Lead DevOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• ☁️ Manage cloud infrastructure and automation on AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), and Azure.
• 🖥️ Deploy and maintain Windows Server environments, including Internet Information Services (IIS).
• 🐧 Administer Linux servers and ensure their security and performance.
• 🚀 Deploy .NET applications (ASP.Net, MVC, Web API, WCF, etc.) using Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• 🔗 Manage source code repositories using GitLab or GitHub.
• 📊 Monitor and troubleshoot cloud and on-premises server performance and availability.
• 🤝 Collaborate with development teams to support application deployments and maintenance.
• 🔒 Implement security best practices across cloud and server environments.

Required Skills:

• ☁️ Hands-on experience with AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), and Azure cloud services.
• 🖥️ Strong understanding of Windows Server administration and IIS.
• 🐧 Proficiency in Linux server management.
• 🚀 Experience in deploying .NET applications and working with Jenkins for CI/CD automation.
• 🔗 Knowledge of version control systems such as GitLab or GitHub.
• 🛠️ Good troubleshooting skills and ability to resolve system issues efficiently.
• 📝 Strong documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• 🖥️ Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) for automation.
• 📦 Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• 🔒 Understanding of networking concepts, firewalls, and security best practices.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote

Type: Full-time

About Us:

At Tese, we are committed to advancing sustainability through innovative technology solutions. Our platform empowers SMEs, financial institutions, and enterprises to achieve their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals. We are looking for a skilled and passionate DevOps Engineer to join our team and help us build and maintain scalable, reliable, and efficient infrastructure.

Role Overview:

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the infrastructure that supports our applications and services. You will work closely with our development, QA, and data science teams to ensure smooth deployment, continuous integration, and continuous delivery of our products. Your role will be critical in automating processes, enhancing system performance, and maintaining high availability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Management:
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Manage server environments, including provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance.
• CI/CD Pipeline Development:
• Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI.
• Automate deployment processes to ensure quick and reliable releases.
• Configuration Management and Automation:
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Automate system configurations and deployments to improve efficiency and reduce manual errors.
• Monitoring and Logging:
• Set up and manage monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to track system performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Implement logging solutions to ensure effective incident response and system analysis.
• Security and Compliance:
• Ensure systems are secure and compliant with industry standards and regulations.
• Implement security best practices, including identity and access management, network security, and vulnerability assessments.
• Collaboration and Support:
• Work closely with development and QA teams to support application deployments and troubleshoot issues.
• Provide support for infrastructure-related inquiries and incidents.

Qualifications:

• Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience:
• 3-5 years of experience in DevOps, system administration, or related roles.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash, Python, or Ruby.
• Strong experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and serverless computing.
• Familiarity with database administration (SQL and NoSQL databases).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and working in a Scrum or Kanban environment.
• Passion for sustainability and interest in ESG initiatives.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package,and performance bonuses.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Opportunity to work on impactful projects that promote sustainability.
• Professional development opportunities, including access to training and conferences.

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps including automated system configuration, application deployment, and infrastructure-as-code. 
• Advanced Linux system administration abilities. 
• Real-world experience managing large-scale AWS or GCP environments. Multi-account management a plus. 
• Experience with managing production environments on AWS or GCP. 
• Solid understanding CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, CircleCI/Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory/Nexus. 
• Experience on any configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet or Chef is a must. 
• Experience in any one of the scripting languages: Shell, Python, etc. 
• Experience in containerization using Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes/EKS/GKE is a must. 
• Solid understanding of SSL and DNS. 
• Experience on deploying and running any open-source monitoring/graphing solution like Prometheus, Grafana, etc. 
• Basic understanding of networking concepts.
• Always adhere to security best practices.
• Knowledge on Bigdata (Hadoop/Druid) systems administration will be a plus.  
• Knowledge on managing and running DBs (MySQL/MariaDB/Postgres) will be an added advantage. 

What you get to do 

• Work with development teams to build and maintain cloud environments to specifications developed closely with multiple teams. Support and automate the deployment of applications into those environments 
• Diagnose and resolve occurring, latent and systemic reliability issues across entire stack: hardware, software, application and network. Work closely with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve application and service issues 
• Continuously improve Conviva SaaS services and infrastructure for availability, performance and security 
• Implement security best practices – primarily patching of operating systems and applications 
• Automate everything. Build proactive monitoring and alerting tools. Provide standards, documentation, and coaching to developers.
• Participate in 12x7 on-call rotations 
• Work with third party service/support providers for installations, support related calls, problem resolutions etc. 

Company Introduction :

My Next Developer is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Responsibilities

- Ensure security in the development activities.

- Implement risk management techniques and threat modeling.

- Implement infrastructure automation, monitoring and alerts as part of ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications.

- Collaborate with internal teams to produce the best security solutions

Minimum requirements :

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in degree in computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or equivalent degree.

- 3+ years of experience as a DevSecOps engineer.

- Proficiency in back-end technologies such as NodeJs or Python.

- Expertise in using DevOps tools like GitHub, dependency management, and CI/CD.

