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Job Summary Design, implement, and support enterprise DevOps platforms, automation frameworks, and cloud-native delivery pipelines that enable secure, scalable, and reliable software delivery.
Job Description
Key Focus Areas
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines. • Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments. • Support cloud-native platforms and container orchestration. • Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions. • Enhance reliability through monitoring and observability. • Enable developer productivity through self-service tooling. • Implement DevSecOps controls throughout the SDLC. Strategy Execution
• Support DevOps and DevSecOps strategies aligned to enterprise objectives. • Contribute to adoption of modern engineering and automation practices. Customer Primacy
• Ensure platform services meet availability and reliability standards. • Enable faster delivery of customer-facing capabilities. Sustainable Growth
• Automate operational tasks and optimize platform scalability. • Support cloud adoption and modernization initiatives. Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Drive Infrastructure as Code and GitOps adoption. • Evaluate emerging DevOps tools and technologies. Collaboration and Team Enablement
• Partner with engineering and security teams. • Provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing. Operational Effectiveness
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines. • Manage Kubernetes and container platforms. • Implement monitoring and observability solutions. Digital Adoption
• Promote DevOps tools, automation and platform standardization. Governance, Risk and Compliance
• Embed security controls into delivery processes. • Ensure compliance with enterprise standards. Data and Observability
• Implement logging, monitoring, tracing and dashboards. Stakeholder Management
• Collaborate with developers, architects and business stakeholders.
Qualifications and Experience Education / Qualification
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline. • Industry certifications advantageous: Azure DevOps Engineer, AWS DevOps Engineer, CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), Terraform Associate. Work Experience
• 5-8 years experience in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering or Cloud Engineering. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes. • Experience implementing monitoring, logging and observability solutions.
Knowledge and Skills DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, Docker, Cloud Platforms, GitOps, Automation, Monitoring, Security Automation, Networking, Agile Methodologies.
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology