Principal Developer, Software Development (Sys)

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

• For the Engineering Services Agile Tools team, we are looking for a senior Agile Tools Solutions engineer to deploy, support, develop, maintain and troubleshoot the Atlassian Agile tools development solutions such as
  • JIRA / JIRA Datacenter
  • Confluence
  • BitBucket / Bitbucket Datacenter
  • Groovy Scripting
  • Ansible automation
• Work with development teams to on-board them and their environments into the Secure Development Factory Atlassian environments to optimise Western Digital’s Engineering Services provided to development teams and their workflows.
• Manage large scale Jira/Bitbucket/Confluence migration on-prem as well as to Atlassian SaaS
• Expertise in handling custom workflow design, automation, Atlassian product license management
• Knowledge on Atlassian SaaS migrations - from on-prem to Cloud migration.
• Good experience building and maintaining Atlassian instance supporting 15K+ users.
• Experience handling consolidation of multiple Atlassian instance into single deployment and handling conflicts with zero downtime & application availability impact
• Lead discussion with various stakeholders to understand the requirements, drive implementation and coordinate evaluation
• Subject matter expert for all Atlassian products with good troubleshooting skills to fix production issues single headedly.
• Skillset to conduct periodic security audit, monitor Atlassian deployments using various monitoring solutions like Prometheus, Grafana, Icinga etc.
• Work closely with development teams (development, release, QA, production) to constantly look for ways to bring out new solutions and improve already solutions deployed to meet their needs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience working on Atlassian technologies
• Experience in the design, implementation, delivery and support of sophisticated software development workflows, Agile methodologies and its applications in the Atlassian Toolset.
• Extensive experience in deploying, maintaining, supporting and troubleshooting the current toolset used by our engineering teams such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket
• Extensive experience in Linux system administration, infrastructure, shell scripting/programming, systems automation tools.
• Experience with configuration Management utilities (Ansible), and Source Control (Git, Subversion)
• Must possess strong documentation skills and can work with rapid change and at a fast pace.
• Proven ability to work and/or lead in high performing/ geographically dispersed teams.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills to manage complex process and technology issues.

Additional Information

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at staffingsupport@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.