- Profound knowledge of AWS cloud, DevOps culture and automation tools.

- Fluent in both spoken and written English communication.

- Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) with a 2-3 hour overlap with European time zone.

- Stay up-to-date on cybersecurity threats and follow the best practices.

- Previous project experience related to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications.

• Collaborate with Dev, QA and Data Science teams on environment maintenance, monitoring (ELK, Prometheus or equivalent), deployments and diagnostics
• Administer a hybrid datacenter, including AWS and EC2 cloud assets
• Administer, automate and troubleshoot container based solutions deployed on AWS ECS
• Be able to troubleshoot problems and provide feedback to engineering on issues
• Automate deployment (Ansible, Python), build (Git, Maven. Make, or equivalent) and integration (Jenkins, Nexus) processes
• Learn and administer technologies such as ELK, Hadoop etc.
• A self-starter and enthusiasm to learn and pick up new technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Need to have

• Hands-on Experience in Cloud based DevOps
• Experience working in AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, ECR, ECS etc)
• Experience with any programming language.
• Experience using Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes
• Experience in Python.
• Should be very comfortable working in Linux/Unix environment.
• Exposure to Shell Scripting.
• Solid troubleshooting skills

• Install, configuration management, performance tuning and monitoring of Web, App and Database servers.
• Install, setup and management of Java, PHP and NodeJS stack with software load balancers.
• Install, setup and administer MySQL, Mongo, Elasticsearch & PostgreSQL DBs.
• Install, set up and maintenance monitoring solutions for like Nagios, Zabbix.
• Design and implement DevOps processes for new projects following the department's objectives of automation.
• Collaborate on projects with development teams to provide recommendations, support and guidance.
• Work towards full automation, monitoring, virtualization and containerization.
• Create and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations.
• Automation of processes in a scalable and easy to understand way that can be detailed and understood through documentation.
• Develop and deploy software that will help drive improvements towards the availability, performance, efficiency, and security of services.
• Maintain 24/7 availability for responsible systems and be open to on-call rotation.

Requirements:-

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering,Software Engineering or a relevant field. 
• Strong experience with Windows/Linux-based infrastructures, Linux/Unix administration.
• knowledge of Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Xray, Ansible, Windows and  .Net. as their Core Skill.
• Strong experience with databases such as SQL, MS SQL, MySQL, NoSQL.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Shell Scripting /Python/ PHP/Groovy, Bash.  
• Experience with project management and workflow tools such as   Agile, Jira / WorkFront etc.
• Experience with open-source technologies and cloud services.
• Experience in working with Puppet or Chef for automation and configuration.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain protocol and processes with team  and management.  
• Experience in a DevOps Engineer role (or similar role)
• AExperience in software development and infrastructure development is a plus

Job Specifications:-

• Building and maintaining tools, solutions and micro services associated with deployment and our operations platform, ensuring that all meet our customer service standards and reduce errors.  
• Actively troubleshoot any issues that arise during testing and production, catching and solving issues before launch.
• Test our system integrity, implemented designs, application developments and other processes related to infrastructure, making improvements as needed
• Deploy product updates as required while implementing integrations when they arise.  
• Automate our operational processes as needed, with accuracy and in compliance with our security requirements.
• Specifying, documenting and developing new product features, and writing automating scripts.  Manage code deployments, fixes, updates and related processes.
• Work with open-source technologies as needed.
• Work with CI and CD tools, and source control such as GIT and SVN.
• Lead the team through development and operations.
• Offer  technical support where needed, developing software for our back-end systems.

Total Experience: 6 – 12 Years

Required Skills and Experience 

• 3+ years of relevant experience with DevOps tools Jenkins, Ansible, Chef etc
• 3+ years of experience in continuous integration/deployment and software tools development experience with Python and shell scripts etc
• Building and running Docker images and deployment on Amazon ECS
• Working with AWS services (EC2, S3, ELB, VPC, RDS, Cloudwatch, ECS, ECR, EKS)
• Knowledge and experience working with container technologies such as Docker and Amazon ECS, EKS, Kubernetes
• Experience with source code and configuration management tools such as Git, Bitbucket, and Maven
• Ability to work with and support Linux environments (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, CentOS)
• Knowledge and experience in cloud orchestration tools such as AWS Cloudformation/Terraform etc
• Experience with implementing "infrastructure as code", “pipeline as code” and "security as code" to enable continuous integration and delivery
• Understanding of IAM, RBAC, NACLs, and KMS
• Good communication skills

Good to have:

• Strong understanding of security concepts, methodologies and apply them such as SSH, public key encryption, access credentials, certificates etc.
• Knowledge of database administration such as MongoDB.
• Knowledge of maintaining and using tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Work with Leads and Architects in designing and implementation of technical infrastructure, platform, and tools to support modern best practices and facilitate the efficiency of our development teams through automation, CI/CD pipelines, and ease of access and performance.
• Establish and promote DevOps thinking, guidelines, best practices, and standards.
• Contribute to architectural discussions, Agile software development process improvement, and DevOps best practices.