Experienced Devops Engineer

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug software programs and interfaces for new and existing embedded products.
• Interact with a variety of tools and services such as compilers (ARC, GCC, Clang), build tools (CMake), system-level (Docker, Linux Kernel, Windows Containers, Kubernetes) as well as GitHub, GitHub Actions; to efficiently build, validate and release embedded firmware and software products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with development goals and operational efficiency.
• Implement branching strategies and code review processes to enhance code quality and collaboration.
• Configure and maintain CI pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate the build and testing of firmware code.
• Work closely with development teams to integrate CI/CD best practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Optimize build configurations for performance and maintainability.
• Implement and maintain monitoring solutions using Splunk and similar tools to ensure real-time visibility into system performance.
• Develop custom dashboards and alerts to proactively identify and address issues.
• Leverage Python for automating routine tasks, deployment processes, and system maintenance.
• Implement IaC principles to manage and provision infrastructure resources efficiently.
• Collaborate with cloud providers such as AWS for infrastructure automation.
• Document and communicate DevOps processes, best practices, and guidelines.
  
  

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, preferably in an embedded systems and/or firmware environment.
• Strong experience with GitHub for source code management and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• Expertise in using C++ build tools.
• Solid programming skills in Python.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, CloudWatch.
• Experience in Containerization and Kubernetes is preferred.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and infrastructure as code (IaC) principles is preferred.