Dev Ops Lead

Job Description

* Position Title: Regional Application Infrastructure Engineer Department : Rank: Section: Reports To: Job Purpose (In a brief, specific one or two-sentence statement, answer the questions: Why does this position exist and What is it expected to accomplish ) Extensive experience & knowledge in Cloud related technologies.Should drive the delivery of In-Country & regional projects for Infrastructure, upstream/downstream interfacing systems. Job Duties & responsibilities (List the principal duties. Use concise statements that provide a clear understanding of the level of responsibility, complexity, creativity and analysis performed in this position.)
• Drive the delivery of In-Country & regional projects for Infrastructure, upstream/downstream interfacing systems.
• Understand the scope and deliverables of the project, review the implementation and cutover strategy and work towards executing a successful project rollout.
• End-to-end management, deployment and delivery of IT infrastructure of each projects i.e. deployment planning, setup & testing, pre-production readiness to production cutover.
• Plan, implement, test, and deploy Akamai platform configurations to integrate with customer facing external web sites.
• Collaborate with Solution Engineer, Application teams, Infrastructure SMEs and service providers to meet the project objectives and schedule, and address issues.
• Proactively manage any risks and escalation encountered during project deployment and drive towards resolution.
• Provide L2 technical support 24 X 7 i.e. weekends and public holidays
Required Experience (Indicate nature and extent of work experience including minimum number of years required.)
• At least 8+ years of IT experience with min. 4 years in designing, deploying, & managing Enterprise level infrastructure project.
• Strong Application infrastructure/technical background with knowledge in Banking Domain application, Open Systems and information security knowledge.
• Equipped with extensive programming experience in one of the scripting languages e.g. Python, Puppet or Shell.
• Must possess ITIL & Solaris/Linux Administration certification
• Must possess experience on CI / CD tools, manage the pipeline & troubleshoot issues
• Application infrastructure space like VMware VIC containers, Kubernetes, OpenShift Container Platform PaaS & Dockers, Object store and open source stacks yet have traditional technologies will be preferred.
• Related implementation experience on Blue/green deployment and Canary Testing is highly desirable
• Knowledge of Redhat JBOSS, MQueue, MariaDB & Hadoop is a must.
• Able to travel regionally when required
Education / Preferred Qualifications (Indicate the minimum and preferred qualifications required to perform all essential functions) Please tick where appropriate: (Prefer but not mandatory) G CE O Level GCE A LevelDegree (please specify if necessary) Post Graduate (optional) MBA or equivalent Professional Qualification (please specify ) Core Competencies (State the qualities, skills, behaviours and attitudes that the incumbent must possess in order to perform the responsibilities of this position.) Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Concern for Others Job requires being sensitive to others needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. Leadership Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. Analytical Thinking Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. ,

Keyskills :
technical supportit infrastructureinformation securityimplementation experienceapplication infrastructurepaasjbosshadoopvmwarepython