Sr. DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be able to work in a fast paced environment, operate gracefully under stress, effectively manage multiple assignments, be self driven, proactive and have great interpersonal and communication skills.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and processes that empower our development teams to deliver high-quality software quickly and reliably. You will be responsible for implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud-based infrastructure, and championing DevOps best practices throughout the organization. This role requires a strong technical background in DevOps practices, cloud technologies, automation tools, and the ability to mentor and guide other team members.

Role & Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Optimization: Design, implement, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines to streamline the software delivery process, ensuring rapid and reliable deployments.
• Infrastructure Management: Manage and maintain our cloud-based infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring high availability, performance, security, and cost-effectiveness.
• Automation Expertise: Automate repetitive tasks and processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual errors, and ensure consistency across environments.
• Monitoring and Observability: Implement and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve issues, ensuring the health and performance of our systems.
• Mentorship and Collaboration: Share your expertise and mentor other team members on DevOps best practices, tools, and techniques. Collaborate with development, QA, and SRE teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure our infrastructure and processes adhere to industry best practices and security standards, protecting our systems and data from potential threats.
• Incident Response: Participate in incident response and post-incident review processes to minimize downtime, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or a related field.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other major cloud providers.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).

Skills:

• Strong programming or scripting skills in Python, Bash, or other relevant languages.
• Expertise in configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Proficiency in using version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Solid understanding of networking and security concepts.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor and guide others.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Knowledge of SRE principles and practices.
• Contributions to open source projects related to DevOps.
• Certifications in relevant cloud technologies or DevOps practices.

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Infrastructure

• Expert: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Compute (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, App Engine)
  • Storage (Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk, Filestore, BigTable)
  • Networking (VPC, Load Balancing, Cloud DNS, Cloud CDN, Cloud Interconnect)
  • Databases (Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Firestore)
  • Security (Identity and Access Management, Cloud Armor, Security Command Center, Secret Manager)
  • Monitoring (Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace)
• Advanced:
  • Experience with infrastructure optimization and cost management on GCP
  • Knowledge of GCP best practices and architectural patterns
• Bonus: Experience with other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) or hybrid cloud environments.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Expert: Terraform
• Proficient: Ansible, or similar configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet)
• Bonus: Experience with other IaC tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Pulumi), or policy-as-code frameworks (e.g., Open Policy Agent)

CI/CD

• Expert: Jenkins, Circle