DevOps Engineer II at Golden 1 Credit Union

DevOps Engineer II (Remote in CA only)

Company: Golden 1 Credit Union
Location: 8945 Cal Center Dr, Sacramento, CA 95826, USA (Remote in CA only)
URL: http://golden1.com
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Job Details

• Department: IT - Infrastructure Systems
• Reports To: Mgr - DevOps - SRE
• Status: Exempt
• Job Code: 12041
• Pay Range: $123,600.00 - $135,000.00 Annually

Position and Purpose

The DevOps Engineer 2 is responsible for leading the automation processes for deploying Infrastructure as Code in both Microsoft Azure and On-Premises environments. The engineer will deploy product updates, identify production issues, and implement integrations that meet our customers’ needs. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, with significant experience in Terraform, Python, and PowerShell.

This role is responsible for implementing and operating cloud platform services and standards defined by Cloud Engineering, with a focus on reliability, security, and scalability.

Who We Are

Golden 1 Credit Union is among the top credit unions in the country. As a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative, Golden 1 is guided by the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.” We are committed to empowering our members and uplifting our communities as we create a more equitable and financially inclusive California.

Who You Are

• An experienced DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering professional who takes ownership of delivering reliable, scalable, and secure platforms in a mission-critical environment.
• A hands-on engineer who designs, implements, and operates automation, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and observability solutions.
• A collaborative partner who works closely with development teams, cloud engineering, and IT peers, applies standards consistently, mentors junior engineers, and contributes to a culture of reliability, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead infrastructure-as-code development using Terraform and scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell.
• Manage Linux/Kubernetes cluster environments.
• Deploy solutions in accordance with Change Management Processes.
• Support development teams on API integration strategy and standards development.
• Ensure systems are secure against cybersecurity threats.
• Identify technical problems and develop software updates and fixes.
• Utilize Splunk for administration, query optimization, alerting, and dashboard development.
• Build tools to reduce errors and improve customer experience.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for faster and more reliable software releases.
• Independently conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Design and write tests to investigate infrastructure failure and scaling.
• Create and maintain response playbooks across incident management and monitoring tools.
• Develop automation to ensure repeatability, eliminate toil, and reduce time to action.
• Analyze key operational metrics to improve availability.
• Implement effective monitoring, alerting, and reduction of alert fatigue.
• Manage container orchestration environments and optimize deployment workflows.
• Design, build, and manage containerized environments using Docker.
• Create and maintain SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets.
• Design and optimize monitoring dashboards and alerting systems.
• Implement code branching strategies using GitHub functions.
• Provision and set up metrics in Prometheus, Thanos, and Grafana.
• Implement cloud engineering standards, reusable modules, and platform patterns in Microsoft Azure.
• Operate shared cloud platform services according to Cloud Engineering defined architectures.
• Maintain operational documentation and runbooks.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) in computer science, engineering, or relevant field.

Experience:

• Over 4 years as a DevOps Engineer in medium to large-scale environments.
• Proficient in Windows Server, Linux, and hybrid cloud deployments using Microsoft Azure and VMWare.
• Skilled in Git/GitHub workflows, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, and container orchestration (Tanzu, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Experienced with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) and observability platforms (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ThousandEyes).
• Knowledgeable in log management (ELK Stack) and database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL).
• Strong background in automating infrastructure provisioning and application deployment.
• Experience building observability pipelines and performing advanced queries in log management tools like Splunk.

Knowledge/Skills (Required/Desired):

• Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification (Required)
• Kubernetes Administration Certification (Required)
• Linux Certification (Desired)

Core Competencies:

• Takes Initiative: Owns tasks and responsibilities.
• Delivers Results with Agility: Meets deadlines and adapts.
• Collaborates Across Teams: Works well within the team and solves problems proactively.
• Builds Trust and Credibility: Demonstrates reliability.

Organizational Contacts & Relationships

• Internal: Regular interaction with Infrastructure Engineers, Computer Operations, IT Programming, Information Security, Network and Storage teams, and IT Service Management staff.
• External: Interaction with approved technology vendors, hardware and software support providers, and service partners.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Work time includes weekend and after-hours time, based on organizational needs.
• Position works in-office.
• Requires the ability to constantly operate a computer and communicate.
• May require the ability to move work-related supplies weighing up to 10-15 pounds.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.