Sr. DevOps Engineer

Sphera Solutions, Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphera Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer to support multiple SaaS environments globally.

The role relies on Azure as the core platform while hosting on multiple environments due to project needs and rapid development. You will work with a diverse team to automate deployments, optimize performance, and ensure reliability across IaaS to serverless transitions. You will build scalable infrastructure, implement cost-efficient services, and own operational excellence with KPI-driven

Qualifications

• Experience creating pipelines (CI/CD) and automating SaaS solutions in Azure.
• Strong automation skills with scripting languages and Terraform/ARM.
• Ability to build and optimize cloud-based networks (VNets, App Gateways).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools.
• Strong problem-solving and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support application infrastructure to ensure platform is optimized for performance and reliability.
• Build and maintain supporting infrastructure for cloud environments and applications.
• Use Azure resources to implement scalable, cost-efficient services.
• Collaborate with engineers to guide critical projects and solve complex problems.
• Perform and automate system administration tasks including installation, configuration, maintenance, and disaster recovery.
• Identify system-level issues related to OS configuration and virtual hardware bottlenecks.

Skills

Problem solving

Effective communication

IT background

CI/CD pipelines

Automation scripting

Terraform

ARM templates

Azure

Containerization

Kubernetes

Cloud networking

Tools

Terraform

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

NewRelic

SonarCloud

Kubernetes

Job description

Sr. DevOps Engineer### Sr. DevOps EngineerApply: GB Remote: Full time: Posted Today: R106265Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.Job DescriptionYou’ll be part of a global team supporting multiple SaaS environments that help make the world a safer place. We use Azure as our core, but host on multiple platforms due to specific needs and our rapid pace of development and acquisition. The environment is rapidly changing from IaaS to PaaS to server less. So, you’ll need to both apply your current skillsets and learn new things on a daily basis to push the business forward. While you’ll ultimately need a diversity of expert level skills to succeed, having deep understanding and experience in just a couple of areas (cloud infrastructure, scripting, automation, etc) may just get you in the door to a great career.**Responsibilities:*** Support application infrastructure to ensure platform is optimized for performance and reliability.* Build and maintain supporting infrastructure for cloud environments and applications.* Use wide range of Azure resources to implement scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient services.* Work side by side with your engineers, guiding critical projects, using your subject matter expertise to solve complex problems.* Perform and automate system administration services including installation, configuration, maintenance, and disaster recovery.* Identify system level issues related to OS configuration and virtual hardware bottlenecks.* Automation, auditing and other tooling for security, compliance, and resource usage - Monitor and improve processes for all deployments.* Take ownership of operational excellence to establish and maintain business focused KPI's. Use these metrics not only as a basis for positive transformation, but also as a visible representation of your team's success.**Essential skills:*** Strong problem-solving skills* Ability to communicate effectively with multiple disciplines* Solid foundation in either IT or Software Engineering* Experience creating pipelines (CI/CD) and automating SaaS solutions in Azure.* Strong automation skills both with scripting languages and Terraform, ARM, etc* Ability to build and optimize cloud-based networks (VNets, App Gateways, etc)* Familiarity and experience with integrating multiple third-party tools like SonarCloud.* Ability to build environments from the ground up (windows, linux, SQL, Redis, WebApps, etc)* Experience with containerization**Preferred skills:*** Kubernetes or other orchestration tools* Azure API management or similar* NewRelic scripted monitors* Experience with security tools (including CheckPoint) and best practices* Hadoop, Kafka, Presto (or similar BI/Big Data tech)#LI-Remote #LI-TB1Sphera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.