Sr. DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be able to work in a fast paced environment, operate gracefully under stress, effectively manage multiple assignments, be self driven, proactive and have great interpersonal and communication skills. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and processes that empower our development teams to deliver high-quality software quickly and reliably. You will be responsible for implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud-based infrastructure, and championing DevOps best practices throughout the organization. This role requires a strong technical background in DevOps practices, cloud technologies, automation tools, and the ability to mentor and guide other team members. Role & Responsibilities • CI/CD Pipeline Optimization: Design, implement, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines to streamline the software delivery process, ensuring rapid and reliable deployments. • Infrastructure Management: Manage and maintain our cloud-based infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring high availability, performance, security, and cost-effectiveness. • Automation Expertise: Automate repetitive tasks and processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual errors, and ensure consistency across environments. • Monitoring and Observability: Implement and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve issues, ensuring the health and performance of our systems. • Mentorship and Collaboration: Share your expertise and mentor other team members on DevOps best practices, tools, and techniques. Collaborate with development, QA, and SRE teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. • Security and Compliance: Ensure our infrastructure and processes adhere to industry best practices and security standards, protecting our systems and data from potential threats. • Incident Response: Participate in incident response and post-incident review processes to minimize downtime, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions. Minimum qualifications Experience: • 5+ years of experience in DevOps or a related field. • Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud-based infrastructure. • Deep understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other major cloud providers. • Hands-on experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes). Skills: • Strong programming or scripting skills in Python, Bash, or other relevant languages. • Expertise in configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet). • Proficiency in using version control systems (e.g., Git). • Solid understanding of networking and security concepts. • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor and guide others. Education: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Bonus Points: • Experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies. • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana). • Knowledge of SRE principles and practices. • Contributions to open source projects related to DevOps. • Certifications in relevant cloud technologies or DevOps practices. Required Technical Skills Cloud Infrastructure • Expert: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Compute (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, App Engine) • Storage (Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk, Filestore, BigTable) • Networking (VPC, Load Balancing, Cloud DNS, Cloud CDN, Cloud Interconnect) • Databases (Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Firestore) • Security (Identity and Access Management, Cloud Armor, Security Command Center, Secret Manager) • Monitoring (Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace) • Advanced: • Experience with infrastructure optimization and cost management on GCP • Knowledge of GCP best practices and architectural patterns • Bonus: Experience with other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) or hybrid cloud environments. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) • Expert: Terraform • Proficient: Ansible, or similar configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet) • Bonus: Experience with other IaC tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Pulumi), or policy-as-code frameworks (e.g., Open Policy Agent) CI/CD • Expert: Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools • Advanced: Experience designing and implementing complex CI/CD pipelines with multiple stages, environments, and deployment strategies • Bonus: Experience with Tekton, Argo CD, or other Kubernetes-native CI/CD solutions Containerization and Orchestration • Expert: Docker, Kubernetes • Advanced: Experience with Kubernetes networking, storage, security, and cluster managem...