Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes, OpenShift, CI/CD, Java, ELK)
Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes, OpenShift, CI/CD, Java, ELK)
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Job Summary
Synechron is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to oversee and enhance our container orchestration automation and observability practices. In this role you will be responsible for managing Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and ensuring system observability through ELK stack. Your expertise will enable efficient build and deployment processes robust microservices architecture and continuous improvement of our cloud-native infrastructure supporting our organizational goals of agility reliability and security.
Software Requirements
Required Skills:
- Extensive hands-on experience with Kubernetes (ECS or equivalent) environment management and orchestration
- Familiarity with OpenShift platform architecture deployment and management
- Proven experience designing building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins GitLab CI or equivalent
- Strong expertise in ELK stack (Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana) for observability and monitoring
- Knowledge of container build tools such as Docker Podman or equivalents
- Understanding of microservices architecture and best practices for containerized applications
- Working knowledge of scripting languages (Shell Groovy Python) for automation tasks
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) for container orchestration and deployment
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Ansible
- Familiarity with monitoring tools beyond ELK e.g. Prometheus Grafana
Overall Responsibilities
- Manage configure and optimize ECS Kubernetes and OpenShift environments for high availability and performance
- Design develop and maintain automated build test and deployment pipelines using CI/CD tools
- Implement and enhance observability solutions using ELK stack to monitor system health logs and performance metrics
- Collaborate with development teams to containerize applications and ensure seamless deployment workflows
- Drive automation for infrastructure provisioning and updates in line with best practices
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure deployment and system issues efficiently
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement security compliance and operational standards
- Document configurations processes and best practices for knowledge sharing and audits
- Stay current with industry trends in containerization automation and observability to drive continuous improvement
Technical Skills (By Category)
Container Orchestration & Platforms:
- Essential: Kubernetes (ECS or equivalent) OpenShift platform management
- Preferred: Managed cloud Kubernetes services (EKS AKS GKE)
DevOps & CI/CD Tools:
- Essential: Jenkins Git Maven CI/CD pipeline design and automation
- Preferred: GitLab CI Bamboo CircleCI
Monitoring & Observability:
- Essential: ELK Stack (Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana)
- Preferred: Prometheus Grafana Jaeger
Scripting & Automation:
- Essential: Shell scripting Groovy Python
- Preferred: Ansible Terraform
Cloud Technologies:
- Preferred: Experience with cloud providers for container deployment and monitoring
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 7 years in software development with substantial hands-on DevOps experience
- Proven expertise in managing Kubernetes and OpenShift environments at scale
- Demonstrated success implementing CI/CD pipelines automation and observability solutions in large environments
- Experience working with containerization scripting and infrastructure automation tools
- Experience supporting cloud-native applications and microservices architecture
- Prior experience in financial or regulated industries considered a plus
Day-to-Day Activities
- Manage and optimize container orchestration environments (Kubernetes OpenShift) for reliability and scaling
- Develop and improve automation scripts for build deployment and environment provisioning
- Configure and enhance ELK stack dashboards and log management strategies
- Troubleshoot deployment performance and security issues ensuring rapid resolution
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to align infrastructure with application needs
- Conduct capacity planning performance tuning and security assessments
- Document processes configurations and operational procedures for governance and knowledge sharing
- Review emerging tools and practices to continually enhance DevOps pipelines and observability
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or relevant field
- Certifications in Kubernetes OpenShift or DevOps tools (e.g. Certified Kubernetes Administrator Docker Certified Associate) are preferred
- Proven track record in managing enterprise container orchestration and CI/CD pipelines
Professional Competencies
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a solutions-oriented mindset
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities across diverse teams
- Ability to work independently prioritize tasks and meet strict deadlines
- Flexibility and eagerness to learn new tools and industry best practices
- Leadership skills for mentorship and guiding automation initiatives
SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
