Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Summary: The Senior DevOPS/Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and supporting cloud environments and CI/CD pipelines to deploy and maintain modular cloud-based systems. This role involves working with leading cloud platforms, containerization technologies, and automation tools to ensure high availability, security, and performance of applications. The engineer will collaborate within a team and independently to develop solutions that meet business needs in a complex Linux environment. Responsibilities: • Assess frameworks, platforms, and technology stacks to create cloud-based solutions. • Design, build, and support cloud environments for digital product deployment. • Develop and administer CI/CD pipelines for continuous development and deployment. • Monitor and assess application performance in cloud environments to ensure availability. • Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues. • Create, test, and implement safeguards to maintain data integrity and security. • Prepare execution plans, testing scripts, and technical design documents. • Build and execute technical solutions and scripts, analyze results, and report findings. • Track problems, defects, and issues within large projects. • Create knowledgebase articles documenting procedures and solutions. Required Skills & Certifications: • University or college degree in Computer Science or related field. • Minimum 5 years of experience with cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines. • Experience with leading cloud platforms such as AWS or OpenShift. • Strong knowledge of Linux cloud environments (CentOS, Ubuntu). • Proficiency in scripting languages including Python, Bash, Java, JavaScript, Node.js. • Experience with build and automation tools like Git, Ansible, CloudFormation, ytt. • Expertise in containerization and virtualization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. • Experience with GitLab CI/CD. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Preferred Skills & Certifications: • Certification in Software Engineering or equivalent. • Experience with systems integration using Linux shell scripting. • Experience in application lifecycle testing including unit, functional, integration, system, regression, penetration, performance, and user acceptance testing. • Public sector experience. • Knowledge of API integration and security best practices. Special Considerations: • Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team. • Strong problem tracking and defect resolution skills within large projects. • Ability to prepare detailed technical documentation and reports. Scheduling: • Work schedule includes 3 days onsite presence.