Senior DevOps Engineer
Maple Plain, MNHybridFull-time
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Be yourself at Protolabs Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace.
About this role
Be yourself at Protolabs
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.
Why Protolabs?
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.
Join our team as a Senior DevOps Engineer!
This is a fixed hybrid role on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at HQ in Maple Plain MN
The Senior DevOps Engineer plays a critical role in supporting and advancing Protolabs’ internal and external business applications by partnering closely with IT, development teams, and other technology stakeholders. This position is responsible for ensuring the reliable provisioning, configuration, operation, and maintenance of DevOps platforms, including version control systems, build tools, and continuous integration pipelines, enabling scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to the provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of version control systems, build pipelines, and continuous integration tooling
- Partner with development teams to support applications, enhance reliability, and promote site reliability engineering practices
- Identify and implement opportunities to increase deployment stability while reducing manual intervention
- Design and maintain high‑availability solutions, including load balancer configuration and optimization
- Participate in 24/7 operational coverage, including periodic after‑hours work and on‑call responsibilities
- Support the growth of the team by mentoring and training colleagues, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing
What It Takes
- Bachelor’s degree OR minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience
- 5+ years experience managing servers in an enterprise environment
- 5+ years experience supporting code releases into highly available applications
- 2+ years experience supporting server configuration management tooling
- 2+ years experience supporting highly available applications
- Must have the ability to take manual processes and automate them
What Makes You Standout
- Cloud Management
- AWS & Azure
- Configuration Management
- Ansible & Terraform
- Continuous Deployment
- Azure DevOps & Github
- Load balancing
- HAProxy
- JSON/REST
- Code Versioning
- Git
- Micro Services
- Kubernetes & Service Discovery
- Linux OS hardening and security