DevOps Engineer in Orange, CA

DevOps Engineer job description

DevOps engineers are the bridge between coding and engineering, working across departments to develop and improve IT systems. Strong analytical, problem-solving and collaboration skills are essential for this role. Employers typically require a bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering, and several years of experience in automating applications, deploying infrastructure, and developing and administrating services using cloud platforms. Professional certifications such as the Docker Certified Associate (DCA), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer-Professional and Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert are also valued, as is knowledge of Agile software development methodologies.

Typical DevOps engineer duties:

Building, expanding, and enhancing IT infrastructure, including cloud infrastructure, to drive business productivity

Participating in project planning to share knowledge and assess risks and benefits of developing or modifying software and systems

Deploying applications through automation using configuration management tools

Performing routine maintenance of applications to ensure the production environment runs efficiently

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Agile Scrum

API development

CI/CD

DevOps

Infrastructure automation

Machine learning

Open Source

Programming languages

RESTful APIs

Site reliability

Version control

Salary for DevOps Engineer in Orange, CA

141010 - 209155

Low

141010

The candidate is new to the role or has limited experience and is still developing core skills.

Mid

175525

The candidate has moderate experience in the role or one similar, meets most requirements and may hold transferable skills or relevant certifications.

High

209155

The candidate has extensive experience in the role, demonstrates advanced skills and often brings specialized certifications or industry experience.

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