Lead DevSecOps Engineer

at  PPS Recruitment

JOB ADVERT SUMMARY

Reporting into Gemini: CIO, the role will be responsible for the automation and configuration management of the business’s servers and provide stable environments for the delivery of quality.

The successful candidate will:

• Oversee and lead the activities of the DevOps department.
• Be responsible for the automation of all manual tasks for the building and deployment of both code and data to enable continuous integration and continuous deployment frameworks.

EDUCATION:

• Degree in Computer Science or any other relevant field.
• Cloud and DevOps certifications are advantageous.

EXPERIENCE:

• At Least 5 years of working experience in a DevOps capacity, preferably as a DevOps Engineer.
• Experience in automating and managing large-scale infrastructure and significant familiarity with off-the-shelf insurance platforms. Vast
• experience in systems automation, orchestration, deployment, and implementation.
• Experience using Jenkins and Linux as well as experience configuring and automating monitoring tools.
• Demonstrate experience in software development and experience working with tools and languages such as MySQL, SaaS, Git, Python, Shell scripting, Java, MongoDB, etc.
• Demonstrate experience in scaling distributed data systems, for example, Hadoop, Elasticsearch, and Cassandra, among others.
• Experience with highly scalable systems, inclusive of frontend and backend website tiers.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Understanding of monitoring solutions for all layers of web infrastructure.
• Technologically adept and have demonstrated computer skills, as well as skills in scaling distributed data systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of Google Cloud Platforms and highly familiar with big data clusters, Hadoop, and NoSQL databases.
• Exceptional scripting skills through Python, Shell, and Ruby.
• Working knowledge of monitoring tools such as Graphite, Nagios, MixPanel, Newrelic, Track.js, etc.
• Skilled in the configuration, maintenance, and securing of Linux systems as well as skill in scripting languages such as Shell and Ruby. He will also need to have skills in infrastructure automation tools.

KNOWLEDGE:

• The Lead DevOps Engineer is further tasked with keeping up with industry best practices and trends on behalf of the DevOps department and the larger engineering department.
• Conducts research, tests, and implements new metrics collection systems that can be reused and applied to any site/software development project.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Perform similar duties and duties as delegated by the CIO, or the Employer.