About us Velvetech is an American global software development company headquartered in Chicago, IL. Velvetech has its developers strategically distributed in 10+ global technical job markets to deliver the best in class software engineering and exceptional client services. We have 20+ years of experience in software and hardware development for clients all around the world, especially for US clients. As an official Microsoft Gold Partner, our company is listed in the top 5 software development companies in Illinois, USA. US clients are leading trading and financial organizations, insurance companies, large healthcare associations, pharmaceutical and energy companies, equipment manufacturers, hi-tech startups, etc. Areas of expertise are consulting, development, implementation, and support of software solutions. We implement modern backend solutions that support microservices architecture with the following technologies: NET Core, Node.js, Java, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ. For the web UI front-end development, we opt for React, or Angular, and for mobile development — Swift, Kotlin, Java. Most of the systems are designed for cloud infrastructures like AWS, Azure, GCP, and heavily rely on Docker, Kubernetes while modern CI/CD is made using GitLab CI or TeamCity. In September 2021, Velvetech LLC received the status of the official Training Provider of the International Institute of Business Analysis. This status gives us the right to conduct regular quality trainings for Business Analysts and anyone performing BA activities regardless their job title. Principles are based on Agile Methodology, Scrum and Kanban. Various projects coded in GitLab or GitHub are built with multiple coordinated teams, collaborating via Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, and Slack. Velvetech constantly follows the Tech trends and actively cooperates with startups in such breakthrough areas as Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, Blockchain, FPGA, and AI. Responsibilities Now we are looking for a System Administrator/ DevOps Specialist for our DevOps team. Administration of corporate servers: Linux and Windows, configuration, troubleshooting Network configuration, troubleshooting Administration of virtualization systems (Hyper-V, ESXi) Building fault-tolerant systems. Scaling under load Application protection, query optimization, load balancing CI/CD configuring Requirements Experience in the following technologies: Successful work experience as a system administrator for 2 years and/or DevOps Strong knowledge of Linux CentOS/Debian Strong knowledge of Windows Strong knowledge of network equipment (routers, firewalls, switches) Cloud Work Experience (Azure, AWS, etc) Experience in administering Hyper-V and/or ESXi virtualization systems Experience in administering web servers IIS, Apache, nginx, proxy, HTTP, postman CI/CD – GitLab or equivalents The following experience will be considered as an advantage: Administering and configuring Cisco equipment, SonicWall firewalls Introduction to Github, GitLab, TeamCity, CI/CD, Dockers, Kubernetes, ELK, Prometheus, Zabbix Automation of deployment (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) Experience with automation using Bash/CMD/Powershell/Python. Understanding the basic principles of information security. Experience with Terraform Experience with Ansible English level: Intermediate and higher Offer Challenging and exciting projects Flexible schedule Young and friendly team Bonuses per project results Benefits Velvetech is in the TOP 5 development companies in Illinois, USA You have FLEXIBLE working conditions and a COOPERATIVE environment A COMPETITIVE and performance-based salary, fair compensation and benefits Many CHALLENGING and exciting projects with new opportunities and learning GROWTH opportunities, skills and competencies improvement, and professional certification In-company TRAINING (English, Software / DevOps / Project management / Design / Business) Our team We are a friendly team of 150+ professionals where everyone is able to achieve high results and grows professionally not only due to their own knowledge and skills but also with the support of colleagues. Values that we highly appreciate are high performance, responsibility, respect, and loyalty. In order to have a highly motivated team, Velvetech invests in their people, additional education, certification, and others. You choose your career path and we are here to support you! People work together in harmony, encouraging each other to continuously learn, progress, and pursue perfection. Our employees enjoy working as we turn challenges into advantages to share success with each other. You have a chance to become a part of a friendly and professional team that creates robust software solutions to deliver maximum value to our international clients.