Cybersecurity - OSCP

Position Overview: 

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled DevOps Engineer with 3-8 years of experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in Linux, infrastructure automation, containerization, orchestration tools, and cloud platforms. This role offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the development and maintenance of scalable, secure, and efficient CI/CD pipelines. 

Key Responsibilities: 

● Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines to streamline software development and deployment. 

● Manage, monitor, and optimize infrastructure using tools like Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). 

● Deploy, configure, and manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate them with Kubernetes. 

● Develop and maintain Helm charts for managing Kubernetes deployments.

● Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell. 

● Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of applications. 

● Monitor and troubleshoot system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability of services. 

● Configure and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS.

● Implement and maintain security best practices in cloud environments and CI/CD pipelines. 

● Manage and optimize system logs and metrics using monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Cloud-native monitoring tools. 

Key Requirements: 

● Experience: 3-8 years in a DevOps or similar role. 

● Linux: Strong proficiency in Linux-based systems, including configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning is must

● IaC Tools: Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation. 

● Containerization: Proficient in using Docker to build, deploy, and manage containers. 

● Kubernetes: Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration, including knowledge of deployments, services, pv, pvc and ingress controllers.

● Helm Charts: Familiarity with creating and managing Helm charts for Kubernetes applications. 

● CI/CD Tools: Knowledge of tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI for continuous integration and deployment. 

● Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP). 

● Scripting: Proficiency in automation scripting using Python, Bash, or similar languages. 

● Monitoring: Understanding of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack. 

● Version Control: Strong experience with version control tools like Git. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

● Knowledge of networking concepts (e.g., DNS, load balancing, firewalls).

● Familiarity with security practices such as role-based access control (RBAC) and secrets management. 

● Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira. 

● Certification in any of the cloud platforms (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Expert, or GCP Professional DevOps Engineer) is a plus. 

Soft Skills: 

● Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. 

● Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. 

● Excellent communication and documentation skills. 

● Proactive approach to learning new tools and technologies. 

Note: Experience over Linux is Must.

As part of the Cloud Platform / Devops team at Upswing, you will get to work on building state-of-the-art infrastructure for the future. You will also be –

• Building Infrastructure on AWS driven through terraform and building automation tools for deployment, infrastructure management, and observability stack 
• Building and Scaling on Kubernetes
• Ensuring the Security of Upswing Cloud Infra
• Building Security Checks and automation to improve overall security posture 
• Building automation stack for components like JVM-based applications, Apache Pulsar, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Reporting Infra, etc.
• Mentoring people across the teams to enable best practices 
• Mentoring and guiding team members to upskill and helm them develop work class Fintech Infrastructure

What will you do if you join us?

• Write a lot of code
• Engage in a lot of cross-team collaboration to independently drive forward infrastructure initiatives and Devops practices across the org 
• Taking Ownership of existing, ongoing, and future initiatives 
• Plan Architecture- for upcoming infrastructure
• Build for Scale, Resiliency & Security 
• Introduce best practices wrt Devops & Cloud in the team
• Mentor new/junior team members and eventually build your own team

You should have

• Curiosity for on-the-job learning and experimenting with new technologies and ideas
• A strong background in Linux environment
• Must have Programming skills and Experience
• Strong experience in Cloud technologies, Security and Networking concepts, Multi-cloud environments, etc.
• Experience with at least one scripting language (GoLang/Python/Ruby/Groovy)
• Experience in Terraform is highly desirable but not mandatory
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker is required 
• Understanding of the Java Technologies and Stack
• Any other Devops related experience will be considered

• Extensive experience in designing & supporting Azure Managed Services Operations.  
• Maintaining the Azure Active Directory and Azure AD authentication. 
• Azure update management – Handling updates/Patching. 
• Good understanding of Azure services (Azure App Service, Azure SQL,  Azure Storage Account..etc). 
• Understanding of load balancers, DNS, virtual networks, NSG and firewalls in cloud environment. 
• ARM templates writing, setup automation for resources provisioning. 
• Knowledge on Azure automation and Automation Desire State Configuration. 
• Good understanding of High Availability and Auto scaling. 
• Azure Backups and ASR (Azure Site Recovery) 
• Azure Monitoring and Configuration monitoring (performance metrics, OMS) 
• Cloud Migration Experience(On premise to Cloud). 
• PowerShell scripting for custom tasks automation. 
• Strong experience in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Microsoft based production systems. 
  
  Certification: 
  
  Azure Administrator (AZ-103) & Azure Architect (AZ-300 & AZ-301) 

DevOps Consultant!! MERN Stack Project Manager – Systems (Enterprise or Solutions) Architect needed!

Hello superstar,

I appreciate you taking time to read this. I have posted a job for developers to work on a start-up, the link is ......

I would need someone with DevOps experience, to ensure that the project is undertaken with the highest standards possible. I have had many experiences where ‘completed’ software after years of development was filled with bugs and it would be more cost-effective to start from scratch than to attempt to find and correct all the bugs.

I have attempted to learn as much as possible, but I now have an opportunity and it would better serve the venture to have someone handle the management of the project to ensure that;

• We choose the most appropriate technology
• We choose competent developers in those technologies
• The architecture and data modeling are clearly defined in a ‘blueprint’ plan
• A DevOps environment and processes are set up and the developers understand what is required
• Proper tests are carried out to ensure everything works as intended
• There are processes for testers to follow and competent testers are selected to follow them
• Accessibility, localization, and internationalization are planned ahead of time
• Security, scalability, and other future probabilities that I may not even be aware of are considered and planned ahead of time
• Documentation and code reviews, refactoring and other quality assurance processes are undertaken
• Working software is produced and systems that enable new developers or teams of people to easily take over and/or contribute new modules or updates in a controlled and organized fashion
• Cost estimates or budgets/projections or use of SaaS, hosting and other 3rd party services and applications

I am more concerned with a professional and world-class organizational system than with any particular type of software been produced as the strong foundation will enable anything to be creating with efficacy and precision.

Again, thank you for reading this, please reply with the word “superstar” anywhere in the second line of your response.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Warm wishes DevOps Evangelist,