**The Role:** We are looking for a **Senior DevOps Software Engineer** to join our Central DevOps team and contribute to shaping the future of our DevOps practice. This is a key role within the technology organization, responsible for delivering the automation, tooling, and infrastructure foundations that support the engineering of high\-impact data and software products. You will collaborate with product teams, architects, and platform engineers to implement strategies that ensure our systems are secure, scalable, and easy to maintain. With a focus on automation, continuous delivery, and operational excellence, you'll help drive best practices across the organization and mentor others in a growing, collaborative environment. **Responsibilities:** * Design, build, and optimize automation processes for provisioning infrastructure and applications through **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**. * Define and maintain **CI/CD pipelines** to ensure reliable and consistent software delivery. * Administer and secure cloud platforms and services (primarily in **Microsoft Azure**). * Support infrastructure and platform operations, ensuring scalability, recoverability, and performance. * Lead incident response efforts, conduct root cause analysis, and coordinate post\-mortem reviews. * Manage deployments and monitor environments to enable frequent and incremental delivery with minimal technical debt. * Prioritize security, high availability, and disaster recovery in all platform designs. * Monitor and optimize cloud cost and operational risks. * Keep production and non\-production environments aligned via standardized code and configuration. * Stay informed of emerging DevOps trends and evaluate new tools and methods for adoption. * Participate in proof\-of\-concepts, prototypes, and innovation spikes. * Review code (yours and others) and support the definition of best practices for automation, deployment, and infrastructure management. * Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a high\-performing DevOps culture. **Requirements:** * 6\+ years in a **DevOps** or **Infrastructure Engineering** role. * Strong experience with **CI/CD toolchains** (e.g. **Azure DevOps**, Jenkins, Git, Artifactory). * Skilled in scripting with **Python**, **Bash**, or **PowerShell**. * Proficient in **IaC** tools and techniques (e.g. **Terraform**, **YAML**, **ARM templates**). * Experience with **Azure PaaS/IaaS**, networking, and distributed cloud platforms. * Knowledge of **cloud security**, infrastructure scaling, and system reliability. * Familiarity with **data platforms** such as **Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)**. * Experience with **vulnerability scanning and code inspection tools** (e.g. Snyk, SonarQube). * “Automation\-first” mindset — promoting fault\-tolerant, self\-healing systems. * Comfortable working independently and with geographically distributed teams. **Desirable:** * Experience with **event\-driven architectures** and tools like **Azure Event Grid** and **Azure Functions**. * Knowledge of **container management** (e.g. Azure Container Registry). * Understanding of **network architecture** — DNS, VPNs, Firewalls, routing, endpoint security. * Implementation of security and vulnerability checks in CI/CD pipelines. * Experience with **observability and telemetry**, especially in data pipelines. * Familiarity with **Agile**, **SCRUM**, and hybrid delivery models (e.g. SAFe). **C \- LSK \- 26062025** Wakapi Web