Senior DevOps Engineer

At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.

Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission‑critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.

We are seeking Senior Dev Ops Engineer who is responsible for implementing the Architecture for On Premise and Cloud systems. Candidate should be hands‑on and will have to have knowledge on the following areas:

• Virtualization
• Kubernetes
• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.) preferably Azure
• Storage
• Systems (Windows and Unix/Linux)
• Tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Knowledge in Applications and Application Designs (.NET, Java and others)
• Continuous Integration and Continuous delivery tools like Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops, Git, etc.
• Knowledge of IT processes such as Incident, Change, Service Request, Problem, CMDB, Service Desk management and continual process improvement
• Experience with development SDLCs – a strong plus
• Knowledge on Scripting, Programming Languages (Python, Go, JavaScript, etc.) – bonus
• Experience in Monitoring tools (Data Dog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) – bonus
• Knowledge in Database – bonus
• Knowledge in Application Servers like Tomcat – required

This role works closely with other members of the Development and Infrastructure and acts as a bridge.

We are on the frontline of recruitment enabling organizations to Hire Smarter. Onboard Faster™. First Advantage is an HR Tech company delivering innovative solutions and insights to enable our clients to manage risk and hire the best talent. Leveraging an advanced technology platform, First Advantage builds fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet the unique needs of over 33,000 clients. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with an internationally distributed workforce spanning 19 countries with about 5,500 employees, First Advantage performs over 93 million screens in over 200 countries and territories annually.

You are self‑motivated and ready to “roll up your sleeves.” While you are an independent contributor, you are also collaborative. You can spearhead a project and see it through from start to completion. As a team player, you navigate cross‑functional teams and work well with team members in other business units and departments toward a common goal. An innovator – you see gaps in current processes or workflows as an opportunity to improve and try something new.

A lifelong learner and always seeking out opportunities to learn and upskill, you understand the importance of thorough and secure screenings and are interested in the Human Capital sector and the confluence of people, process, and technology.

• Review, redesign and update existing Systems with newer technologies
• Focus on Automation of both Infrastructure and Application Stacks
• Participate in, and support special projects and integrations
• Provide production operational support to a portfolio of applications assigned
• Engineer IaC deployments and CI/CD processes to deliver applications to production

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Expert level / 05+ years directly related experience in multiple technologies around IT and application stacks for Sr. Dev Ops Engineer
• Experience in managing medium size Kubernetes clusters
• Experience in Incident, Change, Service Request, Problem, and Service Desk management necessary
• Programming experience around languages like Python, Go, JavaScript and Shell scripting, etc.
• Experience in tools like Jenkins, Team City, Git, etc.
• Experience in cloud technologies around AWS, Azure, etc. – experience in monitoring (Data Dog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) will be a bonus
• Ability to analyze business requirements and turn those into actionable specifications for new…