A U.S.based company that is on a mission to develop the largest online marketplace and media platform in the world is looking for a Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer. The engineer will be working with cross-functional teams to raise system performance, reliability, and effectiveness. The company is developing a knowledge-commerce platform that connects clients and advisers through its customized online and telephonic technology solutions. The company has managed to secure more than $288mn in funding so far.
**Responsibilities**:
- Architect, automate, and manage engineers' and corporate users' platforms
- Contribute to the creation of plans for moving current environments and services to the cloud
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for a range of on-premises and cloud apps
**Job Requirements**:
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
- At least 8+ years of relevant experience as a DevOps, System Administration, or SRE Engineer
- At least 5+ years of experience working with Azure
- 5+ years of experience working with virtualization platforms including VMware, Docker, and Kubernetes
- 3+ years of experience with configuration management tools like SaltStack, Ansible, or Puppet
- 3+ years of experience with Azure DevOps for CI/CD to multi-cloud and on-prem
- Thorough understanding of the operation and data flow of n-tier web apps
- Strong knowledge of a variety of web hosting technologies, including IIS, Nginx, and Apache
- Prior knowledge in maintaining e-commerce websites around-the-clock
- Thorough awareness of DR, HA, and fault best practices in a cloud deployment based on K8s
- Solid comprehension of the OSI model, DNS, NTP, and vLANs, among other networking essentials
- Extensive knowledge of KPI monitoring and alerting
- Prolific Windows, Linux, and cloud experience
- In-depth knowledge and experience in Linux administration including Ubuntu, Debian, and Centos
- Nice to have some experience with security standards like CIS, NIST, or SANS
- Prior experience using scripts and APIs as part of monitoring tools like Zabbix is desirable
- Some familiarity with SAML, particularly utilizing Okta for SSO is preferred
- Nice to have some knowledge of using Azure DevOps to automate tedious activities and create modern CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent spoken and written English communication skills
**Job Type**: Contract