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- The DevOps engineer builds tools and critical infrastructures that support the business’s site/software/application platforms.
- He is a key member of Infrastructure engineering department and aids in deploying shared infrastructure and traffic management services.
- He also supports the already existent web-based sites/software/applications.
- The DevOps Engineers works closely with other engineering and technical teams in deploying their code, providing operational support for new and existing sites/software/applications and debugging production issues.
- The DevOps Engineer performs functions required for the deployment, configuration, support, and troubleshooting of issues with the business’s site/software/applications.
- The DevOps Engineer has the discretion to make key decisions without much oversight inclusive of decisions on automation processes, tools, and resources for building sites/software/applications. as promptly and efficiently as possible.
Main responsibilities
- Design and Development: The DevOps Engineer is further tasked with designing and developing the business’s infrastructure architecture as well as developing automated scripts meant for building development and production environments.
- The DevOps Engineer is a high-quality coder and, as such, he authors tools that improve developer capacity and productivity.
- He designs, tests, and supports automated risk-management techniques and enables the support of continuous and consistent integration techniques for the development teams. In this position, the DevOps Engineer will also design, setup, and maintain core infrastructures that run the business’s online practices.
- He will design and build automation frameworks for the deployment, management, and monitoring of web-based business services and platforms including company website and mobile applications.
- The DevOps Engineer will also maintain the business’s configuration and deployment tools such as Terraform and Puppet, transforming them into a robust system in order to auto-scale the business’s platform.
- Management: The DevOps Engineer is tasked with monitoring the business’s site/software/Application, ensuring standard compliance. The DevOps Engineer also monitors the engineering department’s tools and procedures and promotes their evolution alongside the business’s systems.
- He plays an active role in building and improving the platform services inclusive of websites, software and mobile applications while hosting and managing databases.
- The DevOps Engineer regularly checks and monitors alarms, diagnoses symptoms, analyzes root causes, and employs preventative measures to avoid reoccurrence of similar issues. The DevOps Engineer takes ownership and accountability of the performance and reliability of the web-services that the business manages.
- It is also the DevOps Engineer’s duty to troubleshoot complex issues as quickly and effectively as possible.
- He understands websites and software capacity planning requirements and works to ensure that sites/software and mobile application are deployed in a scalable architecture.
- Collaboration and Support: The role of the DevOps is a collaborative role where he works hand-in- hand with the development teams in creating solutions for the purpose of deploying and monitoring sites/software/applications.
- In his collaborative capacity, the DevOps Engineer will also be supporting technical teams by using technical analyses in order to improve the sociability and reliability of entire system.
- He stays in constant communication with the IT Infrastructure department in the event of any issues with the business’s sites/software/application.
- The DevOps Engineer will further work closely with the IT Infrastructure Management in balancing the requirements for performance, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.
Job Requirements
Knowledge:
- The DevOps Engineer plays the role of an advocate and promotes knowledge sharing and DevOps culture across the entire engineering department.
- He also keeps up with industry best practices, trends, and standards and identifies automation opportunities, designs, and develops automation solutions that improve DevOps operations and efficiency.
- Mobile Application Developer: Build Hybrid & Native Mobile Application.
Education:
- The DevOps Engineer has to have a bachelor’ degree in Software Engineer or any other relevant field.
- An equivalent of the same in working experience is also acceptable for this position.
Experience:
- A candidate for this position must have had at least 3 years of working experience in a developing capacity, preferably working support personnel for a Systems Engineer in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment.
- He will also have a proven and successful experience developing large scale software solutions in more than one language, for example, JavaScript, Java, Python, HTML5, PHP and so forth.
- The candidate will also have had experience working with MySQL, Elasticsearch, fastly, Redis, Cassandra and experience with continuous agile development and integration processes. He will further have had experience working as Linux server administration and have a deep understanding of Linux/Unix.
- The candidate will also have had experience working with NoSQL databases, for example, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Aerospike as well as extensive relational database experience and extensive network knowledge on network security. A suitable candidate will further have a demonstrated experience working with tools such as Wireshark, Curl, Dig, and so forth.
- The candidate will further have had experience working with configuration management tools, for example, Puppet or Chef as well as a vast knowledge in high-availability approaches such as failover, load balancing, clustering, and risk-management.
- The candidate will further have had experience working in mobile application cross platform
- like Cordova and ionic in extra will much better, he have ability to create Hybrid and Native mobile application for any business requirement.
Communication Skills:
- The DevOps Engineer has to have exceptional communication skills, both in written and in verbal form.
- This is especially due to his extensively collaborative role, where clarity in conveyance of information and instructions will play a significant role in determining how well collaborative tasks are executed.
- Communication skills will also be necessary in his interactions with IT Infrastructure management, which will directly affect how well the DevOps department is managed, in turn determining departmental performance.
Technology/Software:
- A candidate for this position must demonstrate high familiarity with technology and exceptionally good computer skills.
- He will also be highly familiar with the workings of Java, C++, and Python as well as expertise in those famous framework: Node.js, Express.js, MEAN.js, Angular.js, Bootstrab, and Laravel.
- The candidate must also be highly familiar with configuration management tools, for example, Slatstack, Ansible, and Puppet.
- He must also be highly familiar with open source and monitoring systems like Zenoss, Zabbix, Nagios, Sensu and Icenga Open Falcon, and so forth and be highly knowledgeable of Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins, Maven, GitHub, and SVN.
- He will be an expert in cluster management software such as Docker, Kubernetes and Mesos and be equally knowledgeable in Big data processing, for example, Hadoop, Apache Kafka, Spark, and Storm.
- The candidate must also demonstrate proficiency Django and other Python frameworks.
- He will additionally have strong Linux skills, preferably Debian and CentOS and be proficient in similar scripting language such as shell script.
Interpersonal Skills:
- In addition to these skills and qualifications, the DevOps Engineer must have certain personal attributes that make him an even more suitable candidate for the position.
- The DevOps Engineer will be result-oriented, be passionate in the improvement of user experience, be a critical and strategic thinker, be highly organized, have an ability to multi-task and meet aggressive deadlines, be a team-player and team-builder, work comfortably in constantly evolving environment, and demonstrate calmness and composure in times of uncertainty and stress.
People Skills:
- The DevOps Engineer must also be a people person who is able to make meaningful and long-lasting connections with others.
- He must be likable, relatable, and approachable, inspiring trust and confidence in others, who will then be more willing to trust in his directives and insights.
