Key skills
AWSTerraformKubernetesDockerJenkinsGitGitLabCI/CDLeadershipMentoringTime Management
About this role
XM is a company focused on leveraging cloud services and cutting-edge technologies. They are seeking a Senior Application DevOps Engineer to provide infrastructure support, develop CI/CD pipelines, and lead technical projects while mentoring other engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the development teams to plan, deploy and administer applications running on AWS and Kubernetes
- Maintain the AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles and Terraform
- Initiate and drive the adoption of technologies and use of good patterns for development and operations
- Mentoring and overseeing other engineers
- Lead and manage specific technical domains or projects, ensuring architectural consistency, scalability, and alignment with business objectives
- Oversee and improve engineering processes and practices, identifying opportunities for automation, optimization, and enhanced system reliability
- Implement and oversee cloud migration projects
- Provide guidance for re-platform and re-factor of current cloud infrastructure
- Communicate to the senior leadership, the cloud migration projects progress
- Preserve business continuity 24/7 with minimum downtime and financial impact
- Investigate and perform regular assessments of cloud deployments in compliance with the company’s standards and best practices
- Ensure the Company’s deployment standards and pillars are followed in cloud solutions and resources
- Stay up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industry
- Follow and provide training regarding new and current technologies and services used
Requirements:
- BSc/MSc in Computer Science, or a similar discipline
- Overall knowledge of solution design and deployment projects
- Experience with Docker
- Experience in or knowledge of CI/CD with GitLab and/or Jenkins
- Experience in AWS technologies, services and ecosystem
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools, preferably Terraform
- Experience with versioning tools such as Git
- Distinctive organisation and documentation skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Essential Linux and Windows admin, networking and scripting skills