Dev Ops Engineer

Req ID: 12406

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Job Summary

At Acuity, you will join an Agile team focused on building and supporting advanced platforms and applications that drive our business forward.

We are looking for passionate and driven DevOps contributors to join our team. As a DevOps Engineer on the AI Commerce team, you will help architect, automate, and optimize the infrastructure and delivery pipelines that power our AI-driven solutions. You’ll collaborate with a cross functional team to enable rapid, secure, and reliable delivery of innovative products.

This role offers the chance to shape the future of AI commerce by ensuring our platforms are secure, scalable, and efficient. You will contribute to platform improvements, support key initiatives, and make a meaningful impact within a global leader in industrial technology.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to support the development, testing, and deployment of AI-driven applications.
Collaborate with engineering, QA, and data teams to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient delivery of software and services.
Promote DevOps and security best practices, automation, and continuous improvement across the team.
Monitor, document, and optimize infrastructure, processes, and workflows, staying current with emerging trends and tools in DevOps and cloud technologies.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
4+ years in a software development environment, with at least 3 years in DevOps, Platform, and/or Site Reliability Engineering.
Programming and scripting skills in Python, with experience in automation and infrastructure tooling.
Deep experience with CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
Proven expertise with major cloud providers, with preference for Azure.
Strong background in Linux and familiarity with development workflows and tooling.
Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, Kyverno, CNI, etc.).
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code eg Bicep (preferred), Terraform, Ansible, etc.
Familiarity with security best practices for CI/CD pipelines, container security, and secrets management.
Experience integrating automated testing and security scanning (Snyk, Bandit) into DevOps workflows.
Experience with monitoring and logging stacks, including Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Grafana, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, etc.
Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across Agile, cross-functional teams.
Experience with collaboration and documentation tools (JIRA, Confluence, Miro, Teams).

Nice to have:

Experience supporting AI and ML workloads, data pipelines, and Python-based applications in production.
Hands-on experience with enterprise-scale CI/CD for microservice-based cloud applications.
Familiarity with event-driven architecture and secure software development practices.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities:  As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000, select option 4.  Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition. 

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