DevOps Engineers

at Wood Mackenzie
Published December 8, 2022
Location Boston, MA
Category Default  
Job Type Full-time  

Description

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

Wood Mackenzie has an exciting opportunity for a number of skilledDevOps Engineers and Senior DevOps Engineers to join a dynamic global business to help drive change and innovation. We’re looking for skilled DevOps professionals to help us take our software build, test, and release pipelines to a new level to support a transition of our services to the cloud to ensure rapid release cycle using Continuous Integration and Delivery technologies.

Role Purpose

This Encompasses

The principal responsibility of this role is to provide operational expertise within the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team and work with the software engineering teams for releasing and maintaining new and existing applications.

  • working in partnership with the business and the technology teams, bringing awareness and insight of the different operational constraints / opportunities for projects targeting cloud-based or on-premises deployment.
  • design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud and on-prem environments.
  • promotion of mutual feedback in cross-functional groups, following SRE best practices within a DevOps culture.
  • ownership of continuous integration/delivery toolset or the processes and platforms that use those tools.
  • a strong focus on service availability and proactive detection of problems.
  • ability to articulate technical and business concepts to different audiences and be able to influence technical decisions with solid metrics collection and proof of concepts

Responsibilities

  • Work with cross-functional teams to design and support delivery pipelines to bring projects live in cloud-based and on-premises environments
  • Provide added value to cross-functional teams by raising awareness of operational constraints and opportunities (i.e., auto-scaling, containerization)
  • Ensure full coverage of the live environments from a monitoring, performance, and availability perspective, continuously identifying areas of improvement
  • Actively participate in team research & development to bring consistency and improve ease of access and maintenance for our tooling
  • Work with a continuous improvement mindset, identifying operational processes that could be improved and drafting proposals
  • As a more senior member of the team, acts as mentor for the group, constructively challenge service design and implementations, exhibit high degree of autonomy in taking decision over competing priorities, and propose new roadmap items to innovate and improve

Qualifications

We understand every organization is different and professionals have their own unique history and experience, so we don’t expect to find a 100% match of candidate competencies in respect of the tech stack we use in Wood Mackenzie. We list our preferred technologies, but if you have transferrable knowledge and you are willing to learn what you do not know, we will consider your application.

Skill Requirements

  • 2-4 years’ experience with SRE/DevOps
  • BS degree in IT/IS/CS or additional equivalent work experience
  • Work in an Agile environment supporting multiple software engineering teams for product releases and monitoring/insight into issues.
  • Experience of designing and deploying in the cloud (Amazon Web Services)
  • A DevOps mindset: experience of agile processes (Kanban / Scrum) is important and familiarity with JIRA is very welcome
  • Basic experience with Infrastructure as Code.
  • Work in a cross-functional, multi-locational team.

Additional Preferred Skills

  • Basic proficiency in Linux administration (RHEL/Ubuntu).
  • Basic experience with configuration management tools (Ansible/Salt Stack).
  • Limited experience with programming / scripting languages such as Bash, Python, and PowerShell.
  • Proficiency with command line tools to quickly triage and fix production issues.
  • Team Leadership experience.
  • Product Management experience.

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Additional Information

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in data, analysis and consulting across the energy, chemicals, metals, mining, power and renewables sectors.

Founded in 1973, our success has always been underpinned by the simple principle of providing trusted research and advice that makes a difference to our customers. Today we have over 2,000 customers ranging from the largest global energy companies and financial institutions to governments as well as smaller market specialists.

Our teams are located around the world. This enables us to stay closely connected with customers and the markets and sectors we cover. Collectively this allows us to offer a compelling combination of global commodity analysis with detailed local market knowledge.

We are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment that encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. We are committed to creating a workplace that works for you and encourage everyone to get involved in our Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion, and Community Engagement initiatives. We actively support flexible working and are happy to consider alternative work patterns, taking into account your needs and the needs of the team or division that you are looking to join.

Hear what our team has to say about working with us:

https://www.woodmac.com/careers/our-people/

We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies!

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do.

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work Certification for the 7th consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce. Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.

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