Senior DevOps Engineer (US)

Responsibilities

• CI/CD Automation: Build and improve our CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and the shared library, ensuring efficient and reliable deployment processes. Manage our CD processes using ArgoCD, with an "apps in apps" approach, ensuring seamless deployment of applications.
• Production environment setup and maintenance: Manage our entire AWS infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring adherence to best practices. Manage networking configurations, Kubernetes clusters, API Gateway, etc.
• Production environment monitoring: Implement and manage monitoring and alerting using the kube-prometheus stack, ensuring high availability and performance. Utilize Fluentd, Kafka, and Elasticsearch for logging and analytics, ensuring comprehensive visibility into our systems.
• Production Security and compliance: Implement and maintain security best practices across the production and corporation environments, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Work with the larger engineer team to handle production incidents and perform root cause analysis. Ensure rapid response and resolution to minimize the impact.
• Cost management: Monitor and manage the cost of our infrastructure, implementing cost-saving measures. Ensure efficient use of resources without compromising on performance and reliability.
• Collaboration with software engineer team: Work closely with software development teams to understand their needs and communicate the plans. Document infrastructure and processes, ensuring clear and concise documentation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in DevOps or related field, with a proven track record of designing, implementing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS or similar cloud service providers.
• Proficiency in IaC and CI/CD automation tools including Terraform, Jenkins, ArgoCD, etc.
• Strong expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters. Proficiency in Kubernetes, Helm, operators, Prometheus, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Kong API gateway, etc.
• Advanced programming skills in Python and Bash.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work in a team-oriented environment, and a proactive attitude.
• Deep understanding of networking concepts and protocols is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements is a significant advantage.