Sr. Cloud DevOps Engineer (Crossplane, ArgoCD)

FICO (NYSE : FICO)   is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential!

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Cloud Architect with strong technical and leadership skills to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will architect / design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions using tools like ArgoCD, Crossplane, GitHub, Terraform and Kubernetes. You will also lead initiatives to improve our Cloud, GitOps  best practices, mentor junior team members, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive initiatives to ensure our cloud environments are scalable, secure, and cost-effective.” – Sr Director, Global Technology Services

What You’ll Contribute

Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions on public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Architectural Design :  Design robust and scalable architectures leveraging ArgoCD for GitOps and Crossplane / Terraform for infrastructure management.

Deployment Strategy :  Develop and implement deployment strategies that leverage ArgoCD for automated application delivery.

Infrastructure Management :  Utilize Crossplane / Terraform to manage and provision cloud resources, ensuring alignment with best practices and organizational standards.

Collaboration :  Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices across the organization.

Mentorship :  Provide guidance and mentorship to team members on best practices in GitOps, CI / CD, and infrastructure management.

Continuous Improvement :  Evaluate and recommend tools and technologies that enhance our deployment processes and infrastructure management.

GitHub : Establish and promote best practices for GitOps workflows, including branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews

Monitoring & Optimization :  Design and implement Observability capability solutions to ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability

Implement infrastructure as code (IaaC) using tools like Terraform or Crossplane or similar.

Kubernetes  : Responsible to architect large clusters and operationally support it.

Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Security : Experience with security tools like Wiz / OPA / Kyverno along with in-depth knowledge of security principles and frameworks.

What We’re Seeking

Proven experience as a Senior level engineer / Architect or similar role in a cloud-native environment

Extensive experience with ArgoCD and Crossplane.

GitHub Proficiency :  Strong understanding of Git and GitHub workflows, including branching strategies and pull request management

Infrastructure as Code :  Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Crossplane / Cloudformation etc) is a plus.

Leadership experience with the ability to drive / guide and motivate a team.

Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go) and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Ansible, ArgoCD, Crossplane, Github).

Expert level knowledge in engineering and operational related tasks on containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Expert level knowledge in network concepts and implementation on AWS (VPC, WAF, etc.)

Expert level knowledge in AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Istio Service Mesh, API G / W

Familiarity with observability, monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Splunk, Cribl).

Experience working on security related certifications like PCI

Experience with workflow and issue management tools such as JIRA / ServiceNow.

Our Offer to You

An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values :  Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.

The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.

Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.

An engaging, people-first work environment offering work / life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.