Senior DevOps Engineer Cloud Infrastructure

Job description

<p><p><b>ABOUT APPLY DIGITAL</b><br/><br/>Apply Digital is a global experience transformation partner.

We drive AI-powered change and measurable impact across complex, multi-brand ecosystems.

Leveraging expertise that spans across the customer experience lifecycle from strategy, design to engineering and beyond, we enable our clients to modernize their organizations and maximize value for their business and customers.<br/><br/>Our 750+ team members have helped transform global companies like Kraft Heinz, NFL, Moderna, Lululemon, Dropbox, Atlassian, A+E Networks, and The Very Group.

<br/><br/>Apply Digital was founded in 2016 in Vancouver, Canada.

In the past nine years, we have grown to ten cities across North America, South America, the UK, Europe, and India.<br/><br/>At Apply Digital, we believe in the One Team approach, where we operate within a pod structure.

Each pod brings together senior leadership, subject matter experts, and cross-functional skill sets, all working within a common tech and delivery framework.

This structure is underpinned by well-oiled scrum and sprint cadences, keeping teams in step to release often and retrospectives to ensure we progress toward the desired outcomes.

<br/><br/>Wherever we work in the world, we envision Apply Digital as a safe, empowered, respectful and fun community for people, every single day.

Together, we work to embody our SHAPE (smart, humble, active, positive, and excellent) values and make Apply Digital a space for our team to connect, grow, and support each other to make a difference.

<br/><br/><b>LOCATION :</b> Apply Digital is a hybrid friendly organization with remote options available if needed.

The preferred candidate should be based in (or within a location commutable to) the Delhi/NCR region of India, working in hours that have an overlap with the Eastern Standard Timezone ROLE :</b></p></p><p><br/>Apply Digital is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our globally distributed team.

Youll be a key contributor in a fast-paced environment, architecting, building, and optimizing cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines to support modern Composable digital platforms.

</p><p><br/></p><p>You bring a deep understanding of DevOps best practices, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud-native systems (especially on Google Cloud), with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and security.

This senior-level IC role is ideal for someone who thrives in distributed teams, mentors junior engineers, and collaborates effectively across disciplines to streamline deployments and enhance operational efficiency.<br/><br/>You'll bring extensive experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code, along with strong communication skills and a passion for mentoring.

</p><p><br/></p><p>This is a senior-level hands-on IC role, ideal for someone who excels in distributed teams and can architect scalable cloud solutions while implementing robust automation and deployment strategies.<br/><br/>Strong English language proficiency and experience working with remote teams across North America and Latin America are required, as this role requires clear communication and coordination across distributed YOULL DO :</b></p><p><br/>- Design cloud infrastructure components (network, compute, storage, orchestration, security etc) based on application architecture and requirements (typically containerized microservice applications)</p><br/></p><p>- Build and deploy these components using an infrastructure as code platform such as Terraform<br/><br/></p><p>- Set up CI/CD pipelines<br/><br/></p><p>- Mentor other team members on good practices and problem resolution<br/><br/></p><p>- Stay current with and adapt to emerging technologies, infrastructure, and frameworks to maintain </p><p>industry-standard systems and processes<br/><br/></p><p>- Be ready to work as the ultimate subject matter expert (SME) during incidents and support the team on resolution and root cause analysis<br/><br/></p><p>- Have the opportunity to design and implement processes and tools with our team<br/><br/></p><p>- Work with the latest technologies in the Google Cloud Platform and keep your skills current while you innovate<br/><br/></p><p>- Apply different deployment strategies and their implementations like blue/green deployments, canary </p><p>deployments depending on the requirement to avoid any downtimes when working with applications while testing new code versions<br/><br/></p><p>- Manage and optimize cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, Azure, or AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-efficiency<br/><br/></p><p>- Work in a small team environment within a large, stable, and successful company that is growing fast<br/><br/></p><p>- Lead the creation of automation and deployments pipelines for applications to all environments<br/><br/></p><p>- Enforce best security practices, ensuring infrastructure and applications are compliant with industry standards.<br/><br/></p><p>- Deploy new and existing applications to production and lower environments as per the release schedule<br/><br/></p><p>- Implement and maintain monitoring solutions to ensure system health and performance<br/><br/></p><p>- Investigate and troubleshoot complex issues and help support applications in all environments<br/><br/></p><p>- Work closely with developers, QA engineers, and other IT teams to promote DevOps culture<br/><br/></p><p>- Mentor and guide junior DevOps YOULL NEED :</b></p><p><br/>- Strong proficiency in English (written and verbal communication) is required</p><br/>- Experience working with remote teams in North America and Latin America, ensuring smooth collaboration across time zones<br/><br/>- 5+ years of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or equivalent experience<br/><br/>- Deep understanding of Google Cloud<br/><br/>- Understanding of network topology and creating & organizing secure network communications between different resources in a virtual private cloud (VPC) based on client & security requirements<br/><br/>- Expert proficiency with Terraform<br/><br/>- Experience with microservices architecture and serverless computing<br/><br/>- Knowledge of database administration (SQL, NoSQL) and caching mechanisms<br/><br/>- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, GraphQL Mesh) and API gateways<br/><br/>- Very good understanding at least in one of the three main cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure)<br/><br/>- Strong experience with CI/CD and tools like GitHub Actions and GitLab<br/><br/>- Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes<br/><br/>- Solid understanding of networking, security best practices, and system administration<br/><br/>- Experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Google Cloud Monitoring.<br/><br/>- Ability to analyze metrics from distributed applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding<br/><br/>- Ability to consult on cost effective solutions for the present, and how they will evolve in the future as needs scale<br/><br/>- Experience with Agile processes, testing, and code review<br/><br/>- Strong experience with scripting - shell, Python, etc.<br/><br/>- Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills<br/><br/>- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills<br/><br/>- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

You should feel comfortable explaining technical concepts in simple terms<br/><br/>- Experience working in fast-paced, Agile environments, balancing priorities across multiple TO HAVE :</b><br/><br/>- Experience with SRE<br/><br/>- AWS Professional Certification<br/><br/>- Kubernetes Certification<br/><br/>- Google Cloud Certification<br/><br/>- Azure Cloud Certification<br/><br/>- Terraform Certification<br/><br/>- Agile AT APPLY DIGITAL</b></p><br/>At Apply Digital, people are at the core of everything we do.

We value your time, safety, and health, and strive to build a work community that can help you thrive and grow.

Here are a few benefits we offer to support you: <br/><br/><b>Location:</b> Apply Digital is a hybrid friendly organization with remote options available if needed.

The preferred candidate should be based in (or within a location commutable to) Delhi/NCR, with the ability to overlap with the US/NA times zones when required.<br/><br/><b>Comprehensive Benefits:</b> benefit from private healthcare coverage, contributions to your Provident fund, and a gratuity bonus after five years of service.

<br/><br/>Vacation policy: work-life balance is key to our teams success, so we offer flexible personal time offer (PTO); allowing ample time away from work to promote overall well-being.<br/><br/><b>Great projects:</b> broaden your skills on a range of engaging projects with international brands that have a global impact.<br/><br/>An inclusive and safe environment: were truly committed to building a culture where you are celebrated and everyone feels welcome and safe.<br/></p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)

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