Senior Devops Engineer

ZEISS in India

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace. 

Further information at ZEISS India.

Role: Sr. DevOps Engineer

Individual is responsible for implementing the DevOps processes, and tools that streamline and automate software development and operations. This role requires expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation, security, and a strong focus on enhancing efficiency and collaboration between development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable and reliable infrastructure on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• CI/CD Pipeline Development: Create and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate software delivery processes.
• Configuration Management: Utilize configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef) to automate system configuration and ensure consistency across environments.
• Monitoring and Logging: Implement monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to ensure system health and performance.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Provide product owners and solution architects with recommendation on infrastructure best practices
• Security Practices: Integrate security practices into the DevOps processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards, ZEISS Guidelines and best practices. This includes integrating security scanning tools.
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Documentation: Create and maintain documentation for processes, systems, and configurations to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to DevOps engineers, promoting best practices and professional growth.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to standardize and automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Optimize cloud costs by designing efficient architectures, managing resource allocation, and leveraging cloud-native optimization tools.
• Lead initiatives to foster a DevOps culture, encouraging automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement across departments.
• Conduct root cause analysis of incidents and implement preventive measures to improve system resilience and reduce downtime.
• Continuously review and improve DevOps practices, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and increase speed to market.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a DevOps role.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions), cloud platforms

(preferably Azure, AWS,Google Cloud), and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).

• Experience in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and configuration management to build automated processes.
• Strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to identifying and solving infrastructure and pipeline challenges.
• Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker Swarm.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and security automation.
• Certifications such as Azure Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer
• Experience of working with diverse team and in different timezone

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