Senior DevOps Engineer

About Our Client

One of the world's leading international (Canada based) general insurance company.

Job Description

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the design and implementation of the infrastructure required to support the software development lifecycle
• Create and maintain automated deployment processes for the applications
• Monitor and maintain the production environment to ensure that it is running smoothly
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner
• Work with the development team to ensure that new features and updates are deployed to production smoothly
• Collaborate with other teams such as security, network, and storage to ensure that the infrastructure is secure and reliable
• Continuously improve the infrastructure and processes to increase efficiency and reduce downtime
• Act as a mentor to junior team members and provide guidance on best practices and technologies
• Lead the research and evaluation of new technologies and tools to improve the infrastructure
• Participate in the hiring process for new team members
• Provide regular reports on the performance of the infrastructure and the progress of projects.

The Successful Applicant

FUNCTIONAL / TECHNICAL SKILLS

Skills and Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• 8 years of experience in a DevOps or related role
• Strong knowledge of Linux / Unix administration
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure ( Azure)
• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes )
• Experience with configuration management tools ( Ansible,Terraform, Salt)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, datadog, splunk)
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI / CD, Azure DevOps)
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash)
• Experience with scripting languages (Javascript / Nodejs)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience leading a team and mentoring junior team members
• Experience with architecture design of scalable and high availability systems