Sr DevOps Engineer

About Apexon:

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human-centric digital experiences. We have been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation.

Apexon brings together distinct core competencies – in AI, analytics, app development, cloud, commerce, CX, data, DevOps, IoT, mobile, quality engineering and UX, and our deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences – to help businesses capitalize on the unlimited opportunities digital offers. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital, Apexon now has a global presence of 15 offices (and 10 delivery centers) across four continents.

We enable #HumanFirstDIGITAL

Role Description:

You’ll be responsible for (Responsibilities):

As a sr DevOps Software Engineer, you will actively interface with software developers, product managers, test engineers and administrators on projects d to design and develop the build, release, and deploy toolchain for DevOps while providing on-call support. You should be able to identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues quickly and effectively, sometimes under pressure. Responsibilities include capacity planning, high availability engineering, performance tuning, and automation/tools development.

You should have strong leadership skills, experience managing infrastructure through multiple product releases, and have a passion for reliability and security. Work with management to set priorities, track operational metrics. Excellent communication skills and teamwork is a must

Responsibilities:

Design and develop the build, release, and deploy toolchain for DevOps

Setup, manage and maintain parity across dev, staging and production application environments in cloud infrastructure

Provide release cadence across multiple environments

Prototype and develop cloud native architecture solutions for application needs

Design and implement monitoring infrastructure development

You’ll have (Qualification & Experience):

Required Skills & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Science, Engineering or a related field

5-8 years of experience in Systems Engineering and DevOps role is required; or equivalent combination of education and experience to perform at this level

Strong ability to architect development toolchains and Cloud infrastructure

Strong knowledge of Linux systems and internals (Ubuntu preferred)

Experience in creating software to automate production systems with one of the following languages: Python, Ruby, Java, Go, etc. Python/Ruby experience is preferred

Strong working knowledge of AWS Cloud infrastructure (EC2, RDS, VPC peering, Route53, S3, Auto-scaling) or hybrid environments (OpenStack)

Experience with container technology including Kubernetes and Docker

Experience with provisioning infrastructure through IAC (preferably Terraform) and Cloud automation principles

Good understanding of networking and related protocols; must have a strong understanding of fundamentals (HTT, DNS, TLS)

Proficiency with source control, continuous integration (e.g. Git, Jenkins)

Demonstrate experience troubleshooting problems and working with a team to resolve web scale production issues

Strong experience with configuration management, monitoring and systems tools (ie: Salt, Ansible, Nagios, Graphite, Fluentd, etc.). Ansible is preferred

Good understanding of MySQL, PostgreSQL databases

Experience working with Cloud-based technologies (CloudFlare CDN, Qualys WAS is highly desirable

Drive to build robust automated logging, monitoring, and alerting systems with tools such as SumoLogic, CloudWatch, AppDynamics

Exposure to messaging pub/sub systems (e.g. RabbitMQ, Active-MQ, Kinesis, Kafka, etc.

Troubleshooting critical development systems (Build failures, critical web services)

Experience with Release Management processes and controls

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Linux package management tools e.g. RPM, Deb & FPM, etc.

Exposure to Security technologies related to perimeter security, web application scanning and firewall systems

Additionally, a working knowledge on one of distributed systems technologies (e.g. Hadoop, HBase, Cassandra, Zookeeper, Consul, etc.)

Familiarity with NoSQL technologies e.g. Redis, DynamoDB

Experience with sensitive software products such as medical, financial, human safety, high security

Don’t worry if you don’t check all the boxes; we’d still love to hear from you.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Did you know that Apexon has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, in each of the three regions in which it operates: USA (for the fourth time in 2023), India (seven consecutive certifications as of 2023), and the UK.

Apexon is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and promoting diversity in the workplace. We take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals. Apexon strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind and provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to gender, race, color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

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Our Perks and Benefits:

Our benefits and rewards program has been thoughtfully designed to recognize your skills and contributions, elevate your learning/upskilling experience and provide care and support for you and your loved ones.

As an Apexer, you get continuous skill-based development, opportunities for career advancement, and access to comprehensive health and well-being benefits and assistance.

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