Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Lead Software Engineer

Management Level

Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Job Description

Job Description: 

Lead Site Reliability Engineer positions offered by Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC (Mission, Kansas). Manage CI/CD frameworks to create automated pipelines and solutions required for continuous delivery with development teams. Lead an increase in development velocity by optimizing various parts of the pipeline and increasing application stability. Build and roll out solutions to be consumed by multiple teams. Design and assist in the authoring of software tools that reliably manage application delivery and performance. Build scalable and highly reliable applications. Design and assist in the setup and maintenance of application monitoring and alerting. Oversee processes or solutions that can be shared across teams globally. Develop technically reasonable solutions to complex and ill-defined problems. Improve predictability and reliability of software releases, workflows, and operating software. Drive automation including of the testing, deployment, and monitoring processes. Drive product and capability engineering teams to ensure best practices are implemented. Improve predictability and reliability of software releases, workflows, and operating software. Lead company towards a Continuous Deployment environment and reduce application deployment windows. Reduce mean time to recovery (MTTR) by driving troubleshoot, monitor, alert, and automating recovery. Mentor junior team members.

Minimum Requirements: 

Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related field and 6 years of experience in the position offered or 6 years of experience designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems. Also requires 6 years of experience: debugging, optimizing code and automating routine tasks; administering Linux or Windows operating systems; developing portfolio-level or enterprise-level tools and utilities for automation using Python, Powershell, Javascript, Perl, Bash, or Ruby ; using configuration management systems; releasing highly-available, mission-critical applications; working with version control systems (Git or SVN) and branching strategies; working with Cloud Computing Platforms; working with continuous integration tools; utilizing Database Server Infrastructure; performing Agile development, continuous integration, and automated testing; working with infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation); and using monitoring and alerting tools. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree in the aforementioned fields and 6 years of experience as stated, the employer will accept a master’s or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 4 years of experience as stated, or a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 1 year of experience as stated. Employee reports to office in Mission, Kansas. Telecommuting permitted in accordance with company policy, but must live within commuting distance of stated office.

Compensation includes a base salary of $133,078. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

If interested, please apply online at: https://jobs.coxenterprises.com. Reference job code CAI-0174. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.