The Senior DevOps Engineer will improve infrastructure, automate operations, and enhance system performance, while mentoring the team and leading projects.
Why join Nextech?
We are a leader in specialty healthcare technology solutions.
We’re committed to hiring and retaining talent, which is why we invest in our employees through competitive pay, a generous bonus structure, great healthcare, a comprehensive wellness program, and many other benefits.
If you are a software engineer, finance or accounting professional, customer support specialist, or a business development expert with a passion for healthcare technology (just to name a few), we want to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics are encouraged to apply. If you are a candidate in need of assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact [email protected].
Job Summary
The Senior DevOps Engineer role is focused on continually improving Nextech’s infrastructure, automation and operations. In collaboration with other DevOps Engineers, Software Development Engineers and Cloud Engineers, you will support our efforts to deliver high-quality, high-value, scalable solutions to our customers.
All activities must be in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws, HIPAA, ERISA and other regulations, as appropriate.
Essential Functions
- Infrastructure Automation & CI/CD: Design, implement, and maintain scalable infrastructure and automation processes, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and monitoring systems.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering teams to understand their technical needs and develop automated solutions that improve efficiency, scalability, and system reliability.
- Monitoring & Optimization: Continuously enhance monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks to proactively identify system performance and reliability improvements.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive ongoing improvements in automation, infrastructure management, and process optimization to ensure high system availability, stability, and performance.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship, conduct training sessions, and lead by example in best practices for DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure management.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure the stability and reliability of production systems through day-to-day operations, incident response, and root cause analysis, including after-hours on-call support as needed.
- Strategic Initiative Ownership: Take ownership of key projects, from concept to execution, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and technical requirements.
- Effective Communication: Communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to stakeholders at all levels, fostering collaboration and transparency across teams.
- Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned based on business need.
Minimum Requirements
- 5+ years of working experience in the tech industry
- 4+ years of DevOps experience
- Strong understanding of Azure or AWS
- Proven record of implementing DevOps in a Windows-based environment
- Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform to automate the creation of infrastructure
- Experience implementing configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
- Experience building secure CI/CD pipelines leveraging tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
- Experience with at least 1 scripting or programming language such as PowerShell, Python, .NET
- Hands-on experience working with APM solutions such as Dynatrace, Datadog or New Relic
- Experience working in an Agile method environment
Preferred Qualifications
- At least one Cloud related certification
Working Environment/Physical Demands
- Nextech operates as a remote work organization
- Activities require a significant amount of work in front of a computer monitor
Total Rewards
Generous annual bonus opportunity
401(k) with Employer Match
Flexible Time Off: take time off when you need it without worrying about available hours
11 paid holidays
Volunteer Time Off
Insurance: Choice of Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account with employer match
Flexible Spending Account
100% Company-Paid Parental leave
100% Company-Paid Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
Nextech Luminary Peer Recognition Program
Wellness Program including discounts on medical premiums
Employee Assistance Program with free counseling sessions available
Corporate Discounts on Retail, Travel, and Entertainment
Pet Insurance options
Top Skills
.Net
Ansible
AWS
Azure
Azure Devops
Chef
Datadog
Dynatrace
Github Actions
Jenkins
New Relic
Powershell
Puppet
Python
Terraform
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