Overview TransPerfect is seeking a Junior Development Operations Engineer to join our DevOps Team, to be responsible for ensuring the integrity, reliability and maintenance of our internally developed software products from conception to release. As a Development Operations Team Member, you will be tasked with assisting our teams in understanding, deploying and maintaining infrastructure related to hosting the TransPerfect SaaS applications.
You will be responsible for diagnosing any configuration issues with these systems in coordination with the development teams. The Development Operations Team Member will be the primary point of contact for the infrastructure needs and deal directly with development and implementation teams who have service requests and technical problems such as issues with their servers, networking, and automated deployments. The ideal candidate is highly pro-active in several key areas of our processes.
This position is a key member of a DevOps engineering team that is responsible for the operational activities and software deployment orchestration related to the internal infrastructure of our rapidly expanding business. You will work closely with our global engineering teams across the APAC and EU regions, collaborating daily with talented colleagues around the world. Description Working alongside our Development, QA and implementation teams to detect hot spots in our applications and set preventative measures before they become live issues.
Monitoring and examination of all application, performance, event, and system logs to assist in troubleshooting Writing and deploying automation scripts to maintain and analyze services and metrics like CPU/Memory usage across multiple environments. Aiding our teams in moving our applications to a public/private cloud CI/CD environment Maintaining our existing large VM deployments / including all VM OS updates Troubleshooting and providing solutions for system configurations Planning, executing and testing disaster recovery plans and procedures Filing all IT/Colocation tickets ensuring fulfillment of requests, escalating to the right person if necessary.
Testing and evaluating new technologies. Working with 3rd party support services Documenting procedures Required Skills The Junior DevOps Engineer will have demonstrable, hands-on experience in the following areas: Effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of version control systems, build tools and continuous integration tools. Working with development and QA teams to build, maintain, and document through Confluence the Development, Testing, Staging, and Production environments.
Maintaining, monitoring and scaling VM deployments Analysis of functionality and interoperability between virtualized resources. Diagnosing and solving problems with the underlying environment. Evaluation, implementation, and maintenance of monitoring platforms Maintaining, monitoring, and scaling database servers including on and off-site replication (MySQL / Maria DB/ Postgresql) Managing application and database backups Required Qualifications and Experience Prior experience in system administration, systems engineering or DevOps type role with strong knowledge and experience of Linux environments.
A set of well-grounded skills relating to at least three of the following: Linux, databases, Globalization/Translation Memory Systems, Java, Script languages (PHP, Python, PERL, Regular Expressions), or RESTful APIs Experience writing execution/automation scripts in Python or shell scripting. Development experience with databases, both SQL and MongoDB Good problem solving and analytical skills Good interpersonal skills Effective time management skills Curiosity about learning new skills Fluent in spoken English Open-minded, pro-active, and eager to learn.
Basic software developer background Desired Skills and Experience Ideal candidates will be familiar with the following subjects/technologies: Agile Methodology | SQL Database backups, restores, and monitoring (Maria DB/MongoDB) | Proxy servers | Network Security | ELK Stack Orchestration tools (Kubernetes) | Configuration tools (e.g., Chef/Puppet) | Canary or A/B deployments | Infrastructure-as-Code
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For over 20 years, TransPerfect has provided comprehensive language and technology solutions to help our clients communicate and conduct business more effectively in a global marketplace. Equipped with a quality management system certified to both the ISO 9001:2008 and EN 15038:2006 standards, TransPerfect provides a full array of language and business support services, including translation, interpretation, multicultural marketing, website globalization, subtitling, voiceovers, staffing services, multicultural marketing, training and learning, and legal support services. TransPerfect also offers a suite of cutting edge technologies that significantly reduce costs and improve consistency throughout the translation process, making TransPerfect the vendor of choice for the world's leading multinationals. With annual revenues of over $470 million, TransPerfect is the world's largest privately held provider of language services and technology solutions. From offices in more than 85 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and EN 15038 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. TransPerfect offers a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid time-off, company sponsored life insurance, short term and long term disability, flexible spending account options, and a pro-active and accessible HR department that focuses on the staff's health and happiness.