DevOps Engineer (US Hours)

Stark & Partners is an operational consultancy based in Leiria, Portugal, collaborating with 28Stone to offer tailored software solutions for the financial services industry. They are seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, develop shared pipeline libraries, and support cloud and container platform automation for global financial institutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines across platforms including Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps
• Build scalable and reusable pipeline frameworks that support multiple application teams and technology stacks
• Ensure pipeline reliability, performance, and security through standardized templates and automation practices
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure used by development teams
• Develop and maintain shared pipeline libraries and reusable automation modules used across multiple CI/CD pipelines
• Implement standardized build, test, artifact, and deployment workflows
• Create reusable templates and pipeline patterns that support consistent software delivery practices
• Develop pipeline libraries using Groovy (for Jenkins) or equivalent scripting frameworks depending on the CI/CD platform in use
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with artifact repositories, container registries, and deployment platforms
• Develop and maintain CI/CD workflows that deploy containerized applications to Kubernetes platforms
• Support deployment automation for containerized workloads on Red Hat OpenShift or equivalent Kubernetes distributions
• Implement deployment automation using Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, or equivalent container deployment frameworks
• Integrate pipelines with container build systems and container registries
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes deployments, container runtime issues, and platform integration challenges
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines supporting database and data platform deployments
• Automate database schema management and change delivery using tools such as Liquibase, Redgate, or equivalent database DevOps tools
• Support pipelines integrating with platforms such as Databricks, SQL Server, or equivalent data platforms
• Develop and maintain database deployment automation within GitLab CI or equivalent CI/CD systems
• Write, validate, and troubleshoot SQL queries used within automated pipeline workflows
• Support administration and configuration required to enable database deployment automation and pipeline execution
• Implement CI/CD workflows for deploying applications to cloud environments
• Support automation for cloud-based services such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, or equivalent cloud platform services
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with cloud deployment tools and APIs
• Assist teams in implementing automated build and deployment pipelines for cloud-hosted applications
• Collaborate with development and data engineering teams to design effective CI/CD and data pipeline workflows
• Provide technical guidance on pipeline architecture, automation patterns, and DevOps best practices
• Assist teams in onboarding applications and data workloads to enterprise CI/CD platforms
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and build issues across application and data platforms
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting for CI/CD systems and pipeline workflows
• Analyze pipeline performance metrics to improve build reliability and developer productivity
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and technical standards for CI/CD platform usage

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent CI/CD platforms
• Demonstrated experience developing shared pipeline libraries, reusable pipeline templates, or CI/CD automation frameworks
• Experience building or maintaining Jenkins Shared Libraries, GitLab CI templates, or equivalent reusable pipeline frameworks
• Experience working with container technologies and Kubernetes-based platforms
• Experience supporting deployments to Kubernetes, OpenShift, or equivalent container orchestration platforms
• Experience implementing DevOps automation supporting data platforms and database deployment pipelines
• Hands-on experience working with technologies such as Liquibase, Redgate, Databricks, SQL Server, or equivalent data platform technologies
• Experience writing and troubleshooting SQL queries used within automated deployment or data processing workflows
• Strong scripting or programming experience in languages such as Groovy, Python, Bash, or equivalent automation languages
• Experience working with artifact repositories and container registries
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for build systems and CI/CD environments
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills working with development and data engineering teams
• Experience administering or deploying CI/CD infrastructure used by enterprise development teams
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift or equivalent enterprise Kubernetes platforms
• Experience implementing CI/CD workflows that deploy applications to Azure App Services, Azure Functions, or equivalent cloud platforms
• Experience integrating CI/CD pipelines with artifact repositories and container registries
• Experience implementing security scanning, artifact signing, or software supply chain security within pipelines
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent automation frameworks
• Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments