DevOps Engineer at BitSight

We are looking for an experienced team player to add to our multicultural DevOps team. As a DevOps Engineer, you are known for thinking on your feet, learning quickly, and owning a problem to resolution.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a DevOps/Operations engineer or Software engineer.
• Curious and has a growth mindset.
• Experience with Linux systems (Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS preferred).
• Experience in general automation scripting (Bash/Python preferred).
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and respective APIs.
• Ability to run mission-critical systems.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects while adapting quickly to rapidly changing priorities.
• Responsible, team-oriented, well-organized individual with strong communication skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English - both written and spoken.

Preferred

• Experience with software development and continuous delivery in a SaaS environment.
• Familiarity with the following operations tools:
• CI/CD: Jenkins, Gitlab.
• Configuration Management: Chef, Ansible.
• Monitoring/Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana, Opsgenie.
• Centralized Logging: SumoLogic, ELK.
• Observability: Datadog
• Understanding of network engineering and security principles (Internet protocols, firewalls, routing, etc.)
• Configuration and deployment experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Microservice architectures, REST APIs, and related technologies.

Description

BitSight’s mission is to enable trust in digital transactions. Together, we are transforming how the market governs cybersecurity risk through Security Ratings. BitSight Security Ratings are real-time, data-driven measurements of cyber security performance that help companies, investors, insurers, government agencies and regulators make informed, dynamic risk decisions impacting business results, financial investments and national security.

• Founded in 2011, BitSight transforms how organizations manage information security risk.
• Manage third party risk, underwrite cyber insurance policies, benchmark performance, conduct M&A due diligence and assess aggregate risk.
• Seven of the top 10 cyber insurers, 20% of Fortune 500 companies, and 3 of the top 5 investment banks use BitSight
• BitSight is the most widely used Security Ratings Service with over 2,500 customers and the largest ecosystem of users and information

We are looking for an experienced team player to add to our multicultural DevOps team. As a DevOps Engineer, you are known for thinking on your feet, learning quickly, and owning a problem to resolution. You enjoy solving complex problems while contributing with new ideas and techniques, leading to continuous improvement for the team. You enjoy close collaboration to find better ways to deliver great quality software in an open, DevOps culture.

Development, QA and DevOps are viewed as one engineering team at BitSight. On any given day a DevOps Engineer could be adding code to the product, doing a code review, debugging a production issue, deploying code, or automating the build and functional test system. There are no silos: we work together to deliver business value.

Responsibilities

• Operate, scale, and troubleshoot BitSight’s SaaS cloud infrastructure.
• Add additional automation to our continuous delivery pipeline.
• Monitor system, application, and network performance/availability.
• Provide occasional off-shift availability for production issues or maintenance.
• Bring your creativity to life by proposing innovative approaches and emerging technologies to help solve the operational and technical challenges confronted by BitSight.
• Help drive the long term vision of how we deliver value to the organization.

Requirements

Previous experience as a DevOps/Operations engineer or Software engineer.

Curious and has a growth mindset.

Experience with Linux systems (Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS preferred).

Experience in general automation scripting (Bash/Python preferred).

Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Experience with Cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and respective APIs.

Ability to run mission-critical systems.

Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects while adapting quickly to rapidly changing priorities.

Responsible, team-oriented, well-organized individual with strong communication skills.

Excellent communication skills in English - both written and spoken.

Preferred

Experience with software development and continuous delivery in a SaaS environment.

Familiarity with the following operations tools:

CI/CD: Jenkins, Gitlab.

Configuration Management: Chef, Ansible.

Monitoring/Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana, Opsgenie.

Centralized Logging: SumoLogic, ELK.

Observability: Datadog

Understanding of network engineering and security principles (Internet protocols, firewalls, routing, etc.)

Configuration and deployment experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL.

Microservice architectures, REST APIs, and related technologies.

Diversity. BitSight is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

Culture. We put our people first. BitSight offers best in class benefits. We devote the same energy to nurturing our company's inclusive culture as we apply to serving our customers' needs. Working at BitSight will give you the opportunity to fulfill your professional goals and expand your skills.

Open-minded. If you got to this point, we hope you’re feeling excited about the job description you just read. Even if you don’t feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We’re eager to meet people that believe in BitSight’s mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways.

Additional Information for United States of America Applicants:

Qualified applicants with criminal histories who are based in San Francisco and applying for remote roles will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

If you are resident of Colorado or New York City, please email us at [email protected] to receive compensation and benefits information for this role.