Senior Developer (DevOps Engineer) - GNS & Transcon Products, IS Operational Experience

Job Description

As part of the Operational Experience IS Portfolio, the Ground Network Service (GNS) & Transcon teams are responsible for migrating transportation functionality from Legacy systems to Expeditors’ migrated platform. As a DevOps Engineer for the Transportation Data Pipeline (TDP) you will be part of an Agile Team consisting of business analysts, quality assurance engineers, configuration engineers, and TDP Developers. Your team is part of a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) ART, all working together to deliver on prioritized business and architectural initiatives.

The developer responsibilities for this position will contribute to a Kubernetes runtime consisting of a series of micro-services built with Spring Boot over Java. These TDP micro-services are responsible for integrating legacy and migrated operations to ensure seamless workflows. This candidate will have experience in application development and coaching or mentoring junior developers.

The operations side of this position is looking for experience in Cloud CI/CD, IoC, and micro-service observability. Experience working with Microsoft Azure, most notably AKS, is a definite plus.

The ideal candidate for this DevOps position must be a problem solver, strong collaborator, and able to provide clarity around complex topics. They will have proven interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively. The candidate is also technically savvy, constantly learning, always leading by example, and can build relationships with our agile teams, and product management.

Roles and Responsibilities?

Work as an integral part of a cross-functional team in a scaled, agile environment.

Produce reliable, maintainable, java code. Includes appropriate unit tests.

Participate in peer-to-peer design and code reviews.

Own shifts for bug triage, prod/non-prod escalations, and deployments.

Use a variety of debugging techniques to investigate. Includes identifying solutions, proactively monitoring, and as-appropriate escalation.

Actively participates in team/ART engagements and the TDP’s Community of Practice (CoP).

Regularly reviews pipelines, monitoring dashboards, and logs to proactively detect issues and implement corrective measures.

Design future development/operational work based on requirements; estimate effort.

Analyze application runtime to identify areas of performance improvement/resource optimization.

Proactively contribute to knowledge base and project documentation.

Coach TDP Devs on k8s and Azure CI/CD opportunities.

Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.