DevOps Engineer

Globe Telecom; Makati; On-site; PHP 446,400 - 892,800; Full time

Job summary

Globe Telecom in the Philippines is seeking an experienced individual for system administration with expertise in cloud implementations. The role demands prompt resolution of issues and thorough testing. Candidates should have over 3 years of relevant experience, strong infrastructure knowledge, and be well-versed in tools such as AWS and Ansible. The position includes responsibilities like server migration and technical guidance, along with operational compliance. Certifications in networking technologies are a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience working in system administration/cloud implementations.
• High familiarity with different infra technology.
• Significant test automation skills around designing, building and maintaining test frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to issues reported by clients.
• Conduct root cause analysis and various testing scenarios.
• Perform server migration and cutover to production.

Skills

System administration/cloud implementations

Test methodologies

Infrastructure as Code

Scripting Language - Python

Containers - Kubernetes

Continuous Integration

Good communication

Education

Professional certification in Cisco and/or Huawei technologies

AWS Practitioner

Google Network Associate

Tools

AWS Cloudformation

Ansible

Jenkins

Gitlab

Docker

Job description

Competencies

At Globe, our goal is to create a wonderful world for our people, business, and nation. By uniting people of passion who believe they can make a difference, we are confident that we can achieve this goal.

Job Description

Must respond promptly to issues reported by clients, conducting root cause analysis and going through various testing scenarios for thorough resolution within the agreed SLA.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to issues reported by clients, conducting root cause analysis and going through various testing scenarios for thorough resolution within the agreed SLA.

Additional Requests

• Perform devops-related deployment tasks and deployment of infrastructure.
• Perform infra hardening to secure the systems from known risks and vulnerabilities.
• Comply with all operational standards and other requirements as defined in the ITS system implementation standards.
• Provide infra support during testing.
• Perform server migration and cutover to production; provide onsite support during these activities.
• Provide support on other infra‑related SR activities.
• Cater to other groups and individuals' requests within ITS, ITS customers.
• Provide technical expertise, knowledge, and guidance to other network implementation engineers.
• Coordinate with vendors and suppliers when it comes to server and cloud service fulfillment if needed.
• Provide extended assistance to issues related to server and cloud, if needed.
• Knowledge transfer to L2/L3 ITS team.
• Assist vendors in the installation of devices, if needed.
• Regular implementation standard review with ITS sysad/cloud team.
• Regular peer review of infra design, if needed.
• Regular peer review with L2/L3 ITS, if needed.
• Technical and process planning with O&M and ITS.
• Operational requirement standard review.
• Attend operational reporting review.
• Attend team meetings, huddles, DSU, trainings, and KT sessions.

Nature of Problems Encountered

Problems encountered are issues with production infrastructure and service request implementations.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience working in system administration/cloud implementations.
• Solid understanding of test methodologies, test design and test best practices to manage service performance KPIs and root cause analysis.
• High familiarity with different infra technology.
• Infrastructure as Code – AWS Cloudformation, Ansible, Packer.
• Scripting Language – Python, AWS CLI, Boto.
• Containers – Kubernetes, AWS EKS, AWS Fargate, PKS, GKE, Docker.
• Different cloud providers – Google Cloud, Azure, etc.
• Continuous Integration – Git, Gitlab, Jenkins.
• Continuous Deployment – Jenkins, Gitlab.
• Continuous Monitoring – Jaeger, Grafana, Prometheus.
• Continuous Testing – Gremlin (Chaos Engineering).
• Serverless – Lambda, API Gateway, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Aurora Serverless, AWS MKS.
• Open source DBs – MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB.
• Infrastructure as a Code – Software defined network, Software defined storage.
• Containers – Service Mesh.
• Propose and design infra solutions based on system and user requirements.
• Create infra implementation guide and work plans.
• Assess and troubleshoot infrastructure issues.
• Discuss technical recommendations and solutions with end‑users and stakeholders.
• Significant test automation skills around designing, building and maintaining test frameworks.
• Good experience in defining test scenarios from requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Good time management, communication and collaboration.
• Good problem solving and handling pressure.
• Familiarity and knowledge with agile delivery methodologies.

Levels of Knowledge

• Level 2 – Experienced: 3-4 years of work experience in the desired/closely related area(s).
• Level 3 – Solid: 5-7 years of work experience in the desired/closely related area(s).

Certification

• Professional certification in Cisco and/or Huawei technologies.
• AWS Practitioner.
• Google Network Associate.

Leadership Competencies

• Customer Orientation
• Personal Values
• Execution Excellence
• Innovation / Strategic Thinking

Core Competencies

• Service Fulfillment
• Performance Management
• Communication
• Infrastructure Management
• Infrastructure Support
• Service Acceptance

Support / Secondary Competencies

• Creativity & Innovation
• Results Oriented
• Technology Management

Developmental / Emerging Competencies

• Team Orientation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Integrity & Honesty
• Flexibility
• Team Player

Equal Opportunity Employer

Globe’s hiring process promotes equal opportunity to applicants. Any form of discrimination is not tolerated throughout the entire employee lifecycle, including the hiring process such as in posting vacancies, selecting, and interviewing applicants.