What are the responsibilities and job description for the DevOps Engineer – On‑Prem Infrastructure & Automation position at TransCore?
TransCore (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer II to join our Software Development Team supporting real‑time roadside system deployment and automation. This position will be located in the Nashville or Round Rock Offices.
Job Summary
The DevOps Engineer II will design, implement, and maintain Proxmox virtualized environments; build and support automated CI/CD pipelines; and manage the full lifecycle of TransCore’s real‑time roadside applications. This role requires strong hands‑on experience in infrastructure automation, virtualization, containerization, and collaboration with software teams to deliver consistent, reliable deployments across development, testing, and production environments. We value energetic, self‑motivated professionals with a can‑do attitude, entrepreneurial mindset, and desire to make meaningful technical impact.
This DevOps Engineer position is responsible for building and operating a production-grade on-prem Proxmox virtualized platform, including automating the deployment of real-time applications running on Proxmox containers.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time. Requires frequent use of keyboard and mouse, must be able to wear a headset for prolonged periods. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Job Summary
The DevOps Engineer II will design, implement, and maintain Proxmox virtualized environments; build and support automated CI/CD pipelines; and manage the full lifecycle of TransCore’s real‑time roadside applications. This role requires strong hands‑on experience in infrastructure automation, virtualization, containerization, and collaboration with software teams to deliver consistent, reliable deployments across development, testing, and production environments. We value energetic, self‑motivated professionals with a can‑do attitude, entrepreneurial mindset, and desire to make meaningful technical impact.
This DevOps Engineer position is responsible for building and operating a production-grade on-prem Proxmox virtualized platform, including automating the deployment of real-time applications running on Proxmox containers.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and manage Proxmox VE clusters including VM/container lifecycle, storage, networking, backups, and HA configurations.
- Build and maintain automated deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.) for real-time systems running on x64 and NVIDIA platforms.
- Automate provisioning and configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or similar tools.
- Work with software engineers to define deployment strategies, versioning approaches, and rollback plans for real‑time applications.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Proxmox clusters and deployed applications for availability and performance.
- Support roadside edge deployments, including managing VMs/containers at remote sites.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum processes and provide clear progress updates.
- Support system automation tasks and assist with post‑deployment issue resolution.
- Document designs, configurations, deployment processes, and operational procedures.
- Evaluate new tools and practices to improve automation, reliability, and deployment speed.
- Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, IT, or related field preferred.
- 4–6 years of professional DevOps experience with a strong automation and CI/CD focus.
- Hands‑on experience with Proxmox VE (clusters, networking, storage, HA, remote deployments).
- Strong experience building CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
- Proficiency with Ansible, Chef, or related configuration‑management tools.
- Experience deploying real‑time applications in Linux environments, especially Debian.
- Knowledge of MySQL, Web APIs, and Angular UI applications on Linux platforms.
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, VLANs, firewalls, load balancing).
- Experience with Git, SVN, or similar version control systems.
- Programming experience in C, C , or C#/.NET Core.
- Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with Hypervisor virtualization technologies.
- Experience with distributed, remote, or multi‑site/edge deployments.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
- Understanding of automation best practices for distributed, highly available systems.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time. Requires frequent use of keyboard and mouse, must be able to wear a headset for prolonged periods. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- No visa sponsorship is available for this position.