At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this job description, feel energized by what you see here, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply! Above all, we are looking for the right person!

Summary:

This position is part of the expanding DevOps group that combines teamwork, innovation, work/life balance, and autonomy. You will contribute to the evolution of our AWS cloud infrastructure that supports Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready SaaS application as well as internal systems.

In a single program, i-Ready integrates powerful assessments and rich insights with effective and engaging instruction in reading and mathematics to address students’ individual needs. i-Ready empowers teachers every day to make more informed instructional decisions and motivates students with access to their own personalized path to growth. Want to be part of our impact? Join us!

Essential duties/responsibilities:

You will develop and advance our (“shift left”) capabilities in Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment
Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of a scalable and secure infrastructure to support our education i-Ready platform, ensuring high availability and performance in an Agile environment.
Support efforts to automate repetitive tasks, streamline deployment processes, and implement effective orchestration, leveraging tools such as Puppet, Terraform, and AWS managed services.
Champion the implementation of robust CI/CD pipelines to facilitate frequent and reliable software releases.
Establish and maintain monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address issues, ensuring optimal system performance.
Collaborate with the security team to implement and enforce best practices for securing infrastructure and applications, including regular audits and vulnerability assessments.
Foster strong collaboration between development and operations teams, promoting a DevOps culture focused on efficiency, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Work closely with engineering teams to forecast resource needs, optimize infrastructure costs, and plan for future growth.

Required Job Skills and Abilities:

Comfort with working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to multi-task.
General analysis/problem solving and ability to develop creative solutions by partnering with teams.
Help support and mentor team members, making hiring decisions, invest in career growth, and position members for team success.
AWS Cloud technology experience

Required Education and Experience:

5+ years of DevOps experience
Proficiency in managing infrastructure on cloud platforms such as AWS (Preferred), Azure, or GCP.
Strong experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet (Preferred), or Chef.
Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration tools.
Proven expertise in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
Knowledge of security best practices for infrastructure and applications.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, DataDog, AppDynamics
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science or equivalent experience in a technical capacity

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