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DevOps Pipeline Engineer Department: Technology Employment Type: Full Time Location: Tysons Corner Compensation: $130,000 - $170,000 / year Description Nodal Exchange, the largest power futures exchange in North America, is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the world's largest sets of environmental and electric power futures and options contracts. All transactions on Nodal Exchange are cleared through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nodal Clear, using its award-winning portfolio-margining methodology. As leaders in innovation, Nodal Exchange and Nodal Clear have built in-house most of the trading and clearing platforms that fuel our business. Nodal Exchange is part of the EEX Group which is in turn part of the Deutsche Börse Group. Nodal seeks talented and motivated applicants for the following role in Tysons Corner, VA (Washington, DC Metro area). Key Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: As a key member of the team, reporting to Manager, Pipeline Engineering, the DevOps Engineer will: • Monitor and Maintain Production Systems: Oversee production environment through comprehensive monitoring, ensuring high availability and system health across all platforms. • Automate Infrastructure Management: Develop systems and software to automate platform infrastructure management, creating sustainable services through continuous improvement. • Support Distributed Applications: Provide primary engineering support for complex, distributed software applications, troubleshooting issues and ensuring reliability. • Optimize System Performance: Collect and analyze metrics from both systems and applications to enhance performance, identify bottlenecks, and resolve faults proactively. • Collaborate on Service Improvements: Work closely with development teams to enhance services through robust testing procedures and streamlined release processes. • Balance Speed and Reliability: Implement well-defined service level objectives that maintain the optimal balance between development velocity and system reliability. • Participate in Technical Planning: Contribute to system design consultations, capacity planning, and platform management decisions. • Drive Innovation: Continuously improve capabilities by anticipating customer needs and implementing forward-thinking solutions. • Enhance Quality and Time-to-Market: Improve overall reliability and quality while reducing time-to-market for the organization's software solutions. • Conduct System Architecture Work: Build and refine the underlying infrastructure that • Willing to participate in on-call rotation in line with the industry practices. Note that this position is overtime-exempt position Skills, Knowledge & Expertise Requirements: • BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent technical/scientific discipline • Demonstrated experience configuring and maintaining build servers (Bamboo/Jenkins) from scratch • Experience implementing cloud automation solutions at scale • 4-6+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps roles • Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, C/C++, Ruby, or JavaScript • Deep knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker) and microservices architecture • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines • Hands-on experience with distributed storage systems (NFS, HDFS, Ceph, S3) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Mesos, Yarn) • Practical knowledge working with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) • Proactive problem-solving approach with ability to identify performance bottlenecks • Willingness to participate in on-call rotations • Strong understanding of DevOps CI/CD principles and security best practices (SecDevOps) Desired: • Proven track record in technical engineering and DevOps roles • Strong programming skills that extend beyond basic scripting • Experience with Terraform infrastructure as code preferred • Working knowledge of Wildfly application server and comparable platforms • Proficiency with Bamboo or other continuous integration tools • Hands-on experience using Rundeck or GitHub Actions for automation Salary Range: $130,000 - $170,000 per year base salary, when annualized Pay Transparency Notice: The salary range is based on the D.C. metro area, the successful candidate's starting salary will vary depending on permissible, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, and experience. Nodal also offers a wide range of benefits and perks for full-time employees, which may include target bonuses. Job Benefits Nodal Employee Benefits and Perks:https://nodalexchange.pinpointhq.com Nodal Exchange, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, parental status, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, physical or mental health, hairstyle, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or in any other terms and conditions of employment. Nodal Exchange is an E-verify participant.

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