Operational DevOps Engineer Senior

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What you'll do:

• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to infrastructure, installation, configuration, deployment release and promotion processes ,procedures and application performance
• Collaborate closely with development and QA teams to support product installation and configuration

• Collaboration with others in Operations and development teams to triage software application issues within multiple time zones  to ensure fast turnaround times on incident management and resolution
• Conduct incident management post-mortem analysis, and implement preventive measures to mitigate future incidents.
• Implement automation initiatives to streamline deployment, monitoring, and maintenance processes and tools . 
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to optimize efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Manage the installation, configuration and upgrade of third party products and open source solutions 
• Ability to develop and propose alternative approaches or strategies to address identified gaps and improve overall performance. 
• Participate in discussions for  implementation of recommended solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and processes
• Provide support to  team members on best practices for solution improvement and innovation to ensure effective collaboration and high performance
• Schedule and Participate in the Operations on-call 24 x7 rotation schedule
• When needed, active participation in critical problem resolution outside of typical working hours
• An employee may perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities as needed

Technical Expertise:

• Experience with CI/CD tools (Subversion, Git, Azure DevOps, SaltStack) and ability to design and optimize pipelines.
• Experience monitoring, configuring, managing, deploying, and upgrading servers and software across internal, customer-facing, and production environments.
• Experience with RDS database applications (Oracle, MySQL), including administration tools and performance optimization.
• Deep understanding of networking, security, and monitoring principles for enterprise-scale systems.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) for automated provisioning and configuration.
• Software development experience on Linux platforms using common scripting languages (Perl, Python, Groovy, Ruby, bash).
• Proficiency in cloud platform tools such as AWS Cloud Services, CloudTrail, Lambda, System Manager, and Disaster Recovery Solutions.

• Leadership & Collaboration
  • Ability to work independently and lead resolution of complex, cross-functional issues.
  • Proven collaboration skills, including written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders across multiple time zones.
  • Demonstrated self-sufficiency in problem investigation and resolution, with capacity to influence technical direction.
  • Experience with Agile and product management methodologies and tools.
  • Ability to coordinate team efforts, assign tasks collectively, and foster team learning.
• Strategic Problem-Solving
  • Strong decision-making skills under ambiguity and ability to prioritize effectively.
  • Capability to represent technical solutions in strategic discussions and communicate complex concepts to non-technical audiences.

Desirable:

• Specialized Tools & Platforms
  • Familiarity with Kibana, JIRA, and Remedy for monitoring and workflow management.
  • Experience with Logstash and Elastic for observability and analytics.
  • Experience with Tuxedo is strongly preferred.
• Advanced Practices
  • Expertise in designing resilient systems, performance optimization, and security best practices.
  • Experience defining automation strategies and disaster recovery plans.
  • Familiarity with caching concepts, network and infrastructure models.
• Leadership Development
  • Ability to mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers.
  • Experience developing training programs and fostering knowledge sharing across teams

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