Senior DevOps Engineer
John Keells Information Technology (Pvt) Ltd (JKIT), the consulting and professional IT services arm of John Keells Holdings PLC, (Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange), is a global professional services leader, transforming enterprises with cutting-edge digital solutions.
Driven by a Cloud-first, Mobile-first and AI-first strategy, and strategic partnerships with global leaders like Microsoft, SAP, and Salesforce, JKIT focuses on Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology, and Operations for large multinational companies worldwide, empowering businesses with innovation, agility, growth, and security. JKIT has delivered many award-winning solutions to some of the biggest names in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
We invite applications from suitably qualified individuals for the post of Senior DevOps Engineer. The selected candidate will report to the Head of Engineering / DevOps Manager.
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The Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for:
- Leading the design and implementation of DevOps practices and strategies.
- Architecting and implementing scalable and resilient systems using cloud technologies.
- Mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior DevOps team members.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance and reliability.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and implement CI/CD pipelines.
- Implementing and maintaining infrastructure as code using industry-standard tools.
- Ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluating and recommending new tools and technologies to enhance DevOps practices.
- Providing technical guidance and support to development teams on DevOps practices and tools.
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The ideal candidate should possess:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in implementing and managing DevOps practices and strategies.
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Go, or PowerShell.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Crossplane.
- In-depth knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Expertise in configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as New Relic, Prometheus, ELK stack, Fluentd, or Splunk.
- Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
If you’re up for the challenge, please send your resume to careers@johnkeellsit.comor Click on the advert to apply. Please state the position you’re interested in the subject line of your email.