Posting Date : 4/2/2018

Job# : 1189962

Employment Type : Full Time Regular

Category : QA Reliability

Job Title : Site-Reliability Engineer

Location :

Site-Reliability Engineer

Who you are...
You like to make things better. Plain and simple. Whether it's working on the CI/CD pipeline, or looking at ways to improve the performance of an application, you're passionate about making things better. You've worked with SaaS applications before and have some experience with Puppet, Jenkins, Docker, or AWS.
You see the big picture when looking at an application. You understand how the different components affect one another. If given a tight timeline, you're able to prioritize your own time to make the largest impact.
You enjoy working in large complex environments. The more moving parts just means more areas that can be improved. You're highly organized and can be successful even when given limited documentation.

Must haves...
• Background in DevOps where you're in charge of managing environments, configuration files, and building up instances
• Must be extremely comfortable using and navigating within a Linux environment
• Must understand how DNS works
• Must have knowledge of virtualization
• Proficiency with Python, Perl, and shell scripting
• Experience working with java applications and tuning JVMs

Traits for Success...
• Needs to be comfortable leading conversations.
• Looks forward to collaborating with co-workers on finding the best solution to a problem.
• Able to succeed in a fast-paced environment .
Education and Experience...
• 2-4 years in DevOps/Site-Reliability
• Previous experience with configuration tools such as puppet
• Minimum B.S. degree in computer science or a related field; or equivalent work experience and/or education in lieu of a degree

About the Product Engineering Team....
Comprised of nearly 200 professionals, NWEA's Product Engineering team offers our employees the ability to work with cutting-edge technologies, on a platform that has one of the highest concurrency applications in the Portland Metro area, that assesses nearly 10 million students annually across the world.
Our Product Engineering group is made up of large-scale teams focused across many tech fields like infrastructure, applications engineering, business analysis, operations, QA, and solutions delivery.

About us....
Founded by educators nearly 40 years ago, NWEA™ is a global not-for-profit educational services organization known for our flagship interim assessment, Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®).
More than 7,400 partners in U.S. schools, districts, education agencies, and international schools trust us to offer pre-kindergarten through grade 12 assessments that accurately measure student growth and learning needs, professional development that fosters educators' ability to accelerate student learning, and research that supports assessment validity and data interpretation.

What we can offer you....
At NWEA we not only offer competitive pay, a 15% contribution of eligible employees' base salary to a defined contribution 403(b) retirement savings plan, career development opportunities and an awesome culture, we also offer industry leading benefits and perks that are focused on supporting our employees' holistic wellbeing. To learn more about what we can offer more, click here.

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