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Lead DevOps Engineer  

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U.S. News & World Report is looking for a full-time Lead DevOps Engineer to manage a team of engineers to help improve the reliability, security, usability, maintainability and performance of our cloud infrastructure.

You will be managing all aspects of our production applications, development environments and the CICD implementation.

About US News:

For nearly 90 years, U.S. News & World Report has built a strong and profitable business by providing research and ratings that help individuals and families make important life decisions. While the platform has evolved, what hasn’t changed is our commitment to providing our readers with the highest quality products.

We have a diverse environment, with Linux, macOS X, and Windows machines living side-by-side. The majority of our development effort involves building & maintaining web applications on Python & Java. The DevOps team works almost exclusively within cloud-based infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) in conjunction with other software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms.

Our applications support just about every aspect of company operations, including content management for the usnews.com website, data ranking products such as Best Colleges/Grad schools and Best Hospitals, and other business applications.

We offer a casual, flexible, hybrid-remote work environment. Our offices in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of devops engineers using scrum best practices and clearly communicating deliverables to upper management
  • Oversee all cloud resources needed by the company including their security, compliance, monitoring, utilization and performance
  • Improve site performance at the origin & CDN level
  • Respond to production issues 24x7 on call rotation
  • Control expenditures of technologies used
  • Support the development lifecycle and deployment of multiple technology teams in the company
  • Transform Deliverables into actionable items for the devops team and prioritize them

 

 
Position Requirements

Required Qualifications:

  • At least 3 years leading a team of DevOps engineers
  • At least 8 years working in a development, operations, or similar support role
  • At least 4 years of experience working with Linux based systems (e.g. Debian, CentOS, RHEL)
  • At least 3 years maintaining public cloud production-ready workloads (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • At least 3 years designing and implementing cloud migrations (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • At least 3 years of experience working with a programming language (Python, Java, Javascript/Node.js, Ruby)

Desired Qualifications:

  • Cloud Professional certification (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Agile methodology experience
  • Infrastructure as code (e.g. CloudFormation, Terraform)
  • CI and orchestration systems (e.g. Jenkins)
  • Containerization & Orchestration experience (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)
  • Configuration Management Experience (e.g. Puppet, Chef, Docker)
  • Strong oral and written communications skills

What it’s like to work with us:

  • Talent is our best asset! 
  • We invest in people with passion and potential who understand U.S. News’ dedication to our consumers. 
  • Entrepreneurial, mission-driven culture with core values of quality and integrity
  • Focus on fostering personal and professional growth
  • Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training
  • Collaborative Work Environment ~ Fun, diverse, inclusive and ambitious co-workers

Other Job Info:

  • These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
  • U.S. News & World Report strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated (including boosters).
  • In New York City, the anticipated base salary for this position is $100,000 to $180,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, interview performance, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

 

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Number of Openings 1  
About the Organization U.S. News & World Report is a publisher of news and information that empowers people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives.  
EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  
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