Staff Software Engineer - DevOps

Job Description SummaryStaff Software Engineer - DevOps, will be responsible for providing build and release strategy for highly complex as well as parallel and concurrent releases for a Software Product. Manages Continuous Code Integration within SDLC. Works independently and is seen as a Technical Leader. The role demonstrates deep understanding of concurrent software development, its effect on build management and releasing the builds across versions and environments

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:
• Own builds, releases and continuous integration process for large and complex releases of a product and at times expands the scope across multiple concurrent releases.
• Own, manage and improve release process. Focuses on scale and efficiency. Deploys the right builds across environments.
• Manage key deliverables and mentors junior team members.
• Contribute in driving initiatives such as defining standards and processes to ensure quality.
• Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables.
• Develop and enhance the test infrastructure and continuous integration framework used across teams.
• Determine best practices and principals and promotes them across the team.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge in developing and executing automated builds and scripts.
• Learn new build and releases techniques and methodologies and trains the team in the same.
• Work with developers and stakeholders to deliver quality software through the build and deployment system.
• Partner with and provides direction to fellow team members to diagnose bugs and formulate solutions.
• Use industry best practices to improve Build, Release and Continuous integration processes.

Education Qualification

For roles outside USA: Bachelor's Degree in with advanced experience.

For roles in USA: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum years of experience: 10 years

Desired Characteristics

Technical Expertise:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or in STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience 
• Strong Knowledge and mastery of tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm.
• Proven experience in the deployment and management of infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services such as AWS, Azure, code and version management tools such as Git.
• Strong knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment tools (e.g. Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions).
• Should have knowledge on Ansible / Terraform.
• Experience with Agile software development, project management methodologies
• Experience with Kafka, PostgreSQL, Security mechanisms.
• Experience with Linux and Windows, good knowledge
• Having knowledge in Prometheus, Grafana, Istio service mesh
• Knowledge of transferring the artifacts to different environments.
• Should be a quick learner with good communication skills.

Business Acumen:
• Strong problem solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments
• Experience in building scalable and highly available distributed systems
• Skilled in breaking down problems and estimate time for development tasks
• Evangelizes how our technology solves customer problems from a technology and business perspective
Leadership:
• Demonstrates clarity of thinking to work through limited information and vague problem definitions
• Influences through others; builds direct and "behind the scenes" support for ideas
• Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team
• Shares knowledge, power, and credit, establishing trust, credibility, and goodwill
Personal Attributes:
• Able to work under minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
• Skilled in providing oversight and mentoring team members. Shows ability to effectively delegate work.
• Applies values, business strategy, policies, precedent, and experience to make complex decisions in
ambiguity and with uncertain consequences.

Note

Note:
To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.
This Job Description is intended to provide a high level guide to the role. However, it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.

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