Senior DevOps Engineer with Python

Luxoft; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a skilled professional to work on a cloud-native enterprise data platform hosted on Microsoft Azure in New York City. The role involves managing Kubernetes environments, developing automation tools in Python, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure and reliable delivery of services.

Your expertise in Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, and Azure Cloud will be critical in supporting large-scale data processing and analytics workloads. Competitive compensation ranges from $140,000 to $160,000 annually based on interview results.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes for cluster management.
• Hands-on experience with reliable and efficient CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage Kubernetes-based environments and develop automation tools.
• Implement and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Support Azure cloud infrastructure ensuring security and reliability.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD

Azure Cloud

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Azure Monitor

Job description

Project description

Working on a cloud-native enterprise data platform hosted on Microsoft Azure, supporting large-scale data processing, storage, and analytics workloads. The platform provides a centralized foundation for data‑driven applications and services, with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, automation, and operational excellence. Compensation for NYC: 140000 - 160000 USD Gross per year based on your interview results.

Responsibilities

• The role involves managing Kubernetes-based environments, developing automation and platform tooling in Python, implementing and optimizing GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and supporting Azure cloud infrastructure. Responsibilities include infrastructure automation, deployment standardization, monitoring and observability, performance optimization, and ensuring secure and reliable delivery of platform services in a highly regulated enterprise environment.

SKILLS

Must have

• Python — Strong proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, infrastructure tooling, and building CI/CD utilities.
• Kubernetes — Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes including cluster management, Helm charts, service mesh (Istio), pod orchestration, troubleshooting, and production-grade deployments.
• CI/CD — Hands‑on experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with a focus on reliability and speed.
• GitLab CI/CD — Deep expertise in GitLab pipelines, including multi-stage pipelines, templates, shared runners, artifacts, and pipeline-as-code best practices.
• Azure Cloud — Solid knowledge of Azure services (AKS, Azure DevOps, Virtual Networks, IAM/RBAC, Storage, Key Vault, Monitor) with experience in cloud architecture and cost optimization.

Nice to have

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, ELK)
• Shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell)
• Networking fundamentals (DNS, load balancing, ingress controllers)
• Incident management and on‑call experience