Key skills
AWS cloud servicesInfrastructure as CodeKubernetesGolangPythonLinuxDatabase productsObservability platformsLeadership skillsRubyKafkaAWSTerraformVaultSNSSQSMongoDBInfluxDBElasticsearchPrometheusGrafanaRabbitMQLeadershipCommunication
About this role
N-iX is a global software development service company that helps businesses create next-generation software products. They are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer who will transition into a team lead role, focusing on managing large infrastructures in AWS and implementing modern DevOps practices.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure services for 30+ development teams
- Develop and manage infrastructure as code
- Implement and provide guidance on observability (InfluxDB, Grafana, Prometheus, etc.)
- Participate in on-call rotations
- Manage and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure to support scalable and secure applications
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth infrastructure operations
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues
- Implement best practices for security, reliability, and performance
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in a platform engineering or similar role
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (preferably 'Golang' or Python, Ruby)
- Leadership skills and the will to transition into a leadership role
- Extensive experience with at least one Infrastructure as Code provider (preferably Terraform)
- In-depth experience with AWS cloud services
- Excellent skills in Linux
- Strong experience in Kubernetes
- Having worked with at least one Database product, preferably MongoDB or Elasticsearch
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- In Depth knowledge of networking and TCP/IP
- Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments
- Strong experience in observability platforms like Promethus, Elastic APM, InfluxDB and Grafana
- Experience with RabbitMQ or similar tools(Kafka, SQS/SNS, ActiveMQ) and Vault