Senior Azure DevOps engineer

Project in healthcare industry.

Responsibilities

• Build the automation processes of our Big Data platforms.
• Install, deploy, configure, maintain and monitor infrastructure, systems, and management tools of our Big Data platforms.
• Ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability for our Big Data platforms.
• Ensure the proper security standards in terms of infrastructure, systems, and processes.
• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions and work with developers to implement fixes Provide 2nd level support.
• Liaise with vendors (Azure and Databricks) and other IT personnel for problem resolution.

General Requirements

• University degree or similar education in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
• At least 3 years experience in DevOps and/or in using automation to build infrastructure.
• Fluent English and good communication skills both in verbal and written form.
• Ability to work in a globally distributed environment.

Technical Skills

• Understanding of infrastructure automation concepts and good hands-on knowledge of Ansible.
• Understanding of containerization concepts and strong knowledge of Docker.
• Good understanding of Versioning Control systems and strong knowledge of Git.
• Hands-on experience in Linux administration and in Bash scripting.
• Experience with Jenkins.
• Proficiency in writing scripts in Python.
• Understanding of cloud paradigms (IaaS/SaaS/PaaS).
• Understanding of networking concepts and cybersecurity best practices.
• Understanding of agile software development process.
• Accustomed to leverage tools like Confluence and Jira for knowledge and collaboration management.
• Hands-on experience with MS Azure.
• Experience with container orchestration and knowledge of Azure Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Big Data technologies: Spark/Hadoop, Azure Databricks, Apache Airflow.
• Understanding of SQL and NoSQL database types, paradigms, and design patterns.