Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

Role Summary

Kinesso is currently seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented individual to fill the position of Senior DevOps Engineer. This role will work under the direction of the Director, DevOps to cross and merge the barriers that exist between software development, testing, and operations teams. This role requires an individual who has a passion to mentor and assist other engineers throughout the company and seeks to continually improve processes company-wide.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure infrastructure using cloud services.
• Develop automation tools and scripts to handle deployments, monitoring, and maintenance of systems.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery of applications.
• Ensure the security of infrastructure and applications by implementing best practices (IAM, security audits, patch management).
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent.
• Lead and participate in root cause analysis and resolution of high-severity incidents.
• Create and maintain clear and accurate technical documentation.

Requirements

• Expertise in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for deploying and scaling applications.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, or CloudFormation to automate infrastructure management.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows-based systems and their administration.
• Proficiency in monitoring and alerting tools like DataDog for tracking performance and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, such as secure coding practices, vulnerability scanning, and compliance with standards like ISO, SOC, or GDPR.
• Experience designing disaster recovery plans and managing backup solutions to ensure business continuity.
• Expert in implementing and administration of Hashicorp Vault.
• Knowledge of network protocols, DNS, load balancers, and VPNs for configuring and troubleshooting network-related issues.

• Hands-on experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools i.e Spinnaker, Jenkins.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a small, multi-disciplined, fast-paced team environment.
• The ability to consistently deliver results with quick turnaround.
• Strong spirit of innovation, self-starter, independence, and with ability to come up with solutions to meet business problems.
• Strong desire to learn new things and pass knowledge acquired on to others.
• Able to manage own hours, manage priorities and achieve scheduled deadlines.
• Proficient in English as a first language – both verbal & written

About KINESSO

KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency that sits at the very heart of IPG Mediabrands, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behavior, we offer an end-to- end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at www.KINESSO.com.

Why Join Us?

We offer a culture based on trust, freedom & ownership. Employees can manage their own time with flexible hours. We focus on productivity, ability & attitude as primary factors of success in our organization.