DevOps Engineer en The Agora Companies

Who are we?

The Agora Companies service 10+ affiliated publishing groups all around the world. These publishing groups are focused on developing information and products that help individuals control their own destiny when it comes to matters of finance, health, and lifestyle.

We believe strongly in nurturing and developing our team members and don’t just hire to fill gaps. We see every individual as crucial to the success of our mission and purposefully create opportunities for them to grow along with the organization.

The Agora Companies is searching for a DevOps Engineer to support our international technology team.

Are you passionate about automation, open source, and solving complex challenges? Do you excel in working with AWS, Terraform, and container technologies to build cutting-edge solutions?

If you're a proactive team player ready to embrace new challenges and drive innovation, we want you on our team! Join The Agora Companies as we collaborate with software engineering teams and clients to design, build, and deploy our next generation of products.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with engineers to support AWS and Kubernetes-hosted products and services
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with domestic and European engineering teams
• Monitor and maintain OpenShift-hosted products, including e-commerce, credit card processing, lead generation, and promotional marketing systems
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies like daily scrums and sprint planning, and participate in knowledge-sharing sessions
• Track and document work using tools like Jira and Confluence
• Ensure compliance with change control processes and architectural standards
• Continuously enhance system performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications:

• Cloud Experience: 3+ years building and managing workloads in AWS, Azure, or GCP, including containers, virtual machines, domain, DNS, CDN, load balancing, and network security
• DevOps Expertise: Working knowledge of software containerization and the tooling around it.
• Problem-Solver: Working experience in technical customer support, monitoring & alerting, and incident response.
• Versatility: Proficient with at least two software development stacks (e.g., Python, Java, Golang, PHP) and shell scripting

Why Join Us?

• Starting Day 1: Build connections with our software engineers and familiarize yourself with our products and workflows
• By Month 3: Ramp up on duties involving AWS governance, Terraform workflows, and OpenShift deployments while supporting at least one (1) product
• Within 6 Months: Independently support platform infrastructure and establish yourself as a trusted DevOps partner for software engineering teams

Compensation Range – $90,000 - $110,000

Location(s) & Work Arrangement – Mount Vernon, Baltimore / Hybrid (3 days in-office / 2 days remote)

What We Offer

We offer a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services to our employees, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance plans
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Generous vacation time and paid holidays
• Casual dress code
• Highly flexible environment