DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• IaC principles: Design, implement, and manage highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services): Extensive hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing production workloads in AWS.
• Kubernetes: Deep expertise in container orchestration using Kubernetes, including cluster setup, maintenance, and deployment strategies.
• ArgoCD: Proven experience implementing GitOps workflows and managing application deployments using ArgoCD.
• Spark/EMR/Flink: Experience with data processing and big data technologies, specifically using Apache Spark, preferably within the AWS EMR service.
• Setting up Metrics and Alerting: Expertise in implementing robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (e. g., Prometheus, Grafana) to proactively ensure system health and performance.
• Kafka: Expertise in deploying, managing, and optimising high-throughput, fault-tolerant Kafka clusters.
• Data Stores: Manage and optimise data stores (PostgreSQL, NoSQL databases, OLAP systems, Apache Iceberg, etc. ).
• Security Best Practices: Ensure security best practices are implemented and maintained across the entire infrastructure and application lifecycle.
• Vulnerability Patching: Experience managing and automating the process of identifying, testing, and applying security patches and updates across systems.
• Setting up and Maintaining CI/CD Pipelines: Extensive practical experience designing and maintaining high-quality, automated CI/CD pipelines (e. g., using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
• Cost Optimisation: Demonstrated experience in monitoring, analysing, and optimising cloud resource usage and costs within AWS.

Requirements:

• Problem Solver: A strong, demonstrated ability to analyse complex infrastructure issues and devise effective, long-term technical solutions.
• CyberSecurity Experience: Knowledge of common security vulnerabilities, defensive configuration practices, and experience implementing security features within cloud infrastructure.
• Excellent Debugging Skills: Ability to quickly isolate, diagnose, and resolve complex production and infrastructure issues.
• Ownership and Responsibility: Proactive approach with a strong sense of ownership over system reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Super Obsessed with Building and Maintaining Secure Environments: A genuine passion for creating and enforcing stringent security standards and practices.