Senior Professional Services Engineer - Puppet

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Position Summary:

Chris Allen, Manager of Professional Services for the Puppet at Perforce is searching for a Senior Professional Services Engineer to join the team.  We are looking for an individual who is a blend of DevOps Engineer, Client-facing Consultant, Puppet trainer, and Pre-Sales Engineer. It's a tremendous opportunity to be in the leading edge of automation trends and to see how companies in every industry approach automation or utilize our products.

• Ability to manage time and projects effectively
• Solid experience working with Puppet Enterprise or Puppet Open Source. (Puppet 4 or anything more recent)
• 5+ years of experience in software DevOps, Systems Administration, Automation, or Network Infrastructure
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically 
• Solid background programming with Unix &/or Linux SysAdmin or DevOps, including automation
• Strong customer relations & presentation skills - must be able to speak well in front of an audience and with customers
• Excitement about working with the Puppet Enterprise and Open-Source community
• Passion for problem-solving
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Technical degree (CS/IT/Eng/ITSec) or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience clients and internal resources in face-to-face, telephone, virtual meetings and the ability to work and interact as a member of a group or team
• Requires logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Applicants with Puppet Certification are a plus

• Programming skills (Ruby, Python, Go, etc.)
• Windows systems administration experience, including Microsoft PowerShell
• Large scale infrastructure experience
• Knowledge of data center management, systems management, and monitoring, networking & security
• Professional services experience in an open-source/enterprise software company

• Work directly with our customers to design and implement solutions that help them deliver software faster and more reliably
• Deliver Puppet training and workshops to our customers
• Assist our education team to keep that training accurate and up to date as our products and our customers’ needs evolve
• Provide pre-sales support to Sales & Marketing
• Develop, publish and maintain Puppet modules and products
• Develop and promote integration and tooling around Puppet products
• Contribute blog posts and other communication for Puppet
• Work with R&D and Product Management to develop and test Puppet products

Additionally, this position is eligible for benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, life insurance, wellness programs, total time off, and other employee perks that may be offered by Perforce from time to time. The actual offer will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s education, skills, qualifications, depth of experience and other relevant business considerations. Perforce reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time. 

Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.

If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!

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