Lead Platform & DevOps Engineer

The Lead Platform & DevOps Engineer position will require heavy hands-on work on one or more public cloud platforms leveraging several PaaS and marketplace services. This position will play a key role in the configuration, implementation, monitoring and troubleshooting of platform components, which include (but not limited to) networking, VMs, API management services, Application Gateways, Load Balancers, Kubernetes clusters etc. The lead engineer will be expected to write / review code that bridges the gap between application and infrastructure using tools like Terraform and test the system to be reliable, scalable and resilient. The individual is expected to collaborate and operate in parallel with the application Engineers.

He / she will be the first level of escalation to resolve technical blockers.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

List and describe the positions key responsibilities in order of importance, and indicate the approximate percentage of time spent on the responsibility. (Percentages must add up to 100%.) For each, describe in simple terms what the job holder must do to accomplish the main purpose of the job and the amount of direction that is required to perform the job duties. If the job manages others, describe the management duties (including authority to hire / fire / recommend pay increases / manage overall work product / schedule, etc.) Insert additional rows as needed.

Note : These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties.

Responsibility : Technical

• Designing, implementing, and managing Azure-based cloud infrastructure to ensure scalability, performance, and security.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy and maintain cloud services and resources.
• Monitoring, optimizing, and troubleshooting Azure environments to ensure high availability and cost-effectiveness.
• Technical Expertise with Microsoft Azure including foundational services such as Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Storage, Load Balancer, Azure Active Directory, App Service, Azure SQL Database, Azure Service Bus, Application Gateway, Azure Redis Cache, Cosmos DB etc.
• Developing and maintaining GitLab CI / CD / Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous integration and deployment.
• Automating software build, testing, and deployment processes to accelerate software delivery.
• Collaborating with development teams to enhance CI / CD practices and tools.
• Setting up, configuring, and managing AKS clusters for container orchestration and management.
• Implementing best practices for deploying and scaling containerized applications.
• Monitoring and ensuring the reliability and performance of AKS environments.
• Integrating Cloudflare services to enhance the security, performance, and scalability of web applications.
• Configuring and managing DNS, CDN, and DDoS protection solutions using Cloudflare.
• Collaborating with cybersecurity teams to implement robust security measures.
• Implementing and configuring monitoring solutions using tools such as New Relic, Splunk, and Dynatrace.
• Creating dashboards and alerts to proactively identify and address performance and security issues.
• Analyzing monitoring data to optimize system performance and resource utilization.
• Utilizing Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform / ARM templates / python / bash / PowerShell for infrastructure provisioning and automation.
• Maintaining version-controlled IaC scripts for infrastructure changes and updates.

Mentoring / Technical :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

Education :

Experience :

Technical Skills :

Containerization and Orchestration :

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) :

CI / CD :

Monitoring and Observability :

Automation and Scripting :

Good to have certifications :

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal contacts (and purpose of relationship) :

External contacts : (and purpose of relationship)