About this Cloud Services Devops Engineer role at Gordon Food Service
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...
We are actively seeking candidates at either an Intermediate or Senior level. Whether you are an experienced engineer ready for your next step or a senior technical lead looking to drive architectural strategy and vision, we have room for you to make an impact.
What You’ll Do:
- Build & Automate Cloud Systems: Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to provision, manage, and scale performant cloud environments.
- Enable CI/CD: Write and optimize automated pipelines to streamline software builds, testing, and continuous deployment.
- Maintain & Secure Platforms: Ensure system health, monitor network/storage/compute services, and promote "Shift Left" security across all platform layers.
- Collaborate & Troubleshoot: Partner closely with application teams to design cloud-ready architectures and resolve complex infrastructure challenges.
- Drive Strategy (Senior Level): Lead domain architectural vision, design long-term roadmaps, manage capacity planning, and lead cross-functional technology projects.
What We’re Looking For:
Core Technical Skills (Both Levels):
- Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Automation & IaC: Proficiency with tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or SaltStack.
- Containerization & Private Cloud: Familiarity with Kubernetes, OpenStack, or software-defined networking (VLANs, firewalls, load balancers).
- Scripting: Strong scripting abilities in Python, Go, Shell, Ruby, or Perl.
- Build & Release: Experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Artifactory, Nexus, and Git version control.
What you bring to the table:
Intermediate DevOps Cloud Engineer
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in IT, software engineering, DevOps, or system administration.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (Required).
- Role Focus: Independent problem-solver focused on building automation, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and maintaining pipeline reliability.
Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer
- Experience: 7+ years of experience in IT, software engineering, DevOps, or system engineering.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Preferred).
- Role Focus: Technical leader with a track record of driving cloud architecture strategy, capacity planning, and guiding cross-functional teams through complex engineering projects.
When you will work:
- Schedule: Standard office environment with participation in an on-call rotation and occasional weekend work as needed for support.
- Travel: Occasional light travel.
BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!
Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.
Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.
All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.
Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.
