DevOps Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA

DevOps Engineer Job Description

DevOps engineers are the bridge between coding and engineering, working across departments to develop and improve IT systems. They often work with coding languages like C++, Java, Perl, Python and Ruby, and configuration management tools for IT automation like Ansible, Chef, Puppet and SaltStack. Strong analytical, problem-solving and collaboration skills are essential for this role. Employers typically require a bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering, and several years of experience in automating applications, deploying infrastructure, and developing and administrating services using cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS). Professional certifications such as the Docker Certified Associate (DCA), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer and Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert are also valued, as is knowledge of Agile software development methodologies.

Typical devops engineer duties:

Building, expanding, and enhancing IT infrastructure, including cloud infrastructure, to drive business productivity

Participating in project planning to share knowledge and assess risks and benefits of developing or modifying software and systems

Deploying applications through automation using configuration management tools

Performing routine maintenance of applications to ensure the production environment runs efficiently

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Jenkins

GitHub

Cloud Technologies

Ansible

Kubernetes

AWS Technologies

Deployments

Configuration Management

Devops

Very-large-scale integration

Salary for DevOps Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA

108960 - 163200

25th percentile

108960

New to the role, with little or no experience; requires more than casual instruction or supervision to perform day-to-day duties

50th percentile

134640

Has the experience to consistently perform core responsibilities without direct supervision; very comfortable with processes and subject matter associated with the role

75th percentile

163200

Value to the organization goes far beyond the ability to perform normal job duties; has rare qualifications that enable consistent contribution in unique ways; ready for next career level when available

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