Role Description We are Basepaws, a pet genetics company that was recently acquired by Zoetis. We empower pet parents and healthcare teams to deliver personalized pet care like never before. Our cat DNA test is the market’s first consumer test for felines. We work very closely with researchers, universities, and veterinarians to continue driving innovation in precision care for pets. The Basepaws team focuses on the use of high throughput sequencing approaches, computational biology, systems biology, and machine learning to identify novel genetic variants and microbiome characteristics that may influence a pet’s health. Our products span genetics, microbiome, nutrition, and therapeutic applications. Basepaws is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Technology team. This is a US-based role only. Based on the West Coast/Pacific Time Zone. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for our system’s infrastructure and the deployment and health of our product codebase. This highly dynamic position will work with other software engineers, the product team, and, on occasion, other members of the Basepaws organization. A collaborative work ethic and easy-going nature are a must and extensive experience in similar roles as part of a D2C startup environment is a big plus. ObjectivesBuilding and implementing new development tools and infrastructureUnderstanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying them to developersWorking on ways to automate and improve development and release processesTesting and examining code written by others and analyzing resultsEnsuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threatsIdentifying technical problems and developing updates and fixesWorking with engineering colleagues to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intendedResponsibilities Fully document the architecture and processes involvedWork with the team to build the vision created by the Engineering team with a strong emphasis on building solid, well-documented infrastructure with a focus on the scalability of the overall architectureEnsure the infrastructure’s reliability, uptime, security, and performance as neededDeploy patches and releasesBuild tools to reduce occurrence of errors and improve customer experienceDevelop software to integrate with internal back-end systemsProvide support to the engineering team on infrastructure issuesPerform root cause analysis of production errors and resolve technical issuesDesign procedures for system troubleshooting and maintenanceKnowledge and Skills 6+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer5+ years of experience with designing, developing, testing, and maintaining enterprise infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, cloud architectures, and dashboards4+ years of experience with AWS4+ years of experience with Linux administration2+ years in an agile environmentExperience with cloud networkingExperience with Terraform and Nomad integration from scratchD2C experience is a plusExcellent collaborative and communication skillsIndependent and able to take ownership of features/projectsBonus Capabilities Experience working in direct-to-consumer companies and brandsStrong database experience/skillsUnderstanding of Data Warehouses/Lakes and tools (especially DBT)Based on the West Coast/Pacific Time ZoneThis role may be a good fit for you if You have excellent communication skills and a proven history of developing working relationships and fostering consensus and trustYou have an ownership mindset and willingness to operate both at high-level strategy building (OKR creation, feature planning) and low-level hands-on technology implementationYou love animals! The following base pay range reflects the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be in [ California] Base pay may vary based on location and other factors. BasePay Range: $95,000- $130,000 [This position is eligible for short-term incentive compensation.] [The position is also eligible for long-term incentive.] We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, which includes healthcare, dental coverage, and retirement savings benefits along with paid holidays, vacation and disability insurance. Full time Regular Colleague Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search. Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of “@zoetis.com”. In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis. #J-18808-Ljbffr
remote work DevOps Agile CI/CD data-warehouse Terraform Amazon Web Services (AWS) nomad Linux DBT