Job Description
Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.
Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.
Job Summary
You will be the architect of change, the visionary who designs, develops, and implements the robust DevOps practices that keep us ahead of the curve using Azure technologies. You will work in close collaboration with an experienced team of software and firmware engineers to develop and support our Q-SYS platform. Our customer applications range from the boardrooms of Fortune 100 companies to the vast expanses of airports, sports stadiums, and theme parks. Your expertise will be the cornerstone of our Q-SYS Reflect Enterprise Manager, a state-of-the-art remote monitoring and management web platform that harnesses the latest AI technologies as well as our overall Q-SYS platform.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- Assist in development of our automated build and test infrastructure, with a strong focus on scalability, performance, and reliability
- Improve and streamline the development and deployment workflow for our software Dev and SQA teams
- Continuous improvements to the deployment process to increase efficiency and reduce downtime
- Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in DevOps and automation
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth integration of new features and releases
- Develop and maintain documentation for deployment processes and procedures
- Core responsibilities will include decision-making on releasing our software to the public, coordinating with the broader release team
Skills and Minimum Experience Required
- B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
- Excellent scripting skills in Groovy, JavaScript, Python and Linux shell scripts
- Automation-focused DevOps perspective•
- Background in Linux software development workflow and tools
- Background in Linux administration and application deployment
- Strong background in Azure cloud platform
- Excellent knowledge in Azure DevOps
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and Helm to manage Kubernetes
- Experience with IaC tool – Bicep/Terraform (Bicep preferred)
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, and Chef
- Experience in SCM tools like GitHub, Bitbucket or any git-based tools
- Experience in integration and implementation of security tools in pipelines for SAST, SCA, and DAST is preferred
- Experience in Grafana, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, or other monitoring/logging tools
- Experience with continuous integration and deployment of a microservice-based enterprise cloud application. Our platform is based on Azure Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bicep, Jenkins, RabbitMQ, and other standard tools.
We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities: As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000, select option 4. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.
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