Sr. IT Systems Engineer, DevOps

Job summary

The Senior IT Systems Engineer, DevOps role is responsible for the architecture, design, implementation, and management of CI/CD platforms and infrastructure automation, focusing on on-premise VM and Kubernetes environments. Key responsibilities include leading deployment automation, defining DevOps best practices, and enhancing observability with tools like Grafana and Prometheus to ensure system reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or information systems with 5+ years' experience in DevOps, SRE, or related role, OR 10+ years' equivalent experience.
• Experience with Linux environments and containerized/Kubernetes systems.
• Experience with code hosting platforms and CI/CD systems on on-premise infrastructure.
• Experience designing and operating production CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience with observability and monitoring stacks.
• Advanced scripting and programming skills.
• Proficiency with containers and orchestration technologies.
• Experience with configuration management and IaC tools.
• Deep knowledge of Git and release management.
• Experience with virtualization platforms and hybrid environments.
• Experience with security hardening and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence teams.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, implement, and manage enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines and platforms.
• Lead automation of deployment, configuration, monitoring, and operations.
• Define and enforce DevOps, SRE, and release engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with software engineering and operations teams to streamline code integration.
• Manage system performance, capacity planning, and troubleshooting.
• Enhance observability for on-premise infrastructure using monitoring tools.
• Lead disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• Administer and scale CI/CD platforms and source control systems.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code and automated release processes.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team technical direction.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools to improve operational excellence.

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Relocation