Nixil

Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Nixil

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Contract

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Experience
5+ yrs
Salary
Openings
1
Posted
1 week ago
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Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer to become a vital member of a top-tier technology team focused on delivering scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure and applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain robust cloud infrastructures with a focus on AWS environments.
  • Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
  • Deploy and administer containerized applications leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon ECS.
  • Create, maintain, and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines incorporating Jenkins, TeamCity, AWS CodePipeline, and GitOps methodologies.
  • Automate provisioning, configuration management, and deployment workflows via scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, and by utilizing Ansible.
  • Collaborate effectively with development teams to ensure dependable application and microservice deployments across cloud platforms.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions using platforms including Splunk, CloudWatch, DataDog, New Relic, Prometheus, and Grafana.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve intricate issues related to cloud infrastructure, applications, and deployments in both development and production settings.
  • Support practices ensuring cloud security, governance, operational resilience, and performance optimization.
  • Contribute actively to the ongoing enhancement of DevOps methodologies, engineering standards, automation tools, and platform capabilities.

Essential Skills and Experience

  • Proven hands-on expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud-native architectures.
  • Strong command of Terraform and Terragrunt for infrastructure automation.
  • Experienced in container orchestration and management with Docker and Kubernetes within enterprise environments.
  • Knowledgeable in CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, TeamCity, AWS CodePipeline and GitOps practices.
  • Skilled in configuration management and automation with Ansible.
  • Proficient scripting/programming skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent.
  • Understanding of microservices, REST APIs, and distributed system architectures.
  • Implemented monitoring and observability solutions using various industry tools.
  • Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting capabilities.
  • Experienced with Git and modern DevOps workflows.

Preferred Additional Experience

  • Exposure to cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Advanced knowledge of various IaC tools including AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK.
  • Experience with container technologies like Amazon ECS.
  • Familiarity with programming languages including TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Go, C#, and Ruby.
  • Web frameworks such as Next.js, React.js, Express.js, Django, FastAPI, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Quarkus.
  • Working with databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Oracle, Informix.
  • Utilization of observability tools like Splunk, New Relic, CloudWatch, DataDog, Prometheus, and Grafana.
  • API technologies including REST, SOAP, and GraphQL.
  • Beneficial knowledge of AI/ML technologies: PyTorch, PySpark, Pandas, Jupyter Notebook, and Large Language Models (LLMs).

Level

Senior

Tools & software

AWS Amazon Web Services AWS required
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