Job Description:
- Develop automation and processes to enable teams to deploy, manage, scale, and monitor applications in data centers and cloud environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve system and application issues across platforms, participating in on-call escalations for critical incidents.
- Take ownership of end-to-end infrastructure and security solutions across the organization.
- Deploy and manage monitoring tools to track infrastructure performance, utilization, and health.
- Implement configuration management systems for business continuity and automate disaster recovery measures.
- Provision virtual machines, databases, application containers, and licenses for development teams.
- Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines, incorporating streamlined change management and release processes.
- Develop scripts and automation tools to support software build, integration, and deployment across development and production environments.
- Automate the configuration management of development, quality assurance, and production workloads.
- Design, build, optimize, and monitor automation systems to identify bottlenecks and maximize service availability.
- Implement security practices that comply with industry standards to protect the organization's data and infrastructure.
- Plan, implement, and monitor system security architecture, including threat and risk assessments.
- Perform security checks, such as vulnerability assessments and system hardening, and troubleshoot security incidents.
- Apply secure configurations and best practices when implementing security controls in infrastructure and applications.
Requirement:
- Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, or related disciplines. Passion for automation, standardization, and best practices in infrastructure and security.
- Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Test- Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD).
- Experience working with high availability, high performance, and high-security multi-data center systems and hybrid cloud environments.
- Proficiency in at least three programming/scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go).
- Experience with Git and modern branching workflows.
- Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Experience with automated provisioning tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Vagrant).
- Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies (KVM, VMware, Hyper- V).
- Strong understanding of container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) tools (Prometheus, Helm, ArgoCD, Istio, Gatekeeper, Crossplane).
- Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability tools.
- Strong ability to troubleshoot complex issues across system resources and application stacks.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools (GitLab, Jenkins, BitBucket, ArgoCD).
- Experience with disaster recovery planning, system backup, and restore processes.
- Knowledge of RPM-based software packaging and deployment.
Security & Compliance:
- Experience implementing security controls within CI/CD pipelines and cloud- native architectures.
- Hands-on experience with security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and system hardening.
- Familiarity with enterprise security tools (HashiCorp Vault, ElasticSearch Enterprise, Tenable, HP Fortify, Sonatype Nexus IQ, AWS security services).
- Strong understanding of network infrastructure, including firewalls, subnets, routing, and access controls.
- Experience performing security assessments in government or highly regulated environments.
Bonus Experience (Added Advantage):
- Security certifications such as CREST, CISSP, CISM, or relevant cloud security credentials.
- Experience working in an organization that successfully implemented DevSecOps transformation.
- Experience with security and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, CIS benchmarks).
- Hands-on experience with API security, secrets management, and zero-trust architectures.
- Knowledge of service mesh security implementations (Istio, Linkerd).
- Experience working in Government sector.
