Senior DevOps Engineer (m/w/d)

• Engineering: Building a Kubernetes-based foundation for Kiteworks’ products, ensuring automation, security, and scalability.
• CI/CD Standardization: Designing templates and guides for container image builds, ensuring compliance and security.
• Cloud Integration: Supporting hosted customers on AWS and Azure, maintaining build tools and GitLab runners on EKS.
• Architect and optimize infrastructure for Kiteworks’ products, creating a highly available, secure, and automated appliance using Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and automation for deployments, monitoring, and operational tasks.
• Standardize and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI for rapid and compliant software delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps, application engineering, QA) to ensure smooth build and release processes.
• Manage cloud resources (AWS, Azure) including VMs, storage, networking, and load balancers.
• Implement Kubernetes operator patterns for automation of day-two operations (backup, disaster recovery, maintenance).
• Ensure compliance with FedRAMP, FIPS, and other security standards in build and deployment processes.
• Proactively monitor and improve system reliability, security, and performance through logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure and processes.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Software Engineering, or related fields.
• Strong Linux administration skills.
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure; GCP experience is acceptable).
• Proficiency in Golang (primary language for automation) and Python.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Artifactory).
• Familiarity with microservices architectures and Kubernetes-native development. Nice-to-Have
• Experience with networking protocols (VPN, HTTPS).
• Knowledge of security tools (vulnerability scanners, static analysis).
• Strong problem-solving and optimization mindset.

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