Role Summary
The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, operating, and continuously improving enterprise DevSecOps platforms, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud-native application delivery capabilities. The role supports development teams by enabling secure, reliable, and scalable software delivery across multiple application portfolios and environments.
The engineer works closely with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, Test Engineers, Security Teams, and Operations Teams to standardize software delivery practices and improve deployment efficiency, governance, and operational resilience.
Key Responsibilities
DevOps Platform Engineering
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support application delivery.
- Implement deployment automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
- Support enterprise DevOps tooling and platform services.
- Maintain reusable deployment templates and shared DevOps components.
Release & Deployment Management
- Support application releases across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
- Automate deployment processes and rollback mechanisms.
- Troubleshoot deployment issues and coordinate production implementations.
- Support change and release management activities.
Cloud & Container Operations
- Build and maintain containerized application deployment pipelines.
- Support Kubernetes/OpenShift-based application platforms.
- Manage application configuration, secrets, and deployment artifacts.
- Implement environment provisioning and platform automation.
DevSecOps & Security Integration
- Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
- Support code quality, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks.
- Promote shift-left security practices and automation.
- Assist teams in remediation of security findings.
Automation & Continuous Improvement
- Develop scripts and automation tools to reduce manual operational effort.
- Standardize delivery workflows across projects.
- Improve deployment reliability, consistency, and auditability.
- Drive adoption of DevOps best practices and engineering standards.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner with Development, Testing, Security, Infrastructure, and Operations teams.
- Provide technical guidance on DevOps implementation approaches.
- Support incident investigation and root cause analysis.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and operational readiness activities.
Technical Skills
DevOps & CI/CD
- GitLab CI/CD
- Source Code Management
- Release Management
- Jira Administration
- Confluence Administration
Cloud & Containers
- Kubernetes
- Red Hat OpenShift
- Infrastructure Automation
- AWS services eg. EC2, Security Group, S3
Automation
- Shell Scripting
- Python
- Ansible
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Quality & Security
- SonarQube
- Nexus Repository / NexusIQ
- Vulnerability Management
- DevSecOps Practices
Monitoring & Operations
- Incident Support
- Production Deployment Support
- Operational Readiness
- Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
Key Deliverables
- Automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Secure and compliant software delivery processes.
- Standardized deployment frameworks.
- Improved deployment success rates.
- Reduced manual operational effort through automation.
- Reliable and repeatable production release capabilities.
Preferred Experience
- Enterprise DevOps platform engineering.
- Container and cloud-native application deployments.
- CI/CD pipeline design and optimization.
- Infrastructure automation and configuration management.
- Regulated environment operations and governance.
- Production support and release management.