DevOps Engineer at Ingram Barge Company

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, GitOps, Python, Azure, Prometheus, Grafana, Cost Management, Incident Management, Disaster Recovery, Security Best Practices, Collaboration, Troubleshooting, Documentation

Industry

Truck Transportation

Description

Company Description Ingram Barge is a quality marine transporter on America’s inland waterways since 1946, starting out as a small, family-owned business and growing into what we are today: the largest dry cargo carrier and one of the top chemical carriers on the river. As the leading carrier, we operate a fleet of approximately 140 towboats and 5,000 barges. We're committed to being the best at whatever we do. We're continuously growing, adapting, and responding, and we're successful because of the outstanding hard work and creative energy of our associates. Job Description Ingram Barge is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic DevSecOps team. This person will work alongside our Systems Architect, Application Development Architect, and Security Engineer and focuses on operationalizing our cloud-native infrastructure, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, ensuring system reliability and resilience, and providing 24x7 operational support. What you will be doing: Pipeline & Automation Designing and implementing advanced CI/CD pipeline features using GitLab Developing and maintaining Terraform modules for infrastructure provisioning Creating and optimizing Ansible playbooks for configuration management and deployment automation Integrating security scanning and compliance checks into deployment pipelines Container & Kubernetes Operations Building, configuring, and maintaining Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters Developing and optimizing Helm charts for application deployments Implementing and managing GitOps workflows Monitoring and troubleshooting containerized applications and cluster performance Infrastructure & Reliability Implementing Infrastructure as Code best practices using Terraform and Ansible Designing and executing disaster recovery procedures and business continuity plans Performing system patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities Establishing and maintaining comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions using Prometheus and Grafana Cost Optimization & Resource Management Monitoring and analyzing Azure cloud spending patterns and resource utilization Implementing cost optimization strategies including right-sizing, reserved instances, and auto-scaling policies Developing dashboards and reports for cost tracking and forecasting Collaborating with teams to optimize resource allocation and eliminating waste Monitoring & Observability Designing and implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions using Prometheus for metrics collection Building and maintaining Grafana dashboards for infrastructure, application, and business metrics Configuring intelligent alerting rules and escalation procedures Establishing SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical services 24x7 Support & Incident Response Participating in on-call rotation for 24x7 production support Leading Tier 3 incident response efforts for production outages and system issues Performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures Collaborating with development teams on performance optimization and troubleshooting Maintaining runbooks and documentation for operational procedures Qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Technical Expertise (5+ years) Strong experience with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and container orchestration Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and Ansible Advanced GitLab CI/CD pipeline development and optimization Experience with GitOps methodologies and leading toolsets like Helm, Flux and/or ArgoCD Python scripting for automation and pipeline tasks Azure cloud services and networking concepts Monitoring & Cost Management Hands-on experience with Prometheus for metrics collection and alerting Proficiency in Grafana for dashboard creation and data visualization Experience with Azure Cost Management tools and FinOps practices Knowledge of resource optimization techniques and auto-scaling strategies Understanding of cloud pricing models and cost allocation methods DevOps & SRE Practices Incident management and post-mortem processes 24x7 on-call experience with escalation procedures Disaster recovery planning and implementation Security best practices in CI/CD and infrastructure Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing Collaborative Skills Experience working with cross-functional teams Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities under pressure Documentation and knowledge sharing practices Comfortable with 24x7 on-call rotation responsibilities Preferred Qualifications Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, or AKS-related) Experience with message bus systems (Azure Service Bus) Knowledge of .NET applications and Angular frontend deployments Familiarity with secret management solutions (Delinea or similar) Experience with additional monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights) FinOps certification or cost optimization experience Experience with alerting tools and PagerDuty integration Additional Information Why You Should Apply: Professional and financial growth opportunities Medical benefits Retirement benefits All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. If you are requesting reasonable accommodation or disability assistance in submitting your application, you may email us at [email protected] Ingram Marine Group and its affiliates (“Company”) is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled We participate in EVerify http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeosp.pdf

Responsibilities

The Senior DevOps Engineer will operationalize cloud-native infrastructure, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and ensure system reliability and resilience. They will also provide 24x7 operational support and lead incident response efforts for production outages.