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As a Devops Engineer you will help to increase speed of delivery, improve quality/security of code, and optimize processes for the development team.

You will be responsible for identifying the bottlenecks of various development and delivery processes, working with team members to improve them, and improving the overall experience of developers.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Tech Leads and developers to assess existing problems and to come up with process improvement solutions

• Detect upcoming bottlenecks and production issues proactively and consult teams towards improved technical solutions

• Participate in planning delivery time, code quality, and process efficiency improvement projects

• Execute on building coding standardizations and automating processes for the organization

• Perform daily tasks such as environmental health checks, disk space monitoring, and environmental status reports (i.e., Monitoring)

• Maintain and grow your knowledge of platform configuration management and troubleshooting

• Actively participate in deploying application artifacts to appropriate target environments

• Collaborate with the rest of DevOps team to deliver consistent and holistic solution to the organization

Key Skills

• Domain Expertise

• 2-5 years of experience as a DevOps or SRE Engineer on a cross-functional agile team Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering

• Technical Skills

• Proficiency in cloud computing platforms, particularly

• AWS services such as:

• Compute: EC2, ECS, Lambda

• Storage: S3, EBS, EFS

• Networking: VPC, Route 53Database/query engine: RDS, Athena

• Monitoring & Security Tools

• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform for automating infrastructure provisioning and management.

• Experience in containerization technologies such as Docker for packaging applications and Kubernetes for container orchestration and management.

• Knowledge in configuration management tools for automating server configuration and application deployment.

• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like GitLab CI/CD .

• Knowledge of version control systems such as Git for code management, branching strategies, and collaboration.

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for tracking system performance and troubleshooting issues.

• Understanding of security best practices and compliance standards for securing cloud infrastructure and data, including encryption, access control, and network security.

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash or Python for automation and scripting tasks.

• Experience with disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and high availability architectures to ensure system reliability and data integrity.

Mindset and attributes

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues in production environments.

• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and third-party vendors.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Mentorship skills to guide and support junior engineers, drive technical excellence, and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Proactive attitude with a willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to changing project requirements.

• Attention to detail and commitment to following best practices for security, scalability, and performance.

• Capacity to prioritize tasks, manage time effectively, and meet project deadlines while balancing multiple responsibilities.

• Adaptability and resilience to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, embrace change, and overcome challenges with a positive attitude.

• Ability to document processes, procedures, and technical architectures for knowledge sharing and future reference.

• Continuous improvement mindset to identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and efficiency gains in infrastructure and deployment processes.