Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join IDT as a Senior DevOps Engineer and work remotely from Latam! You will design, implement, and maintain our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, leveraging your expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Hashicorp Vault, and Consul. This role is crucial for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing technical guidance and implementing improvements to enhance system performance. You will also be responsible for identifying and resolving infrastructure issues and implementing security best practices. This position offers the opportunity to significantly impact our infrastructure and DevOps practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, including deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications
• Extensive knowledge of Hashicorp Vault and Consul, including managing secrets, access controls, and service discovery
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using tools such as Bash, Python, or Ruby
• Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles and experience with tools like Terraform or Ansible
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and security principles
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and associated tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with a keen attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure running Kubernetes in public and private cloud, maintain and support Hashicorp Vault, and Consul
• Develop and maintain robust infrastructure in AWS using Infrastructure As A Code
• Develop automation scripts and tools for system provisioning, configuration management, and deployment
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand software development and deployment requirements, and provide technical guidance on infrastructure and DevOps best practices
• Continuously monitor and analyze system performance metrics, and implement improvements to enhance scalability, availability, and security
• Identify and resolve infrastructure issues, including performance bottlenecks, network connectivity problems, and security vulnerabilities
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities by implementing backup, failover, and recovery mechanisms
• Implement and enforce security best practices, including access controls, encryption, and vulnerability management
• Conduct regular system audits and maintain documentation of infrastructure, configurations, and procedures
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends, and evaluate their potential impact on our infrastructure and DevOps processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications in Kubernetes, Hashicorp products, or related technologies
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk
• Knowledge of container orchestration platforms like Docker Swarm or Red Hat OpenShift
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and related technologies such as service meshes (e.g., Istio)
• Understanding of agile development methodologies and DevOps principles