Senior DevOps Engineer

Overview

Description

Is God calling you to ministry? For over 70 years, The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has proclaimed the Gospel through its various ministries. Whether you work at our headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove (BGTC) in Asheville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Broadcasting (BRB) in Asheville, North Carolina or a field office abroad, you are part of a team of committed Christians working together to reach people to the ends of the earth with the Gospel.

CHRISTIAN PURPOSE AND EXPECTATIONS:
All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, and thereby further BGEA’s religious mission.

The Information Technology (IT) Department at BGEA consists of IT Operations (networking, routing, storage, server support, services provisioning, security cameras, phones), Helpdesk (desktop support, event support, mobile device support), Application Development and Support (Donor and Financial systems support, custom application development and support, report writing, Tableau data visualization), and Cyber Security (cyber security defense, awareness, monitoring and analysis, and compliance). The IT department furthers the mission of BGEA through supporting, developing, scaling, and securing the assets, infrastructure, and programs required by all areas of the ministry while maintaining and ensuring their availability.

As a Senior Dev Ops Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our platforms and applications. You will be responsible for the entire Dev Ops lifecycle, from infrastructure provisioning and configuration to deployment, monitoring, security, and troubleshooting. You will also work closely with our development team to automate processes and improve our Dev Ops practices.

• Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• Faithfully upholds BGEA in prayer
• Participates in daily BGEA staff devotions including Bible reading, and leading group prayer as schedule permits
• Demonstrates behavior aligned with BGEA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Hallmarks, policies, and expectations
• Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence

• Automate provisioning, configuration, and management of cloud resources to ensure efficient and scalable infrastructure.
• Manage and optimize Docker containers and Kubernetes configurations for various services.
• Orchestrate container deployments and scaling using Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
• Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, build, and deployment processes.
• Optimize CI/CD workflows to improve efficiency, reliability, and speed of software delivery.
• Implement and manage monitoring solutions (e.g., Kibana, Grafana) to track system performance, resource usage, and application health.
• Configure alerts and notifications to proactively address incidents and maintain system availability.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement and enforce security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability by fine-tuning configurations, load balancing, and caching strategies.
• Develop and manage backup and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability in case of failures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement deployment strategies, release processes, and environment configurations.
• Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation of infrastructure, configurations, and processes.
• Lead and mentor junior Dev Ops team members, providing guidance, technical expertise, and knowledge sharing.

• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a Dev Ops Engineer, with a strong background in…