices for development and deployment. • Collaborate with security teams to ensure that all DevOps processes adhere to security best practices and regulatory compliance requirements. • Implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical systems. • Oversee cloud infrastructure (Azure) and ensure network architecture is robust, secure, and optimized for performance. • Manage and optimize Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) setups, DNS, load balancing, and other critical network components. • Collaborate with network teams to design and implement high-performance networking solutions, including routing, and firewall policies. • Troubleshoot and optimize network connectivity and performance issues. • Design, develop, and manage Terraform modules for provisioning and managing infrastructure resources in a consistent and automated way. • Ensure that cloud and network infrastructure is fully automated, scalable, and optimized for cost and performance. • Serve as the key contact for assigned applications and troubleshoot complex system problems in partnership with the use/client community, internal, and vendor IT staff. • Deploy, manage, automate and scale cloud computing services to support product development teams. • Build automation tools to support the software development and infrastructure operations teams. • Work with technical teams to resolve issues, install, and test upgrades and customizations. • Monitor assigned systems and applications performance to maintain agreed to performance metrics. • Take proactive steps to improve performance when necessary. • Escalate issues to management. • Participate in technical on-call services as needed to ensure timely and high-quality incident resolution. • Use continuous deployment tools to provide a seamless deployment process to all environments. • Define changes to the application environments in Azure and guide Engineers in the setup/changes and implementation of new technology solutions. • Assist in documentation of application systems, process flows, and support processes. • Participate in meetings to review processes and identify requirements and/or needs. • Define needs by documenting processes; includes research, planning and writing supporting documentation. • Communicate effectively with management to enhance their understanding of the opportunities and limitations of information systems. • Stay current with industry trends in cloud, networking, and DevOps. • Research and evaluate emerging technologies to optimize infrastructure and network performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Associate degree in Computer Science, Management Information Sciences or area of functional responsibility preferred, or equivalent years of industry work experience • At least 9+ years of DevOps experience. • Strong experience in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including creating reusable modules, managing state files, and integrating with cloud providers (Azure). • Proficiency in automating cloud and network infrastructure provisioning using Terraform is a must. • Strong expertise in managing and optimizing Azure cloud infrastructure with a focus on network services (e.g., VPC, subnetting, load balancing, security groups, etc.). • Knowledge of all aspects of application development and project life cycles • Design and development experience with engineering software design tools • Some Scripting experience required with strong focus on PowerShell • Proficiency with version control systems e.g. git, SVN, CVS • Proficiency with SQL and databases • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) • Experience in designing and implementing a continuous integration pipeline (CICD) • Strong product experience from inception to customer delivery • Strong customer service orientation • Ability to troubleshoot issues in Stage and Production environments • Consistent, positive attitude and respect for high quality standards • Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. • Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language. • Ability to absorb new ideas and concepts quickly • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment • Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment • Ability to conduct research into issues as required

Benefits

• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program. • 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan. • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). • Paid Time Off (PTO). • Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays. • Volunteer Time Off (VTO). • Educational Assistance Program (Tuition Reimbursement). • Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave. • LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program). • Patterson Perks Program.