DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote Position
Type: Permanent
Position Overview:
As a DevOps Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to generate Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and oversee critical infrastructure and application service components. You will play a key role in automating infrastructure deployment and providing essential support to developers and QA teams in establishing automated testing and deployment pipelines.
Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts and templates to provision, configure, and manage infrastructure components using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Automation: Implement automation strategies for infrastructure provisioning and orchestration to streamline deployment processes.
• Infrastructure Maintenance: Monitor and manage infrastructure components to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Support for Developers and QA: Collaborate with development and QA teams to provide guidance and support in building automated testing and deployment pipelines.
• Deployment Automation: Work on automating application deployments, ensuring consistency and reliability across environments.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Participate in the development and improvement of CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient software delivery.
• Troubleshooting: Assist in troubleshooting infrastructure-related issues and provide timely resolution, including contributing to automated incident response capabilities.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of infrastructure configurations and deployment processes.
• Infrastructure Optimization: Identify opportunities for infrastructure optimization, cost reduction, and performance improvement.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in infrastructure engineering or DevOps roles
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and practices
• Proficiency in IaC tools and scripting languages (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, etc.)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications in DevOps or cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer, etc.)
• Experience with cloud services and cloud-based infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Knowledge of DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines

Key Technical Skills:

• Terraform (Terraform cloud / HCP Terraform knowledge an advantage)
• GitHub & GitHub Actions
• Python (including curating Python packages)
• Awareness of:
  • AWS Organisations
  • AWS Control Tower (including Account Factory for Terraform - AFT)