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.