Lead DevOps Engineer

Our Client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic team in Malta. The ideal candidate will have experience in Linux based infrastructure, automation, scripting and CI/CD tools. As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining our dedicated hosted infrastructure and ensuring its continuous availability, security and scalability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to streamline the software development lifecycle and automate processes.
• Lead and guide the team, motivating and driving with technical expertise, acting as a subject matter expert and championing best practices.
• Deploy, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure across Cloud platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and resilience.
• Design and implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to enable efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Create and manage automated deployment pipelines to streamline the release process using Gitlab pipelines.
• Manage container orchestration systems using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS), optimizing deployments and scaling.
• Implement real-time monitoring solutions for application and infrastructure health, ensuring high availability.
• Set up alerts and notifications for critical events to minimize downtime.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8 years' experience in a DevOps role - (Strong focus on CICD Pipelines in this role)
• Experience with either GCP, Oracle, AWS or Azure (GCP & Oracle desirable)
• Experience with Docker & Kubernetes (Helm)
• Experience with configuration management tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Experience with Monitoring Tools - Grafana, Prometheus, ELK or others
• Experience with a Programming Language - Python, Bash, JavaScript, Java or any other
• Experience working with in an agile environment with deep understanding of agile rituals.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A proactive, can-do and will-do attitude, demonstrating a willingness to tackle challenges head-on.

What we offer

• Attractive remuneration package
• Wellness benefit (after probation)
• Optician/Spectacle and Blue Lens Benefit (after probation)
• Health Insurance (after probation)
• Breakfast/lunch all week
• Monthly snacks allowance
• Training support
• Modern office facilities
• Exciting Company Events
• Beer Fridays
• Refer a friend bonus
• Relocation package (if required)