Energy Solutions

About Us

We are currently seeking a DevOps Engineer II developer to join our growing team. This person will collaborate with the current team to support and enable our AWS infrastructure. You will work with our engineers and outside DevOps contractors to support various tools, users, and existing software systems that facilitate the distribution of incentives for clean energy technologies reporting systems. You will bring technical expertise and a team-oriented approach to handle various tasks to maintain systems that meet the needs of our clients as well as the energy and cost savings goals of the programs we support.   

To ensure success you should be proficient in AWS DevOps engineering, managing Cloud infrastructure using Terraform, have strong research and communication skills, and the ability to work on your own and as part of a team. This position will report to a Software Engineering Manager in the Information Systems group.  

This is a hybrid work opportunity.  At ES, this means working onsite at one of our offices a minimum of 1 day/week (currently Wednesdays) with flexibility for the remainder of the days. ES has offices in Oakland, CA, Portland, OR, Chicago, IL, and Boston, MA. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:  

• Support a variety of Cloud-based deployments across multiple projects   

• Respond to support tasks with timely solutions   

• Assist in building and maintaining testing tools, automation tools, and IT infrastructure   

• Provide technical direction, training, and guidance to more junior DevOps staff and other team members   

• Assist in troubleshooting issues relating to AWS, networking, databases, etc.   

• Monitor system operations to detect potential problems   

• Read, write, review, and verify scripts in python and other scripting languages   

• Coordinate with our valued DevOps partner to minimize the work that needs to be outsourced

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or equivalent technical background with a minimum of 5 years professional engineering experience   

• Minimum of 3 years AWS DevOps engineering experience  

• Experience managing/improving Cloud infrastructure using Terraform  

• Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD  

• Experience as a system administrator for Linux systems   

• Cost optimization experience for AWS and other platforms   

• Experience with relational databases, including MySQL, SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or similar   

• Strong multitasking, documentation, and decision-making skills   

• Strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written  

• Experience collaborating directly with other staff such as engineers and software project managers  

• Python fluency and experience with Django solutions a plus. Similar object-oriented languages and frameworks will also be considered.   

• Familiarity with Tableau, Airflow, Redshift, OpenSearch a plus  

• Familiarity/experience SharePoint a plus  

• Familiarity with Jira Software and other Atlassian products a plus  

• Energy efficiency/renewable energy domain experience a plus  

  Compensation to commensurate with experience with the pay band of  $108,000 - $125,000/Annually

Perks and Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance 
• Pre-tax contribution plans 
• FSA/HSA 
• Healthcare  
• Transportation 
• Dependent Care 
• 401K, companies matches at 3% 
• ESOP 
• Work -Life Balance: Flexible work environment, which includes floating holidays and flexible hours. 
• PTO 
• For non-accrual positions: Employees are able to take the time off they need as long as it is approved by your supervisor. Your supervisor will have a conversation with you if you are taking an excessive amount of time off and on the flip side, your supervisor will have a conversation with you if you are working a lot and not taking enough time off.  
• Bonus: this is contingent upon company’s profitability of the previous year, as well as employee performance (annual review) and position 
• Professional Development Stipend  
• Mentor program: Staff members receive a mentor upon hire.  Mentors act as an employee advocate at the company, helping people plot their growth path and provide guidance 
• Community Engagement-  
• Team building 
• Lunch and learns 
• After work get togethers 
• Trips such as hiking, skiing, and rafting