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Job Summary:
Netpace Inc is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to manage cloud infrastructure and streamline CI/CD pipelines. The role involves leading cloud services adoption, automating infrastructure, and ensuring security compliance while collaborating with development and operations teams.
Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and manage scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS Cloud.
• Lead and guide teams in the adoption of cloud services for various environments (development, staging, production).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Integrate tools like CodeFresh for continuous delivery workflows.
• Manage deployment automation strategies (rolling updates, blue-green deployments, canary releases).
• Lead and manage the end-to-end release process, from initial development through to production deployment.
• Work with stakeholders to define release schedules, coordinate cross-functional efforts, and ensure timely delivery.
• Implement release strategies, rollback procedures, and manage versioning to ensure smooth transitions between versions.
• Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to understand requirements and streamline workflows.
• Provide technical mentorship to team members on DevOps best practices, cloud platforms, and automation techniques.
• Assist in setting up monitoring and alerting mechanisms for production environments to ensure uptime, reliability, and performance.
• Develop custom scripts and automation tools to reduce manual work and improve repeatability.
• Automate operational tasks such as backups, scaling, patching, and system health checks.
• Implement self-healing mechanisms for cloud environments.
• Ensure secure deployment practices by integrating security into the DevOps lifecycle (DevSecOps).
• Maintain security compliance for cloud infrastructure, handling access controls, encryption, logging, and auditing.
• Participate in security incident response and post-mortem activities for critical issues.
• Monitor and analyze cloud performance to identify areas for optimization.
• Help reduce cloud infrastructure costs by optimizing resource utilization and making recommendations for cost-saving measures.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies and DevOps trends to ensure the team is using the best tools and practices.
• Implement continuous improvement processes for the automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services.
• Drive the adoption of new cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, GitOps, IaC/Terraform and serverless computing.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience (typically 7+ years) in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, and release management.
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams, and in architecting complex cloud systems.
• Experience with AWS Cloud and in-depth understanding of cloud-native technologies.
• In-depth experience with AWS Cloud. Knowledge of services like EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, GKE, etc.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket, CodeFresh/Jenkins, GitOps, or similar tools.
• Proficiency in Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Familiarity with tools like New Relic, ELK Stack or similar monitoring and logging solutions.
• Deep experience with Git, Bitbucket, etc.
• Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, IAM, encryption, VPNs, and compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA).
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills with the ability to lead technical teams, influence decision-making, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle complex technical issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, operations).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Certified Jenkins Engineer
• Experience with microservices architectures.
• Familiarity with serverless technologies like AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, etc.
• Knowledge of databases, both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools (Jira, Confluence).
Company:
Netpace is a Data-Driven company excelling in AI, IT Consulting and Staffing Solutions. Founded in 1996, the company is headquartered in San Ramon, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.