Walton Enterprises
DevOps Engineer
Walton Enterprises, Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, 72712
Overview
Walton Enterprises is seeking a skilled, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial individual to join the team as a DevOps Engineer. The ideal teammate will be an expert in DevOps methodologies with a passion and demonstrated ability to build, automate, maintain, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and monitoring solutions. This individual will display strong knowledge of automation tools, cloud platforms, and modern development practices to support scalable, secure, and efficient software delivery. This position will require extensive collaboration, mentoring, and partnering to establish best practices, ensure system reliability, and empower the team to achieve operational excellence.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging We believe every associate should have access to success. Creating an environment centered on trust, respect, and bringing people together is critical to this belief.
- Our aspirations are as follows:Create an environment where we hire, retain and bring to the table people with diverse backgrounds, viewpoints and lived experiences to create a more successful organization. - Ensure fairness, equity and access to success for all of our associates. - Create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, able to engage honestly.
About the Position
About the IT Department The Information Technology Department provides a suite of services including hardware and software support, custom application development, cybersecurity, networking, and tools for software integration. These services are provided to Walton Enterprises, the Walton Family Foundation and to Walton Family Entities. About Walton Enterprises Walton Enterprises supports the personal, philanthropic, and business activities of the Walton family. We are a family-led organization supporting multiple generations of Sam & Helen Walton's family.
Walton Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Responsibilities
About the Position
As a DevOps Engineer, you will lead and contribute to the development, implementation, and management of cloud infrastructure and tools to support our software development lifecycle. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including peer software engineers, database engineers, and infrastructure, to create seamless integrations between systems. You will also provide technical leadership and mentorship, enabling the team to build and maintain a resilient and scalable system infrastructure.
What you will do (responsibilities):
Cloud Infrastructure Management Administer, optimize, and scale GCP resources, including but not limited to:
Cloud Run, Compute Engine for containerized application Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery for data Pub/Sub and Dataproc for data streaming and processing
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform to manage GCP resources programmatically. Ensure proper configuration and management of GCP networking components, such as VPCs, firewalls, load balancers, and Cloud NAT. Deployment and CI/CD
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools to automate application build, test, and deployment processes. Oversee the deployment of js and NestJS applications in GCP environments, ensuring efficient server-side rendering and API operations. Optimize application deployment workflows to leverage Cloud Run for serverless hosting when appropriate. Monitoring and Security
Set up and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and Prometheus/Grafana. Implement robust security practices, including identity and access management (IAM), secure service-to-service communication, and integration with Secret Manager. Conduct regular audits of GCP environments to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities or inefficiencies. Collaboration and Documentation
Work closely with development teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with application Document infrastructure configurations, deployment processes, and incident response plans for seamless knowledge transfer. Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers in cloud practices and DevOps Qualifications
Who we are looking for (qualifications for success):
Education/Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and/or a minimum of 5 years of experience in software development. Cloud Platform Expertise
Extensive hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its key Proficiency in managing containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Strong grasp of GCP-native services like Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub. Automation and Scripting
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, or Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Go for Application Deployment
Deep knowledge of deploying and scaling js and NestJS applications. Understanding of server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and API gateway configurations. Familiarity with TypeScript and modern JavaScript CI/CD and Version Control
Experience building robust CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Expertise in managing version control workflows in Monitoring and Performance Optimization
Experience with observability tools like Cloud Monitoring, Datadog, or Proficiency in setting up log aggregation and query systems for incident Security
Knowledge of GCP IAM roles, policies, and secure network Familiarity with implementing secure workloads using Cloud Armor, Secret Manager, and Cloud Identity. Integration Design and Authentication
Proven ability to diagram complex integrations and workflows using tools like Lucidchart, Miro, or Visio, with a focus on clarity and scalability. Expertise in SaaS integrations, including Okta SSO for secure user authentication and authorization across systems. Experience leveraging Auth0 for custom applications where Okta is proxied through an Auth0 enterprise connection. Proficiency in integrating and consuming APIs to enable seamless data synchronization and automation between platforms. Additional Helpful Experience Includes
Collaborative: Passion for solving challenges together, sharing inspirations, and working as a team. Innovative: Strive to find the best possible solutions given complex constraints and accelerated timelines. Leadership: Contribute to the success of our technology platforms and drive critical components from inspiration to delivery. Ownership: Strong ownership of our product and the customers we Results Driven: Ability to give that final push to deliver critical features on Humble: Seek advice from peers to solve our most challenging Business/Tech Expertise: Accounting and/or Investment systems , including data and BI Personal attributes that support your success
Trusted advisor to principals and colleagues while demonstrating expertise and Results-oriented team player who is helpful, respectful, and Exercises sound judgment and makes data-driven A lifelong learner who is inquisitive and solves problems with bold thinking and A visionary who plans for the future with imagination and Dedicated to achieving operational
All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.
