DevOps Lead

Company Description

BlueOptima’s vision is to become the global reference for the optimisation of the performance of Software Engineers across all industries. We provide industry-leading objective metrics in software development. We enable large organisations to deliver better software, faster and at lower cost, with technology that pushes the limits of what has been done before. 

We are a global company which has consistently doubled in headcount and revenue YoY, with no external investment. We currently are located in 4 countries: London (our HQ), Mexico, India and the US. A total number of 100 employees (and increasing every day) from 34 different nationalities and with over 25 languages spoken.

We promote an open-minded environment and encourage our employees to create their own success story in this high-performance environment. 

Location: Bangalore/Gurgaon, India
Department: Engineering

Job Description

BlueOptima is seeking a skilled and passionate Dev Ops Manager to join our dynamic Platform team. You will play a crucial role in designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure using AWS, while contributing to the overall platform development with your programming expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Define and implement the DevOps vision and strategy, including roadmap development, technology evaluation, and budget management, to achieve business goals.
• Lead, manage, and mentor a high-performing DevOps team, including performance reviews and recruitment.
• Design and implement scalable and secure DevOps solutions, including the implementation of new technologies and tools.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Continuously improve DevOps processes, driving efficiency and agility across the software development lifecycle
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks. Evaluate and select appropriate DevOps tools
• Foster strong relationships and collaboration with stakeholders across the organization, effectively communicating DevOps initiatives, progress, and challenges.
• Promote a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning, and lead change management efforts related to DevOps adoption.
• Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of the underlying infrastructure. Establish comprehensive monitoring and observability practices.
• Lead and coordinate incident response efforts, minimizing downtime. Conduct thorough post-incident reviews to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.

Your Team:

The Platform team at BlueOptima plays a crucial role in providing a scalable technology platform for product development, adhering to our core principles of Self Service and Containerization. We collaborate with engineering teams to:

• Self Service:
  • Empower developers with self-service tools and automation to provision and manage their own infrastructure resources, promoting agility and faster development cycles.
• Containerization:
  • Focus on containerizing application stacks to ensure consistency across development, CI/CD, and production environments. This approach enables portability, scalability, and faster deployments.
• BAU Management: Ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation and maintenance of our DevOps infrastructure.
• Critical Infrastructure Management: Maintaining the availability, performance, and security of crucial tools like Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc.
• AWS Security: Implementing and managing robust security measures within our AWS cloud environment.
• Hosting Cost Optimization: Monitoring and optimizing cloud hosting costs to ensure efficiency.
• Alerting and Monitoring: Establishing and maintaining effective alerting and monitoring systems to proactively detect and resolve issues.

What You Need to Succeed at BlueOptima:

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps or related fields, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong technical skills and a desire to remain hands-on paired with leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Strong understanding of core AWS services and best practices.
• Experience with specific programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, etc.)
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) and CI/CD solution (Jenkins)
• Hand-on experience in designing, configuring and maintaining monitoring and observability infrastructure
• Experience with cloud security and compliance

Qualifications

Minimum bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Additional Information

Why join our team?

Culture and Growth:

• Global team with a creative, innovative and welcoming mindset
• Rapid career growth and opportunity to be an outstanding and visible contributor to the company's success.
• Freedom to create your own success story in a high-performance environment.
• Training programs and Personal Development Plans for each employee.

Benefits: 

• 32 days of holidays (this includes public and religious holidays)
• Contributions to your Provident Fund which can be matched by the company above the statutory minimum as agreed
• Gratuity payments
• Private Medical Insurance provided by the company (Employee + Spouse + 2 Children + 2 Parents)
• 12 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave, 6 months Maternity leave
• Support with childcare costs (50%)
• Work from Home Equipment allowance
• Flexible Work from Home policy - 2 days home p/w
• Flexible Work from Long Distance - 4 weeks a year
• Sponsored Learning Opportunities
• Team Socials.

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