About the role:
As a Principal DevOps Engineer focused on Site Reliability within Cloud Delivery Engineering (CDE), you will contribute to the development of our solution delivery platforms supporting our web-based applications on the latest cloud technologies within a DevSecOps culture. You will have the opportunity to utilize automation technologies and private/public cloud technologies to provide world-class solutions that serve the non-profit industry.
What you'll do:
Build automation leveraging CI/CD processes, automated testing, unit testing, code coverage and other software development best practices
Contribute to reusable automation scripts, libraries, services, and tools to increase system and process efficiencies
Partnering with the security teams and tools to continually review and understand new industry security threats, associated technologies and quickly addressing vulnerabilities
Pursue opportunities to further operational excellence by increasing efficiency and reducing risk, complexity, waste and cost
Partner with key stakeholders to establish technical direction and negotiate technical decision points to drive innovative solutions
Drive technical design, documentation, and validation, while ensuring implementation aligns with our technical strategies and strategic business goals
Develop architectural designs for applications building something to delight clients while managing costs to deliver these applications
What you’ll bring
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
8+ years of experience leveraging automation to manage Linux systems and infrastructure, specifically RedHat
8+ years of experience with common web technologies required – Javascript, Java, HTML, AJAX or other equivalent Object-Oriented language
8+ years of experience in the implementation of cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure) and an understanding of SAAS, PAAS, and IAAS models
Experience building high performance, scalable, robust, 24x7 environments and/or applications
Experience creating scripts or automation, such as Perl, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, Python, Terraform, or similar for cloud orchestration required
Available on a 24x7x365 basis when needed for production impacting incidents or key customer events
Ability to create quality code that is secure and operable at scale.
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Blackbaud powers social impact through purpose‑driven technology and responsible AI. Guided by our Intelligence for Good® vision, we’re building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world.
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Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility, and individual change makers, Blackbaud’s essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management.
With millions of users and $100 billion donated, granted, and invested through its platforms every year, Blackbaud’s solutions are unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change the world.
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