RFP300016 Senior DevOps Analyst- Hybrid Environments IT Network Infrastructure and Security
RFP300016 Senior DevOps Analyst- Hybrid Environments IT Network Infrastructure and Security
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About the position
The Networks Infrastructure and Security Unit is seeking a Senior DevOps Analyst. This role is responsible for designing deploying and supporting scalable secure cloud and hybrid solutions tailored to research projects. The senior analyst will bridge the gap between development/research and operations teams by enhancing automation monitoring and deployment processes for both onpremises and cloudbased environments. Key responsibilities include evaluating new technologies promoting serverless frameworks and assisting with cloud migration. Additionally it will optimize resource usage to improve performance reduce costs and support data management while facilitating collaboration through seamless access to shared data and resources.
The position will be based in the operations center of the Americas located in the Campus of Palmira Colombia. And it will offer hybrid working conditions.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a deep understanding of the Alliances vision and strategic plan to ensure that cloud and hybrid initiatives align with organizational goals.
- Provide guidance to systems analysts IT engineers and architects to facilitate effective architectural decisions.
- Design develop and implement integrated cloud/onpremises systems that meet operational security and scalability requirements.
- Develop and maintain documentation of the organization s cloud architecture and infrastructure while enforcing cloud technology standards for consistent highquality implementation.
- Develop and manage a comprehensive capacity plan for cloud infrastructure ensuring optimal resource allocation and document investment plans identifying costreduction opportunities.
- Research about emerging cloud technologies and recommend solutions that enhance infrastructure flexibility and costeffectiveness.
- Continuously monitor cloud performance develop and execute test plans and recommend improvements to ensure system reliability and efficiency.
- Work closely with developers teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues during deployment and ensure smooth integration to automate repetitive tasks reduce manual interventions and enhance system reliability.
- Provide technical support across cloud applications and services managing complex technical tasks and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with research teams to ensure the longterm cloud strategy remains aligned with platforms like AWS Google Cloud and Azure developments.
- Ensure that security measures are implemented within cloud operations and collaborate with security specialists as needed.
- Manage relationships with cloud service providers ensuring their offerings meet operational needs and guide cloud cost management to optimize resource usage.
- Ensure the Alliance applications are always in a deployable state by designing and managing continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins GitLab or similar tools.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code IaC tools (e.g. Terraform Puppet CloudFormation etc. to automate the provisioning of cloud and onpremises infrastructure.
- Implement and configure monitoring solutions (e.g. Prometheus Grafana Nagios) to ensure high availability and performance of applications and services.
- Manage incident responses and root cause analysis for infrastructurerelated issues.
- Support security best practices including rolebased access control (RBAC) encryption and compliance policies.
- Provide training and support team members on new tools processes or architectural changes.
Requirements
Qualifications and requirements
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Information Technology Electronic engineering or related fields.
- Specialization training courses or certifications in Cloud Computing Systems Architecture AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional. AWS Specialty s certifications Azure and Google Cloud Platform certifications.
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in an international organization research or academic environment in DevOps system administration or cloud operations.
- Advanced English level (oral and written).
- Comprehensive understanding of multitier architectures (web servers caching application servers load balancers storage solutions).
- Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases.
- Proficiency with message queuing systems and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) technologies.
- Familiarity with Content Delivery Networks (CDN) for optimized content distribution.
- Experience with LAN/WAN networking technologies (route tables firewalls NAT HTTP DNS IP OSI models).
- Strong understanding of RESTful web services and data formats (XML JSON).
- Proficiency in automation tools (Ansible Puppet Chef).
- Experience with Docker Kubernetes and container orchestration.
- Programming and scripting skills in Bash Python or PowerShell.
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI/CD platforms.
- Experience managing server infrastructures with tools like VMware or ProxMox.
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle from development to deployment.
- Work experience in information and application security (security mechanisms and tools).
- Expertise in system performance tuning and managing largescale distributed systems.
- Deep knowledge of security concepts (public key encryption access credentials certificatebased authentication).
Competences
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
- Flexibility and adaptability to thrive under tight deadlines and changing priorities.
- Strong organizational prioritization and problemsolving skills ensuring efficient task management and issue resolution.
- Clientfocused orientation demonstrating a strong commitment to delivering highquality service.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision taking full ownership of tasks and responsibilities within assigned areas.
- Willingness to work outside regular business hours when urgent situations arise that require immediate attention.
- Resultsdriven with a proactive learning mindset.
Benefits
Terms of employment
This is a national recruited position placed at a BG07 on a scale of 14 levels with level 14 being the highest.
This is a Colombian national search and will be managed through a fixedterm contract of a one 1 year period subject to a probation period according to the local legislation and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources. The Alliance BioversityCIAT offers a multicultural collegial research environment with competitive salaries and excellent benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive for gender diversity and inclusion in our staff without regard to race color religion gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin ethnicity age disability marital status or any other characteristic.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the qualifications competencies and skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate s professional qualifications and work experience. All correspondence should be addressed to the following link: Senior DevOps AnalystHybrid Environments IT Network Infrastructure and Security. The vacancy clearly indicates: Application: Senior DevOps Analyst Hybrid Environments .
Closing date for applications: April 14th 2025
Qualifications and requirements Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronic engineering, or related fields. Specialization, training courses, or certifications in Cloud Computing, Systems Architecture, AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional., AWS Specialty s certifications, Azure and Google Cloud Platform certifications. Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in an international organization, research, or academic environment in DevOps, system administration, or cloud operations. Advanced English level (oral and written). Comprehensive understanding of multi-tier architectures (web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, storage solutions). Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases. Proficiency with message queuing systems and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) technologies. Familiarity with Content Delivery Networks (CDN) for optimized content distribution. Experience with LAN/WAN networking technologies (route tables, firewalls, NAT, HTTP, DNS, IP, OSI models). Strong understanding of RESTful web services and data formats (XML, JSON). Proficiency in automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef). Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration. Programming and scripting skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell. Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD platforms. Experience managing server infrastructures with tools like VMware or ProxMox. Understanding of the software development lifecycle, from development to deployment. Work experience in information and application security (security mechanisms and tools). Expertise in system performance tuning and managing large-scale distributed systems. Deep knowledge of security concepts (public key encryption, access credentials, certificate-based authentication).
Education
Qualifications and requirements Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronic engineering, or related fields. Specialization, training courses, or certifications in Cloud Computing, Systems Architecture, AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional., AWS Specialty s certifications, Azure and Google Cloud Platform certifications. Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in an international organization, research, or academic environment in DevOps, system admin
Employment Type
Full Time
