Job description

Overview:

SOFTSWISS continues to expand the team and is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer. We need a true, experienced, and accomplished professional who shares our culture and values.

Key responsibilities:

Building and maintaining cost-efficient, scalable cloud environments for the organization
Optimization of current infrastructure
Continuously enhance CI/CD pipelines, leveraging tools like TeamCity and Bitbucket Pipelines to streamline development workflows, ensuring efficient and reliable code deployments
Develop and implement strategies such as blue/green deployments and rolling updates to minimize downtime and ensure the reliability of critical services
Collaborate with development and operations teams to understand business objectives, implementing DevOps practices that enable faster and more reliable delivery of services
Oversee containerization efforts using Docker and orchestrate services with Kubernetes (EKS), ensuring efficient deployment and management of microservices and containerized workloads
Communicating with stakeholders and build applications to meet project needs.

Requirements:

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Proficiency with Terraform for automated and repeatable infrastructure provisioning
- Define, version-control, and manage infrastructure configurations
- Automate environment creation (dev, staging, production) via IaC templates
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity, Bitbucket Pipelines, or similar tools
- Orchestrate CI/CD workflows for automated deployments of microservices and serverless workloads
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD principles, automated testing, and release processes
- Experience with blue/green deployments, canary releases, and rolling updates
AWS Services Expertise
- Proficiency in core AWS services: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, CloudFront, IAM, RedShift, and CloudWatch
- Strong experience with AWS EKS or ECS for container orchestration
- Understanding of AWS IAM for managing user roles, policies, and permissions
- Implement best practices for AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, and SSL/TLS
Automation & Scripting
- Scripting skills in Python and Bash for automating processes and infrastructure tasks
- Hands-on experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
Containerization & Orchestration
- Proficiency with Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes (EKS)
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and deployment using containers
Monitoring & Logging
- Experience with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog
- Ability to design and implement centralized logging and performance monitoring solutions
Cloud Security
- Familiarity with network security concepts: VPC, Security Groups, and NACLs
- Implementing best practices for secure infrastructure using AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, and SSL/TLS
Networking
- Experience designing and troubleshooting VPCs, subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, and load balancers (ALB, NLB)
- Understanding of DNS management using Route 53
- Familiarity with VPN or Direct Connect for secure connectivity
DevOps Practices
- Experience with Git and Git-based workflows for version control
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities in cloud environments
- Collaboration skills for working with developers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
Soft Skills
- Effective communication skills for team collaboration in English and Russian
- Documentation skills to maintain knowledge bases and operational runbooks
Experience & Qualifications
- 3+ years in a DevOps role with a strong focus on AWS services
- Experience with high-availability, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud applications
- Familiarity with managing large-scale environments and automating infrastructure tasks at scale.

Nice to have:

Experience working in international teams
AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc)
Confident use of AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc).

What we offer:

Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hours
Comprehensive Mental Health Programme
Private insurance
Sports program compensation
Free online English lessons
An additional 1 Day off per calendar year
Generous referral program
Training, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events.

About us:

SOFTSWISS is an international company, an iGaming software expert. We don't only follow iGaming market trends, we create them! SOFTSWISS is a recognised industry leader in iGaming software solutions development, covering almost all aspects of the iGaming industry. The company has an international team and an official presence in several countries. Projects powered by SOFTSWISS receive numerous awards and accolades from industry media.