Senior DevOps & Architecture Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION 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 AWS, 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. - Production Support & Incident Management: Respond to production issues, troubleshoot incidents, and ensure high availability of critical systems. Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and post-mortems, implement corrective actions, and participate in on-call rotations. Utilize logging and monitoring tools for proactive detection of system anomalies. Qualifications: - Education: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. - Experience: Minimum of 5 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, Github Actions, 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 VictoriaMetrics, Prometheus, Grafana). - Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP). - Hands-on experience with logging and observability tools such as Loki, Elasticsearch, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or equivalent. - Configuration & Secret Management: HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, Kubernetes Secrets, SOPS. - Load Balancing & API Gateway: NGINX, HAProxy, AWS ALB/NLB, Azure Application Gateway, API Gateway concepts. - Storage & Databases: RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage. - Software Design: Demonstrated proficiency in software design principles and patterns, with a focus on DevOps practices and principles. - Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, ability to troubleshoot complex system issues. - Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Teamwork and Leadership: Proven ability to lead and work as part of a team, ability to mentor and guide junior team members. - Time Management: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities and time effectively. - Adaptability: Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and tools. - Continuous Learning: Commitment to learning and keeping up with the latest trends and best practices in DevOps. - Flexibility in Work Schedule: Willingness and ability to adjust work schedule as necessary to collaborate with team members in different time zones, meet project deadlines, or address urgent issues. - Fluency in English: Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken.