Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Location: Chennai
Experience: 8+ Years
Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team, ideally from a product engineering background.
The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in Python, Linux, and DevOps practices, with a proven track record in enhancing and optimizing build processes. This role requires a proactive individual who can work independently, engage with various engineering teams, and lead the transition to CI/CD methodologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build Engineering Support: Understand and improve the existing build engineering processes at Exasol.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues to ensure seamless build operations.
- Process Redesign: Redesign and enhance the build process using modern tools and practices.
- Lead the transition of engineering teams to Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
- Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate effectively with diverse engineering teams, leveraging strong technical and communication skills. Operate independently to drive process improvements and innovation.
- DevOps Expertise: Design and implement comprehensive DevOps solutions.
- Apply expertise in Linux, Python, and other scripting languages and DevOps frameworks to optimize workflows.
- Leadership and Team Building: In short, we are looking for an individual contributor at a senior design/architect level, capable of fully implementing solutions independently.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer with a minimum of 8 years, preferably in product engineering companies.
- Strong proficiency in Python and Linux.
- Hands-on experience with DevOps frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and scripting languages.
- Experience with cloud technology is a plus (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with OpenStack is a plus
- Ability to redesign and optimize build processes effectively.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the capacity to work independently.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams without direct managerial responsibilities.
Preferred Skills:
- Familiarity with database systems.
- Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools.