Lead DevOps Engineer-SaaS Platform

Job summary

Aravo Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Leader to enhance and maintain a highly configurable, multi-tenant, enterprise-class SaaS solution. This role focuses on driving Operational Excellence and improving Developer Experience through automation, visibility, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will evolve DevOps practices, manage CI/CD pipelines, and partner with architects and engineering teams to influence technology decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 8+ years of DevOps experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Adept at designing and architecting solutions in self-hosted, private/public cloud, and hybrid environments (Rackspace, AWS, Azure).
• Previous experience implementing DevOps best practices, tools, and methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, GitLabs, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and IaC (Ansible, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation/CDK).
• Management of SaaS applications (Java, Spring Boot, Oracle), including monitoring, incident management, and triaging issues.
• Deep understanding of observability tools for monitoring, logging, and analysis (Datadog, Sumo Logic, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK).
• Knowledge of networking principles and their application to data flow and security.
• Experience debugging complex applications in Linux environments.
• History of mentoring and growing effective engineering teams.
• Worked within Agile and Lean software development teams.

Responsibilities

• Evolve DevOps practices by creating a culture of change, gathering continuous feedback, and driving efficiency through automation.
• Manage and improve CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), focusing on engineering efficiencies, quality, and security, to accelerate deployment cycles.
• Partner with product architects and engineering teams to influence architecture and drive key technology decisions.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy to ensure that all infrastructure, systems, and services are scalable, secure, and cost-effective.
• Drive operational excellence by implementing best practices for observability and incident management with KPIs to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure infrastructure, tools, software, and SaaS vendors adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Build, mentor, and support a team of engineers, creating a culture of continuous improvement and innovation that meets business needs.
• Assist in diagnosing and resolving customer issues, offering support for debugging and remediating issues.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum practices such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, and manage project timelines and deliverables effectively.
• Provide 24/7/365 coverage to support internal and external customers.

Skills

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