Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust, ensuring security and authenticity in digital interactions. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance their infrastructure and automation processes while ensuring service availability and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Implementation of infrastructure automation, monitoring, and system reliability practices committed to providing 100% service availability
- Able to perform forensic system administration, troubleshooting unfamiliar Linux systems and services
- Demonstrates a SecOps mindset with a focus on secure automation and hardened Linux system administration
- Champion the use and advancement of DevOps best practices including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and zero-touch provisioning
- Utilize best practices in release management, incident management, capacity planning, and operational readiness
- Instrumentation of services with visualization to speed triage (lower MTTR) allowing no direct access to systems
- Exerts technical influence horizontally—up and laterally to fellow seniors, and down to the team
- Acts as a mentor to DevOps and engineering team members; share knowledge and foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement
- Proactively identify and implement opportunities to increase system resiliency
- Implement technical direction around infrastructure, cloud, networking (BGP), and automation strategy
- Participate in on-call rotation, demonstrating strong customer empathy and responsiveness to incidents
- Own and improve standard operating procedures and system documentation
- Research, prototype, and implement new technologies across cloud, virtualization, and hardware platforms
Skills
- Strong Linux systems administration background with a deep understanding of how Linux interacts with hardware (CPU, memory, disk, networking)
- Advanced proficiency in scripting and automation using Ansible, Bash, Python, Packer, and Terraform
- Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, IAM, VPC, etc.) and provisioning tools like Terraform and Packer
- Experience with datacenter operations including racking, stacking, and remote system management
- Proven ability to manage and configure systems at scale with zero-touch provisioning approaches
- Experience managing monitoring systems and developing custom dashboards for observability
- Solid understanding of networking within a linux environment (Router -> Switch -> Server -> Virtualization -> Linux -> Service); BGP and DNS experience is a plus
- Passion for operational excellence, security, and performance
- Ability to self-manage, communicate effectively, and collaborate with diverse technical teams
- Willingness and ability to learn new technologies as required
- Experience with Kentik, Splunk, or similar network visibility and observability platforms
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools and pipeline architecture
- Willingness and ability to learn new languages as required
- Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs following coding best practices
- Understanding of release management processes in large-scale environments
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement savings programs with company matching (401(k) or RRSP)
- Generous paid time off, including holidays, and vacation
- Paid parental leave and family support benefits
- Life and disability coverage
- Flexible spending and health savings options (where applicable)
- Health and wellness support, including gym reimbursement and wellness programs
- Employee Assistance Program with 24/7confidential support for employees and families
- Education assistance and professional development opportunities
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and continuous learning resources
- Employee referral bonus program and additional company perks and discounts
- Business travel insurance and global employee support programs
Company Overview
DigiCert is a technology company focused on digital security. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Lindon, Utah, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.digicert.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
DigiCert has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 12 in 2025, 8 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 10 in 2022, 13 in 2021, 7 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.