Overview
The Senior DevOps Engineer plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between development and operations teams, ensuring that software development and deployment are seamless and efficient. This position is key to enhancing productivity through automation and implementing best practices for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and maintaining infrastructure, optimizing the performance of applications, and ensuring that systems are reliable and scalable. As part of the IT department, the Senior DevOps Engineer will partner with cross-functional teams to drive initiatives that enhance operational efficiencies, reduce time to market, and improve collaboration across departments. A deep understanding of both development processes and operational protocols is essential, along with a passion for continuous improvement, making this a pivotal role in any tech-driven organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop CI/CD pipelines to automate software deployment.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate automated testing and deployment into the development process.
- Manage cloud infrastructure and optimize resource utilization.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for faster provisioning of environments.
- Monitor system performance and respond to incidents as needed.
- Identify bottlenecks in the deployment pipeline and provide solutions.
- Develop and maintain documentation for systems architecture and processes.
- Support system migrations and upgrades with minimal downtime.
- Conduct security assessments and ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Assist in troubleshooting production issues and provide root cause analysis.
- Research and implement new DevOps tools and technologies.
- Develop scripts for automation of repetitive tasks.
- Train and mentor junior staff on DevOps best practices.
- Work closely with IT support teams to resolve operational issues.
- Facilitate DevOps workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions across the organization.
- Participate in on-call rotation for production support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in a DevOps engineering role.
- Extensive experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Proficient in containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or Ruby.
- Experience with version control systems, primarily Git.
- Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
- Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
- Experience in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI).
- Understanding of networking protocols and services.
- Experience with database technologies (SQL, NoSQL).
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum framework.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Relevant certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Solutions, etc.) are preferred.
Skills: scripting (python, bash, ruby),ci/cd,containerization (docker, kubernetes),scripting languages,configuration management (ansible, puppet, chef),devops,version control,ci/cd tools (jenkins, circleci, gitlab ci),database technologies (sql, nosql),problem-solving and troubleshooting,networking protocols,cloud computing,containerization,version control (git),communication and teamwork,cloud services (aws, azure, google cloud),monitoring tools (prometheus, grafana, elk stack),automation tools,python,agile methodologies,agile/scrum
