Senior DevOps Architect

Job Description

Are you passionate about DevOps culture?

Are you passionate about continuous delivery of software?

Are you tired of software delivery cycles getting held up in processes?

If you find these relevant then come join us, we are on a mission to streamline our CI/CD processes using the latest cutting-edge tech stack.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior DevOps Architect who is hands-on to join our team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about solving problems, be proficient in Java programming, Jenkins, Tekton, Harness and OpenShift, and have 12-16 years of experience in DevOps and continuous software delivery.

As a Senior DevOps Architect, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our continuous integration and delivery pipeline. You will work closely with our development and operations teams to ensure the smooth delivery of software releases. You will have strong hands-on experience in the areas of CI/CD, Infrastructure management, and Site Reliability Engineering. This role will be responsible for modernizing and optimizing technology platforms, infrastructure, and technology controls, as well as develop engineering solutions to increase system reliability, availability, and reduce technical debt.

You will be working on fast-paced, highly visible, challenging projects and engaging with multiple Engineering team leads. You are expected to be a self-starter with hands-on technology and contribute by providing new ideas and brings in value adds by Streamlining the DevOps Process and being able to deliver faster releases and reducing the MTTR without compromising the security and quality. You are expected to contribute to the foundational changes that increase performance, reliability and robustness of systems that benefit large sections of people, envision and formulate solutions to infrastructure problems while thinking like a DevOps Architect.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain a scalable and reliable continuous integration and delivery pipelines

• Collaborate with development and operations teams to streamline the release process

• Develop and maintain automation scripts to deploy and test software releases

• Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the health and availability of our applications

• Continuously evaluate and implement new tools and technologies to improve our DevOps process

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner

• Mentor and train junior members of the team

• Strong customer presence, demonstrated ability to engage and influence architecture governance layers

Must Have

• Programming experience in Java

• Strong scripting skills in Python, Groovy and Tekton

• Strong experience in Containerization Technologies: Experience in Docker, K8’s Helm

• Experience in Container Orchestration and Management platforms like Openshift

• Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery/Deployment like: Jenkins, Harness.io, TeamCity/Bamboo, SonarQube, Artifactory/Nexus, Git CI/CD, ArgoCD, SonarQube, jFrog, MAVEN, Gradle, ANT, NANT etc.

• Version Control system: Experience in any two of the tools- Git/GitHub, BitBucket, GitLab

• Implementation experience with microservices and distributed applications, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology.

• Experience in one or more of the ALM tools like JIRA and good knowledge of Agile ways of working

• Strong analytical, problem solving and quantitative skills; Data driven and results oriented

Qualifications:

• 12-16 years of relevant experience in DevOps Role

• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications

• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects working on a 24*7 operation team

• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate

• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Strong analytical skills

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

• Relevant certifications can be an added advantage

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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