DevOps Engineer

As a DevOps Engineer at FIS, your primary responsibilities include engineering and maintaining the build and release platform, driving continuous integration across various system components, and collaborating with development teams to elevate the DevOps culture. You will also manage development infrastructure, support CI/CD initiatives, and explore innovative technologies for improving team efficiency.

To be considered for the DevOps Engineer position at FIS, candidates must have a university degree in Computer Science, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and experience in build engineering and deployment automation. Fluency in English and familiarity with CI/CD tools, ideally Jenkins, as well as shell scripting in Python are also needed.

FIS offers an attractive package of benefits for DevOps Engineers, including a competitive salary, private healthcare, generous vacation time (27 days), and the flexibility to work from home two days a week. The company fosters a supportive and respectful work environment aimed at promoting both personal and professional growth.

DevOps Engineers at FIS will work with a wide range of technologies including CI/CD tools (like Jenkins), container orchestration systems (like Docker and Kubernetes), source control systems, and ticketing systems. Familiarity with monitoring tools and experience with deployment of Windows services can be considered a plus as well.

The DevOps Engineer role at FIS stands out due to our focus on collaboration, a diverse team structure spread across the globe, and the commitment to push the boundaries of fintech technology. You will have the opportunity to work on innovative projects that impact some of the world’s largest financial institutions in a positive and fulfilling work culture.

In your response, highlight the importance of CI/CD in automating the software development lifecycle, improving deployment frequency, and ensuring high-quality code. Explain that CI (Continuous Integration) integrates code changes regularly, while CD (Continuous Delivery) allows for automated deployments, minimizing errors, and optimizing development efficiency.

When answering this question, emphasize your methodical approach to troubleshooting. Mention gathering logs, analyzing metrics, and using monitoring tools. Discuss how you prioritize issues based on impact and work collaboratively with team members to resolve any problems effectively.

Mention specific tools like Jenkins and Git, explaining why you find them effective based on your experiences. Discuss their features that support automation, ease of integration, and flexibility in deployment pipelines, ensuring to connect your answer to your work as a DevOps Engineer at FIS.

Share a specific project, detailing the challenges faced, your role in the project, and the outcomes. Focus on your problem-solving skills, the technologies you utilized, and how your contributions helped streamline processes or resolve significant issues.

Discuss your strategies for securing CI/CD pipelines, such as implementing proper access controls, using secure coding practices, conducting regular security audits, and incorporating security testing tools earlier in the development process to detect vulnerabilities as a DevOps Engineer.

In your answer, share your hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, discussing how you’ve utilized these technologies to create isolated environments, improve scalability, and efficiently manage microservices deployments, connecting to your role as a DevOps Engineer at FIS.

Explain your ideas on fostering collaboration, communication, and shared responsibilities among development and operations teams. Emphasize the importance of continuous learning, feedback loops, and creating a supportive environment to cultivate a strong DevOps culture.

Talk about popular monitoring tools you've used, such as Prometheus or Grafana, emphasizing their capability to provide real-time insights, alerting features, and the type of metrics they capture. Relate this to ensuring operational excellence as a DevOps Engineer.

Provide a detailed example of how you identified inefficiencies in a deployment process, outlining the changes you implemented, the challenges encountered, and the resulting improvements in deployment times or success rates.

List the languages you are proficient in, such as Python, along with any relevant experience in scripting for automation tasks. Connect your skills to how they assist in enhancing the automation processes you would manage as a DevOps Engineer at FIS.