Senior Technical Lead, DevOps at GVA Partners

Job Description

• The Senior Technical Lead for DevOps will be responsible for leading the architecture definition, design and technical implementation of robust, automated, and efficient software delivery pipelines and infrastructure, fostering a culture of collaboration between development and operations.

Key platforms and Services to be covered include the following:

• CI/CD Pipeline: Design, implement, and optimize Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, etc.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Architect and implement infrastructure using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Containerization & Orchestration: Design and implement containerization strategies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Cloud Platform: Design and manage infrastructure on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), leveraging their native DevOps services.
• Monitoring & Logging: Establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure application and infrastructure health.
• Automation: Identify opportunities for automation across the entire software delivery lifecycle, from development to operations.
• Security Integration (DevSecOps): Integrate security practices and tools into the CI/CD pipeline (DevSecOps).
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Apply SRE principles to improve system reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Configuration Management: Implement configuration management tools and strategies (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).

Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Business Understanding:

• Good understanding of organisation’s strategy and translation of business requirements into technical solutions
• Understanding of key architecture and solution building blocks for all technical capabilities in the DevOps architecture domain for a Telco and TechCo.
• Involve in co-creation of DevOps services and initiatives with Business teams and drive the implementation
• Support the Domain Architect in developing a high-level view of current and future state business and solution architectures for DevOps Services that are well connected and aligned with business strategy.
• Evaluate developments in architecture and technology trends in the industry and recommend value-adding improvements to the DevOps architecture roadmap.

Solution Architecture Definition, Design and Implementation Supervision:

• Carry out detailed Architecture Impact Analysis for all DevOps services and business requirements before implementation
• Create low-level designs covering all components for all DevOps solutions to guide software developers and implementation team
• Document all designs and create relevant DevOps artefacts for all solutions
• Oversee the implementation of DevOps systems and services, including network integration, infrastructure deployment, application development/deployment and data integration.
• Carry out detailed capacity planning for key platforms, services and solutions to ensure robust and scalable solution delivery
• Coordinate cross-functional teams of implementers and vendors for the end-to-end delivery of DevOps solutions and services.

Software Engineering:

• Design the architecture of software systems, including databases, user interfaces, application modules and components, APIs etc.and translate the design plans into functional code using various programming languages.
• Design scalable applications architecture based on trend analysis of usage and forecast, and benchmark application capabilities based on projected growth.
• Support developers in documenting code specifications and versioning for references and maintenance
• Involve in peer review of codes to ensure efficient and optimal codes for solutions
• Support in software and applications unit and integration testing.

Solution post implementation support and operational handover:

• Prepare solution handover and operationalization documentation for Operations and support teams
• Monitor the performance of newly implemented DevOps systems and solutions and identify areas for optimization.
• Resolution of early life support issues and escalations
• Monitoring and retrofit of design exceptions and transition architectures
• Periodic design and architecture compliance assessment on new solutions and initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications in a related field.
• Over 8 years’ work experience in Telco and/or ICT industry with solution architecture and design skills.
• Vast experience in systems design and integration in a complex environment with multiple technologies and solutions.
• In-depth proven experience in Architecture governance, Business Capability & Value Chain Analysis, Transition Architecture & Roadmaps
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and practices.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python).
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms and their services.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, IaC tools, and container technologies.
• Knowledge of network, security, and storage concepts in a cloud environment.
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex distributed systems.
• Knowledge of Telco 2.0. and Web 3.0. technologies.
• Business Process re- engineering and management experience.
• Understanding of cloud services and concepts.
• Good knowledge of Micro-services technology and solutions.
• Knowledge of Agile Software Delivery methodology.
• Versatile in creating relevant UML diagrams for technical solutions.
• Experience and prior involvement in a Digital Transformation Programme.