Ciitizen is hiring a
Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

The Senior DevOps Engineer will manage, optimize, and scale the infrastructure of a rapidly growing healthcare startup focused on improving lives of people suffering from rare conditions. The role involves hands-on experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, auto-scaling approaches, MLOps needs, and key IT system administration.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer in a senior or lead role
• 5+ or more years of software engineering/coding experience
• In-depth knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker)
• Strong background with Kubernetes/EKS clusters, configuration, monitoring, and optimizations
• Extensive hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Demonstrated understanding of compute, network, and storage principles; strong experience with other AWS major services like EC2, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, SQS, SNS
• Experience with in-depth monitoring and alerting using New Relic, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana and other tools
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, using tools like Terraform, automating the application of Terraform
• Strong experience in automation of DevOps workflows using tools such as FluxCD, Kustomize, and Helm
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions and GitOps principles
• Experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) using roles and policies
• Strong proficiency in scripting languages (Python and/or Bash, PowerShell) and experience with configuration management tools

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the development and execution of Ciitizen’s DevOps strategy
• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi
• Ensure scalability, reliability, security, and performance of cloud infrastructure components
• Architect and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for automated software delivery using common tools and frameworks such as FluxCD, ArgoCD, Kustomize, Helm, and Gitops
• Implement and optimize build, test, and deployment processes for distributed microservices running on Kubernetes
• Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems for proactive issue resolution
• Automate repetitive tasks and processes to improve operational efficiency
• Collaborate with the development team to implement and support DevOps practices that streamline software development and deployment
• Provide user support for IT-related issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with ML Ops a huge plus
• Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools a huge plus