DevOps Engineer

Position Overview

The Cloud Devops team at Liveperson is looking for a Junior DevOps Engineer: a candidate that takes on challenges, continuously expands his area of expertise and naturally takes ownership of his work. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background, an eagerness to follow good practices and a desire to apply his skills in the field of DevOps.

Key Responsibilities & Impact

• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python, Terraform, Ansible, and Bash to streamline deployment, configuration, and management of infrastructure and applications.
• Collaborate closely with development, operations, and other cross-functional teams to understand project requirements, create automation strategies, and deploy efficient solutions.
• Utilize cloud technologies and services, with a preference for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), to architect and manage scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot issues across development, testing, and production environments, ensuring rapid resolution and minimal downtime

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience of 2 years in Python programming with a focus on automation and scripting.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and configuration management tools like Ansible.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Salary Range

The salary range for this role will be between $90,000 - $110,000 USD. Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to your location, skills, experience, education, and/or professional certifications.

Benefits & Perks

We are committed to supporting the complete well-being, health, financial security, family, and professional growth of our permanent employees.

• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Wellness Resources, Health & Mental Support, EAP plan.
• Money & Savings: 401(k) Retirement Plan, HSA & FSA Plans, ESPP.
• Family & Time Off: Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Public Holidays, Generous Parental Leave Policy.
• Flexibility: Remote-First Model, Dedicated WeWork space.

About LivePerson

LivePerson is a leader in trusted enterprise conversational AI and digital transformation. The world's leading brands use our award-winning Conversational Cloud platform to connect with millions of consumers. We power nearly a billion conversational interactions every month, providing uniquely rich data analytics and safety tools to unlock the power of conversational AI for better business outcomes. Fast Company named LivePerson the #1 Most Innovative AI Company in the world.

Accessibility Commitment

LivePerson is dedicated to the accessibility needs of our applicants and employees. We provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should inform their recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Important Candidate Notice

The talent acquisition team at LivePerson has recently been notified of a phishing scam targeting candidates applying for our open roles. Scammers have been posing as hiring managers and recruiters in an effort to access candidates' personal and financial information. The phishing scam is not isolated to only LivePerson and has been documented in news articles and media outlets.