Lead DevOps Engineer
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Senior DevOps & Release role at Thermofisher. Remote, India · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Build and run CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications, and shape the approach across development, QA and production
- Automate infrastructure setup with IaC, then improve deployment workflows with development and operations teams
- Track availability, performance and security across cloud and on-prem systems, resolving deployment and infrastructure problems
- Oversee container orchestration, enforce security and governance in automated workflows, and improve release reliability
- Guide junior engineers and promote DevOps practices across the team
What you bring
- Comparable experience of at least eight years, plus a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and relevant formal training
- You’re proficient with AWS and can build and oversee CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Terraform or Ansible
- You bring Docker and Kubernetes experience, scripting ability in Python, Bash or PowerShell, and skill monitoring and tuning systems
- You can set DevOps direction, lead teams across functions and mentor junior engineers
Who this fits
This senior role suits an experienced DevOps engineer who can lead strategy and mentor others. The stated working hours are 5:30 PM to 2:30 AM IST for India.
From the employer
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Summarized Purpose:
A fantastic opportunity is on offer to join as the Systems Dev Spec at Thermo Fisher Scientific. As the DevOps Lead, your main role will entail propelling automation, scalability, and reliability in infrastructure and application deployments. You will spearhead the CI/CD strategy, infrastructure as code, and the optimization of system performance to bolster agile development and operational success.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years).
Major Job Responsibilities:
- Build, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications.
- Streamline infrastructure setup through the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Lead DevOps strategy across development, QA, and production environments.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to streamline deployment workflows.
- Monitor system performance, availability, and security across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Manage container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
- Ensure compliance with security and governance standards in automated workflows.
- Troubleshoot deployment and infrastructure issues across environments.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps guidelines.
- Drive continuous improvement in release management and system reliability.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
- Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell).
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency with AWS and related services
- Experienced with system monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, ELK, and Grafana.
- Knowledge of networking, firewalls, and security protocols.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and mentor junior staff.
Must Have skills:
- Proficiency with AWS and related services
- CI/CD pipeline construction and oversight.
- Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Ansible.
- Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Scripting for automation (Python/Bash/PowerShell).
- Monitoring system performance and optimizing.
- DevOps strategy and team leadership.
Good to have skills:
- Experience with GitOps and ArgoCD.
- Knowledge of service mesh (Istio, Linkerd).
- Exposure to serverless architectures.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO27001).
- Experience with cost optimization in cloud environments.
- Understanding of agile and DevSecOps practices.
Working Hours:
India: 05:30 PM to 02:30 AM IST
Philippines: 08:00 PM PHT to 05:00 AM PHT
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