Automation Specialist(Klo Job No 88)

Job description

Role & responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acts as detail-oriented DevOps engineer responsible for developing and maintaining enterprise scale automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Work in an agile, collaborative environment with remotely distributed teams, adhering to industry best practices for quality, performance, scalability, resiliency, and security.
• As an Automation specialist, you will contribute to a thriving and growing Engineering team. You will need a deep understanding of the team goals and team roadmap, ensuring that DevOps operations are properly planed, developed, and operating optimally.
• This includes developing custom automated solutions by utilizing industry standard and open-source DevOps tools, as well as monitoring and gathering data on our software delivery.
• Responsible to ensure projects solution are in line with approved standard and meets the required outcome from stakeholders.
• Provide Technical expertise, oversight, and validation of the effectiveness of the software infrastructure.
• Produce Documentations (Solution Intent, Functional & Non-functional requirement, Detailed Design)
• Communicating with business users and providing expert advice.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

• Degree in Engineering or Computer Science discipline or related field
• At least 5 years technical experience in a software development lifecycle.
• Strong ability to work on Windows and Linux Operating system environments.
• Ability to deploy software using orchestrators/scripts/automation on Hybrid and Public clouds.
• Ability to write scripts such as Python, Perl, Shell, and PowerShell.
• Working knowledge of containers using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Ability to create pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or other common CI/CD tools.
• Working knowledge of Ansible and ability to use code analysis and code coverage tools.
• Extensive experience with SCM tools, particularly Git and GitHub, and familiarity with branching strategies and workflows.
• Demonstrated knowledge of DevOps practices, including but not limited to CI/CD pipelines, version control, automated testing, and configuration management.
• Familiarity with cloud services (IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their respective management tools.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and the capacity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to review deployment and operational environments, i.e., execute initiatives to reduce failure, troubleshoot issues across the entire infrastructure stack, expand monitoring capabilities, and manage technical operations.

Good to know:

• Familiarity with Python, NodeJS, Go, and other related technologies.
• Proficiency in database technologies, in memory databases with knowledge of database design, development, and optimization.
• Effective cross-functional leadership skills: working with engineering and operational teams to ensure systems are secure, scalable, and reliable
• Experience in Linux System Administration.
• Traits: Ability to challenge status quo, Willing to work Collaboratively for Team success, Self-motivated with drive and ownership, have a Continuous learning mindset with a Result oriented can do” attitude