Principal Developer, DevOps - Monitoring and Automation Specialist

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

We are seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps Observability and Automation Lead to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for enhancing our DevOps automation framework, applications' observability and reliability. You will collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and development teams to ensure our systems are highly available, scalable, and efficient.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement observability strategies, including monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions, to ensure high availability and performance of systems.
• Lead efforts to automate infrastructure deployment, configuration management, and continuous integration/delivery pipelines.
• Develop and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring, and operations, ensuring operational best practices are followed.
• Extensive experience in shell scripting/programming, systems automation tools (Ansible(preferred)/Salt/Puppet/Chef/Kickstart/Terraform)
• Must possess strong documentation skills and can work with rapid change and at a fast pace.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills to manage complex process and technology issues.
• Expertise in handling custom workflow design, automation and product license management
• Collaborate with software development teams to integrate observability and automation into the software development lifecycle.
• Analyse system performance and reliability metrics to identify and address bottlenecks and optimize performance.
• Implement security best practices in observability and automation solutions.
• Mentor and coach team members on best practices related to observability tools, automation frameworks and DevOps methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or similar role with a focus on observability and automation.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Icinga, ELK stack, etc.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Shell scripting, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Chef.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and software development lifecycle.

Additional Information

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.