DevOps Engineer

A Senior DevOps and architecture professional is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and optimizing the continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) systems and practices. They collaborate closely with development, operations, and security teams to automate and streamline operational processes, ensuring system stability, scalability, and security. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field and has at least five years of experience in DevOps roles. They must be proficient in various CI/CD tools and cloud platforms and possess excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, aligning with software development and deployment processes.
Automate and optimize operational processes to reduce the risk of errors and increase efficiency.
Collaborate with development teams to understand software features and technical implementation, ensuring architecture alignment with business requirements.
Proactively monitor system performance and capacity management, ensuring system scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
Ensure system security by collaborating with security teams and implementing secure DevOps practices.
Conduct regular system audits to detect deviations from the established process, and implement corrective actions.
Lead the definition and implementation of cloud architecture, including containerization and orchestration systems.
Mentor junior team members, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the latest industry trends and technologies.

Qualifications:

Education: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, including extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and cloud platforms.
Project Management: Experience with agile project management and workflow tools such as Jira, Asana, Trello, or similar.
Version Control: Proficiency in using Git or other version control systems.

Competencies:

Technical Skills:
Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis CI, and others.
Extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure.
Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration systems (Kubernetes).
Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.
Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, Shell.
Knowledge of system monitoring tools (like Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana).
Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP).