DevOps Engineer - Maximo Environment

Requisition ID: 19606

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

- Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)

- 401(k) plan with employer matching

- Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

- Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)

- Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance

- Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)

- Short and long-term disability plans

- Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs

- 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for managing and automating code deployments, updates, and configuration changes within the IBM Maximo environment. This role focuses on creating robust CI/CD pipelines, implementing automated validation processes, and ensuring smooth, reliable deployments across development, test, and production environments. The position is part of the Enterprise Work Management Solutions team, supporting enterprise asset and work management applications, specifically IBM Maximo and related industry solutions.

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and maintain automated deployment pipelines for Maximo applications and related components.

- Develop scripts and tools for automated validation and rollback processes.

- Collaborate with developers, system administrators, and business analysts to ensure seamless integration and deployment.

- Monitor and optimize deployment processes for performance, reliability, and security.

- Manage version control and branching strategies for application code and configurations.

- Troubleshoot deployment issues and provide root cause analysis.

- Ensure compliance with change management and IT governance standards.

- Support containerization and orchestration strategies (e.g., Docker, OpenShift).

What It Takes To Succeed

Experience

- Minimum 3 years of experience in DevOps, system administration, or application deployment.

- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).

- Experience with scripting languages (Python, Shell, PowerShell).

- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (OpenShift, Kubernetes).

Qualifications

- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

- Proficiency in version control systems (SVN / Git).

- Understanding of networking, security, and system architecture.

- Ability to work in Agile environments and collaborate across teams.

Preferred:

- Experience with IBM Maximo Application Suite.

- Experience with RedHat OpenShift and cloud deployment strategies.

- Experience with Grafana, including dashboard creation, data visualization and alert configuration

- Experience with Windows and Linux environments.

- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks.

- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).

Experience

- For a Level 2 (Journey), a minimum of two years of experience to four years related experience is required (if no degree, six-eight years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling six-eight years).

Education

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.