About the role: 

As a Principal DevOps Engineer focused on Site Reliability within Cloud Delivery Engineering (CDE), you will contribute to the development of our solution delivery platforms supporting our web-based applications on the latest cloud technologies within a DevSecOps culture. You will have the opportunity to utilize automation technologies and private/public cloud technologies to provide world-class solutions that serve the non-profit industry. 

What you'll do: 

Build automation leveraging CI/CD processes, automated testing, unit testing, code coverage and other software development best practices

Contribute to reusable automation scripts, libraries, services, and tools to increase system and process efficiencies

Partnering with the security teams and tools to continually review and understand new industry security threats, associated technologies and quickly addressing vulnerabilities

Pursue opportunities to further operational excellence by increasing efficiency and reducing risk, complexity, waste and cost

Partner with key stakeholders to establish technical direction and negotiate technical decision points to drive innovative solutions

Drive technical design, documentation, and validation, while ensuring implementation aligns with our technical strategies and strategic business goals

Develop architectural designs for applications building something to delight clients while managing costs to deliver these applications

What you’ll bring: 

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.

8+ years of experience leveraging automation to manage Linux systems and infrastructure, specifically RedHat

8+ years of experience with common web technologies required – Javascript, Java, HTML, AJAX or other equivalent Object-Oriented language

8+ years of experience in the implementation of cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure) and an understanding of SAAS, PAAS, and IAAS models

Experience building high performance, scalable, robust, 24x7 environments and/or applications

Experience creating scripts or automation, such as Perl, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, Python, Terraform, or similar for cloud orchestration required

Available on a 24x7x365 basis when needed for production impacting incidents or key customer events.

Ability to create quality code that is secure and operable at scale.

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Blackbaud powers social impact through purpose‑driven technology and responsible AI. Guided by our Intelligence for Good® vision, we’re building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world.

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