📍South Africa
Senior DevOps Engineer
closed
Accela
📍Remote - Costa Rica
Summary
Join Accela as a Senior DevOps Engineer and play a pivotal role in designing and delivering scalable SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure and AWS. You will optimize CI/CD pipelines, implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automate software and hardware releases, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Troubleshooting system issues, mentoring junior engineers, and leading continuous improvement efforts are key responsibilities. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 7+ years of DevOps experience, and expertise in Azure, IaC tools, and Jenkins. Accela offers a competitive salary, remote work options, generous paid time off, and various professional development opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 7+ years of strategic experience in DevOps Engineering, including cloud infrastructure optimization for reliability and efficiency
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, Windows, LINUX, and Git
- Proven expertise in IaC frameworks, such as Terraform and Ansible
- Proficiency in configuring, optimizing, and utilizing Jenkins within the CI/CD pipeline
- Strong commitment to security with experience enforcing OWASP guidelines in SaaS environments
- Proficiency in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices for improving availability and performance in Azure-based SaaS infrastructures
- Experience designing and managing secure, resilient network architectures
- Proven ability to lead incident response efforts for rapid resolution and minimal downtime
- A track record of driving continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
Responsibilities
- Architect and deliver scalable SaaS solutions using Microsoft Azure and select AWS services
- Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for seamless software delivery within the Accela SaaS infrastructure
- Leverage deep expertise in IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Git to build and maintain scalable infrastructure
- Manage and optimize Jenkins as part of the CI/CD pipeline
- Develop and maintain tools that support and automate hardware/software product releases
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues efficiently
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, and Engineering Leads to analyze distributed systems and implement improvements
- Keep system, process, and configuration documentation up-to-date
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to boost system reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency
- Mentor junior team members and share knowledge through technical sessions
- Identify and address system gaps, and strategize process improvements
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python for automation
- Advanced knowledge of monitoring tools like Datadog
- Expertise across diverse tech stacks with adaptability to emerging technologies
- Strong familiarity with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence), Slack, and technical project management
- Experience with Amazon AWS
Benefits
- Accela offers a competitive salary and benefits in line with local standards
- Accela is a “remote-first” organization and offers remote work options where feasible
- Accela offers generous paid time off with paid holidays, paid annual leave, paid “wellness days” offered sporadically throughout the year to focus on rest and relaxation, and a company “soft-close” during the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
- Accela encourages and practices promoting from within to enable employees to hone or expand their skill set, contribute more value to the company, and grow
- Accela offers non-promotional learning and development opportunities for skills enhancement through on-the-job training and internal and external education, including a paid LinkedIn Learning subscription to all employees
- As a global company, Accela employees have the opportunity to work closely with international teams, providing a broader perspective and a chance to develop a global network
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