Forward Deployed Engineer, DevOps

Parloa

$120K — $145K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience.
  • Customer-focused mindset prioritizing support for engineering teams.
  • Proficient in Python, Go, or Bash for scripting and automation.
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker for container orchestration.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions and GitOps workflows.
  • Strong background in Infrastructure as Code, preferably with Terraform.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain cloud infrastructure for custom services.
  • Create reusable CI/CD pipeline templates for seamless deployment.
  • Advocate for Infrastructure as Code to standardize service environments.
  • Manage Kubernetes environment for diverse integration services.
  • Implement monitoring solutions to ensure service performance visibility.
  • Partner with the Forward Deployed Engineering team to resolve infrastructure issues.
  • Develop automation scripts to optimize integration service lifecycles.

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule promoting work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Supportive work environment that values teamwork and collaboration.
  • Access to modern tools and technologies for innovation.
  • Engagement in impactful projects that drive customer success.
Full Job Description
About the role:

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, DevOps, your mission is to build and scale the dedicated infrastructure that powers our custom agent integrations for our most important customers. You will be the key technical cornerstone of our team, empowering our customer-facing Forward Deployed Engineers to build, deploy, and manage bespoke client solutions with speed and confidence. By creating a robust, automated, and self-service platform, you will directly enable the rapid delivery of high-quality, reliable custom services.
Areas of ownership:
  • Design, build, and maintain the cloud infrastructure specifically for hosting custom services developed by the Agent Integration Engineering team.
  • Create flexible and reusable CI/CD pipeline templates that the integration team can easily adopt to automate the deployment of their services.
  • Champion Infrastructure as Code to create standardized, yet customizable, service environments, ensuring consistency and rapid provisioning for new integrations.
  • Manage a Kubernetes-based environment tailored for hosting a multitude of diverse integration services, focusing on security, isolation, and resource management.
  • Implement robust monitoring and observability solutions to provide the integration team with deep visibility into the performance and health of their specific services.
  • Serve as the primary DevOps partner for the Forward Deployed Engineering team, understanding their workflow, anticipating their needs, and removing infrastructure-related obstacles.
  • Develop automation scripts (Python, Go, Bash) to streamline the entire lifecycle of custom integration services, from creation to decommissioning.
  • Support and modernize legacy Azure infrastructure, helping transition workloads to a standardized, Kubernetes-based platform aligned with Parloa's Engineering practices.
Who you are:
  • 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or a similar role.
  • A strong customer-first mindset, viewing the Forward Deployed Engineering team as your primary customer.
  • Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language like Python, Go, or Bash.
  • Hands-on expertise with a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Advanced knowledge of containerization and orchestration, specifically Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker.
  • Proven experience creating flexible CI pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI, and CD/GitOps workflows with tools like Argo CD.
  • A strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform is highly preferred).
  • Experience building self-service tools and platforms that empower specific development teams.
Our Recruiting Process:

Talent Acquisition 12 Hiring Manager 12 Technical Interview(s) 12 Bar Raiser

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