Sr. DevOps Engineer

Company Description

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipeline of Cloud-based or virtual cloud applications in a microservices architecture

• Design flow to make the application deployment resilient to failures

• Research,  integrate, and automate the deployment of multiple tools and services with simplicity in mind.

• Optimize the team’s computing architecture.

• Automate and orchestrate workloads across multiple public cloud providers.

• Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate with the development team to streamline code deployment

• Collaborate with team members to improve the company’s engineering tools, systems and procedures, and data security.

• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices for advanced infrastructure automation.

• Configure advanced monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address potential issues.

• Integrate high-level security measures into the CI/CD pipeline and deployment processes.

• Optimize the performance of CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes for maximum efficiency and speed.

• Collaborate closely with development and operations teams to ensure seamless alignment of CI/CD processes with application requirements and operational needs.

• Other job-related activities that may be assigned from time to time.

• Related Work Experience – At least 5+ years of working experience in a similar role.

  • Certified AWS DevOps Engineer.
  • Self-sufficient and highly hands-on engineer.
  • Experience developing CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with High Availability, Scalability, and Reliability solutions is an advantage
  • Experience with Containers and Kubernetes is an advantage.
  • Experience in Multi-Cloud solutions is an advantage.
  • Has hands-on experience in building, designing, and maintaining cloud-based applications with AWS, Azure, etc.
  • Hands-on experience to build and handle VM’s, Containers utilizing tools like Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
  • Should have experience with deployment management systems such as Puppet, AWS Cloud Formation, or other such tools.
  • Extensive experience in operating scripting languages like Pearl, Ruby, etc. - Proficient with Git and Git workflows.
  • Should have experience in network, server, and application-status monitoring

• Knowledge –  Knowledgeable in the following:

  • Strong Business Acumen / Value Chain - Proficient
  • IT Service Operations or IT Service Management - Proficient
  • IT Literacy around Applications and Systems - Proficient
  • Operational Excellence - Proficient
  • SDLC and Software Development - Proficient
  • Linux/Unix, MySQL, system and network configuration - Intermediate
  • Financial Management - Intermediate
  • MS Office - Proficient
  • Proficient with Git and Git workflows
  • Proficient in leveraging CI and CD tools to automate testing and deployment
  • Has a working knowledge of databases and SQL (Structured Query Language)

• Skills:

  • Excellent leadership and people management skills
  • Excellent Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills
  • Solid Relationship Management and Performance Management Skills
  • Exceptional Written and Oral Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills
  • Excellent Presentation Skills
  • Excellent Organizational and Time Management Skills
  • Passionate for Service Improvement
  • Multi-Tasking and Attention to Details
  • Exemplary Work Ethics
  • Must be adept to work in a fast-paced environment with tight SLAs.