Job Title: DevOps/Automation Engineer Sr.

Job ID: EBAYJP00022204

Location: Remote (Open to all time zones - slight preference for EST but not necessary)

Bill Rate: $99.84/hr

Pay Rate: $70.00/hr on W2 or $80.00/hr on C2C

Duration: 10 Months with possible ext.

Job Description:

As a Software Engineer focused on Developer Experience (DevEx), you will be at the forefront of creating an efficient and enjoyable development workflow. Your role will involve improving the overall development lifecycle, from code writing and review to deployment and monitoring. You will work closely with other engineers to understand their needs, alleviate their pain points, and implement solutions that enable them to work more effectively and independently.

What you will accomplish:

• Design, build, and upkeep tools and systems to elevate engineering team productivity.
• Work with developers to pinpoint and remedy bottlenecks in the development workflow. Own and deliver project-based work, as assigned and support the Production Engineering teams as a point of escalation.
• Advance automation tools for robust continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Craft and maintain clear, accessible internal documentation for development practices.
• Champion code health, rigorous testing, and maintainability standards.
• Collect feedback and metrics to refine the developer experience continually.
• Develop self-service options for developers to foster independence from other teams.
• Maintain a stable, scalable, and secure development environment while keeping abreast of the latest DevOps innovations.
  
  

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 or more years of proven experience as a software engineer with a focus on developer tools, DevOps, or site reliability engineering.
• Strong coding skills in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, C#, JavaScript)
  
  

Will this candidate interface with IT and business teams? If so, which internal/external groups?Provide additional to work on major initiative - replatforming/migrating legacy AWS environment to existing new set of accounts

• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, GitHub Actions) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A passion for improving the developer experience and empowering engineers
  
  

Cloud infrastructure is complete- now to move applications and to move CICD application to productions to new landing zones

Expected to take on day to day work- will include product road map (building new automation, introducing automation pipeline, pairing up with team knowledge pipeline)

2 will go to - Pipeline refactoring

2 will go to - Cod infrastructure focusedHow does this project impact the line of business or eBay as a whole? Required Skills (top 3 to 5/ non-negotiables):What you like to see on resumes? (nice to have)1

• Terraform experience- High level1
• Jenkins/Kubernetes experience2
• CI applications- GitHub Actions, Jenkins2
• ArgoCD3
• Some knowledge of Kubernetes3
• OctopusDeploy- used for automated the deployment process into the Cloud4
• Python or Golang/Yammal experience- configuration languages4
• Having experience with a migration initiative is a plus but not required5
• AWS knowledge - Amazon web services5
• Disqualifiers or Dislikes on Resumes:NA Education Requirement:Minimum 7 years of experience but open to a bit less (5 years) but 7 is preferable Degree is not required, relevant industry experience is more importantRequired Testing:NASoftware Skills Required:CICD, Python, GitHub Action, AWSRequired Certifications:NAPreferred companies/industries:eCommerce, open to allCandidate Value Proposition:Prefer someone with a DevOps background for this roleDifficult Aspects of Role: