Role Description
We are looking for a Senior DevOps Automation Engineer to join our team and design, automate and support a CI/CD platform and a containers platform running both in the cloud and on-premises. You will work closely with development teams to keep their delivery pipelines scalable, secure and reliable.
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Ensure the CI/CD platform design aligns with industry best practices for scalability, security and performance
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Update existing application and infrastructure designs of the CI/CD platform
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Design, maintain and improve the containers platform, both in the cloud (e.g. Azure) and on-premises (RKE2/Rancher)
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Create reusable pipelines, pipeline templates and robust automation scripts to build, release and update applications and infrastructure components
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Ensure repeatability and ease of management for future deployments
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Package applications using Helm charts
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Upgrade application servers and agents at least twice per year
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Support development teams on their CI/CD tasks, and provide training and knowledge transfer on the platform
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Measure and report on metrics such as cycle time, time to value (TTV), uptime, error rate and team retention rate, as well as CI/CD usage
Qualifications
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Minimum 5 years of experience in CI/CD platforms
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Minimum 3 years of experience in Azure DevOps Server administration
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Minimum 2 years of experience in application deployments on Kubernetes
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Expertise in Azure DevOps Server and Services administration
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Excellent knowledge of CI/CD pipeline creation and configuration, and of DevOps principles and best practices (automation, feedback loops, fail fast, efficiency)
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Excellent knowledge of application containerisation, packaging and deployment on Kubernetes clusters (Helm charts, operators, pipelines)
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Good knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools and methodologies, such as Terraform or Puppet
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Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
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Working knowledge of English (B2 or higher)
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Ability to support development teams and share knowledge through training sessions
Requirements
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Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
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Experience with Rancher / RKE2 on-premises Kubernetes environments
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Experience with metrics and reporting on delivery performance (e.g. cycle time, deployment frequency)
Benefits
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Work on a challenging, large-scale CI/CD and containers platform
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Use modern DevOps, Kubernetes and cloud technologies
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Collaborate with experienced engineering and technology professionals
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Contribute to improving automation and platform engineering practices
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Continue developing your career in DevOps and platform engineering