Principal DevOps Engineer
Westford, MA 
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Job Description

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team

As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard - your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!

What we offer

  • Competitive salaryand bonus plan

  • Paid vacation/holidays/sicktime -15 days of vacation first year

  • Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care -Available day one

  • Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunitiesWith outstanding resources

  • Encouraging and collaborative team environment

  • Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

  • Check us Out: A Day in a Life at Johnson Controls:

At Johnson Controls, we're shaping the future to create a world that's safe, comfortable, and sustainable. Our global team creates innovative, integrated solutions making the people, facilities, and assets safe with our industry-leading security solutions. We are passionate about improving the way the world lives, works, and plays. This is an exciting opportunity to develop the next generation of security solutions. Your role will have a large impact, as the technology you develop will be used to protect people, facilities, and assets, at scale - around the world.

You will be working with a talented team of architects, product managers, software, hardware, and QA engineers. You will be using the latest cutting-edge technologies to power the next-generation of physical access control and video surveillance solutions for Johnson Controls.

What we want

We are looking for a DevOps leader with experience deploying complex systems to the cloud and on-premise. You will be leading a team of DevOps engineers to deliver multiple cloud solutions. We need someone that will drive the team; getting them on the same page while dealing with constant change to the requirements and technologies. This position is onsite located in Westford, MA, and individuals will be expected to be in the office 3 days a week.

If you are a technical leader, motivated by solving unique problems and using leading-edge technologies to automate builds and deployments, this job could be perfect for you.

How you will do it

  • Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Prioritize work assignments for team members.

  • Design, implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and automation tools to support continuous integration and continuous delivery.

  • Evaluate, select, and implement appropriate tools and technologies to enhance our DevOps processes, improve efficiency, and streamline workflows.

  • Implement monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the health, performance, and availability of our systems. Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and optimize infrastructure for scalability and reliability.

  • Collaborate with security teams to implement and maintain best practices for security, compliance, and data protection across our infrastructure and applications. Follow and enforce corporate cyber security policies.

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams including architecture, software engineering, QA, product management, and IT to ensure alignment of DevOps initiatives with business objectives and priorities.

  • Document infrastructure configurations, processes, and best practices. Promote knowledge sharing within the team and across the organization. Set the standards for code quality and review pull requests (PRs) of team members.

  • Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in DevOps and cloud infrastructure. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance our DevOps practices and capabilities.

What we look for

Location: Hybrid - Tuesday-Thursday mandatory in office in Westford, MA

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

  • 10+ years experience in the broader software field

  • 6+ years in DevOps or related role

  • 4+ years experience managing Linux-based systems

  • 2+ years experience building and deploying containers into Kubernetes clusters

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience motivating a skilled team of engineers

  • Ability to effectively interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues in production environments

  • Hands-on experience with one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

  • Proficiency in infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and Ansible

  • Strong scripting and automation skills using languages such as Bash, PowerShell or Python

Preferred

  • Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

  • Experience with Windows environments

  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines using various tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc.

  • Comfortable using Git with various workflows and branching strategies

  • Experience with observability tools and platforms such as the Elastic Stack, PLG Stack, Prometheus, Datadog, Dynatrace, Logz.io, Azure Monitor, Splunk, Jaeger, Zipkin, etc.

  • Solid understanding of computer networks including private subnets, VPNs, DNS, TCP/UDP, multicast, TLS, PKI certificates, firewalls, load balancers, proxy servers, reverse proxies, API gateways, Virtual IPs, NAT, IPv6, etc.

  • Certification in Kubernetes, computer networking, security or any cloud platform (Azure, AWS or GCP) a plus

Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.


Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/tomorrowneedsyou.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
10+ years
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