The mission of Thayer Leadership is to help build leaders of character by offering leadership and ethics education grounded in the United States Army leadership philosophy of “Be, Know, Do” and the United States Military Academy values of “Duty, Honor, Country,” in the inspirational venue of The Historic Thayer Hotel at West Point. In addition to our in-person offerings, due to COVID-19, we pivoted to deliver our powerful leadership experiences digitally through various platforms in order to continue to bring our clients the West Point experience from their respective locations. We are now delivering both in-person and virtual/online programs.

Diversity and Inclusion is important to Thayer Leadership. Our goal is to ensure the entire Thayer family (staff, partners, faculty, and clients) feel respected by embracing a culture of trust and inclusivity that acknowledges and celebrates our differences and commonalities.

Job Purpose

As a Junior DevOps Engineer at Thayer Leadership, you’ll be an integral part of our dynamic team. You’ll collaborate with our IT department to improve communication and cross-functional project management within the entire organization. As a junior engineer, you will assist in scripting software for deployment throughout our data and communication platforms, manage cloud environments, implement automation solutions, and optimize business processes. If you’re passionate about technology, eager to learn, and ready to make an impact, we encourage you to apply!

Duties of Role:

Responsibilities shall include:

Azure Administration:

• Assist in managing Azure subscriptions, virtual machines, storage, and networking components.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure optimal resource utilization.

Cloud Management:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and maintain cloud-based solutions.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Automation:

• Develop and maintain scripts for automating routine tasks using PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages.
• Create and manage Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and other automation workflows.

Coding:

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Collaborate to integrate custom applications with cloud services.

SharePoint:

• Assist in SharePoint site administration, permissions management, and content organization.
• Troubleshoot SharePoint-related issues and provide end-user support.

Airtable Automations:

• Design and implement workflows in Airtable to streamline data management and reporting.
• Integrate Airtable with other tools and platforms as needed.

Development & Operations Engineering:

• Development and monitoring of web-based applications, integrating automated processes and testing configurations and system controls.
• Quality assurance and maintenance, including supporting access control, vulnerability management, and system security
• Planning and project management, including working on ways to automate and improve processes

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong interest in cloud technologies, especially Microsoft Azure.
• Basic understanding of programming concepts and willingness to learn coding languages (i.e., Python, Bash).
• Familiarity with SharePoint and Airtable is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills and a proactive attitude.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities
• Minimum 3 years of applicable job experience.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)