Walton Enterprises is seeking a skilled, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial individual to join the team as a DevOps Engineer. The ideal teammate will be an expert in DevOps methodologies with a passion and demonstrated ability to build, automate, maintain, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and monitoring solutions. This individual will display strong knowledge of automation tools, cloud platforms, and modern development practices to support scalable, secure, and efficient software delivery. This position will require extensive collaboration, mentoring, and partnering to establish best practices, ensure system reliability, and empower the team to achieve operational excellence.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging We believe every associate should have access to success. Creating an environment centered on trust, respect, and bringing people together is critical to this belief.
- Our aspirations are as follows:Create an environment where we hire, retain and bring to the table people with diverse backgrounds, viewpoints and lived experiences to create a more successful organization. - Ensure fairness, equity and access to success for all of our associates. - Create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, able to engage honestly.
About the Position
About the IT Department The Information Technology Department provides a suite of services including hardware and software support, custom application development, cybersecurity, networking, and tools for software integration. These services are provided to Walton Enterprises, the Walton Family Foundation and to Walton Family Entities. About Walton Enterprises Walton Enterprises supports the personal, philanthropic, and business activities of the Walton family. We are a family-led organization supporting multiple generations of Sam & Helen Walton's family.
Walton Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Responsibilities
About the Position
As a DevOps Engineer, you will lead and contribute to the development, implementation, and management of cloud infrastructure and tools to support our software development lifecycle. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including peer software engineers, database engineers, and infrastructure, to create seamless integrations between systems. You will also provide technical leadership and mentorship, enabling the team to build and maintain a resilient and scalable system infrastructure.
What you will do (responsibilities):
Cloud Infrastructure Management Administer, optimize, and scale GCP resources, including but not limited to:
Cloud Run, Compute Engine for containerized application Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery for data Pub/Sub and Dataproc for data streaming and processing
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform to manage GCP resources programmatically. Ensure proper configuration and management of GCP networking components, such as VPCs, firewalls, load balancers, and Cloud NAT. Deployment and CI/CD
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools to automate application build, test, and deployment processes. Oversee the deployment of js and NestJS applications in GCP environments, ensuring efficient server-side rendering and API operations. Optimize application deployment workflows to leverage Cloud Run for serverless hosting when appropriate. Monitoring and Security
Set up and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and Prometheus/Grafana. Implement robust security practices, including identity and access management (IAM), secure service-to-service communication, and integration with Secret Manager. Conduct regular audits of GCP environments to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities or inefficiencies. Collaboration and Documentation
Work closely with development teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with application Document infrastructure configurations, deployment processes, and incident response plans for seamless knowledge transfer. Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers in cloud practices and DevOps Qualifications
Who we are looking for (qualifications for success):
Education/Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and/or a minimum of 5 years of experience in software development. Cloud Platform Expertise
Extensive hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its key Proficiency in managing containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Strong grasp of GCP-native services like Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub. Automation and Scripting
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, or Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Go for Application Deployment
Deep knowledge of deploying and scaling js and NestJS applications. Understanding of server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and API gateway configurations. Familiarity with TypeScript and modern JavaScript CI/CD and Version Control
Experience building robust CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Expertise in managing version control workflows in Monitoring and Performance Optimization
Experience with observability tools like Cloud Monitoring, Datadog, or Proficiency in setting up log aggregation and query systems for incident Security
Knowledge of GCP IAM roles, policies, and secure network Familiarity with implementing secure workloads using Cloud Armor, Secret Manager, and Cloud Identity. Integration Design and Authentication
Proven ability to diagram complex integrations and workflows using tools like Lucidchart, Miro, or Visio, with a focus on clarity and scalability. Expertise in SaaS integrations, including Okta SSO for secure user authentication and authorization across systems. Experience leveraging Auth0 for custom applications where Okta is proxied through an Auth0 enterprise connection. Proficiency in integrating and consuming APIs to enable seamless data synchronization and automation between platforms. Additional Helpful Experience Includes
Collaborative: Passion for solving challenges together, sharing inspirations, and working as a team. Innovative: Strive to find the best possible solutions given complex constraints and accelerated timelines. Leadership: Contribute to the success of our technology platforms and drive critical components from inspiration to delivery. Ownership: Strong ownership of our product and the customers we Results Driven: Ability to give that final push to deliver critical features on Humble: Seek advice from peers to solve our most challenging Business/Tech Expertise: Accounting and/or Investment systems , including data and BI Personal attributes that support your success
Trusted advisor to principals and colleagues while demonstrating expertise and Results-oriented team player who is helpful, respectful, and Exercises sound judgment and makes data-driven A lifelong learner who is inquisitive and solves problems with bold thinking and A visionary who plans for the future with imagination and Dedicated to achieving operational
All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.