DevOps Engineer

Job Description:

• Client is seeking a CI/CD DevOps Systems Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of an enterprise wide continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) framework.
• This role will play a critical part in enabling scalable DevOps adoption across the organization, supporting controlled application releases to test and production environments.
• The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation, with a strong background in version control, build tools, and deployment management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement a robust DevOps framework, including standards, processes, and controls for release and deployment activities.
• Develop and enforce best practices for version control using GitLab and Bitbucket, including branching and merging strategies.
• Support and optimize build and integration tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, Maven, and Terraform.
• Manage and maintain environment configurations across Development, Test, Staging, UAT, and Production.
• Ensure environment stability and manage upgrade processes using preview environments, sandboxes, and staging solutions.
• Architect and implement metrics and dashboards to provide transparency into code migration and deployment pipelines.
• Lead the production release process, ensuring platform reliability and availability.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to identify and resolve infrastructure and environment issues.
• Integrate service reliability and quality control into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (Master s degree preferred).
• 7 plus years of experience in build and release engineering or DevOps roles.
• Strong understanding of software configuration management (SCM) concepts including versioning, branching, and merging.
• Proven experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, and Terraform.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python).
• Familiarity with artifact repositories (e.g., Nexus) and build tools (e.g., Maven).
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problemsolving skills.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work effectively with developers, QA, project managers, and support teams.
• Experience working in Agile environments and with large, complex software systems.

Preferred Skills: Expertise in:

• GitLab
• Terraform
• Jenkins
• Maven
• Nexus
• Python
• Self starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects independently.