Associate Principal Engineer, DevOps

As an Associate Principal Engineer, DevOps at Nagarro, your primary responsibilities will include implementing automation strategies, improving CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring smooth collaboration between development and operations teams. You will also have a crucial role in designing scalable infrastructure solutions and optimizing system performance to meet our diverse digital product goals.

To qualify for the Associate Principal Engineer, DevOps position at Nagarro, candidates should possess extensive experience in cloud platforms, scripting languages, and continuous integration/deployment tools. A strong understanding of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes is also essential, along with a solid grasp of configuration management tools and monitoring solutions.

Success in the Associate Principal Engineer, DevOps role at Nagarro requires a mix of technical and soft skills. Important technical skills include proficiency in cloud services, DevOps methodologies, and system architecture. Additionally, strong problem-solving abilities, effective communication, and leadership qualities are essential to collaborate with a diverse team and drive successful project execution.

At Nagarro, we are committed to the continuous professional development of all our employees, including Associate Principal Engineers, DevOps. We offer various training programs, workshops, and opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies. Additionally, our dynamic work culture promotes mentorship and collaborative projects, allowing you to expand your skills and knowledge.

The work culture for Associate Principal Engineers, DevOps at Nagarro is dynamic and non-hierarchical, encouraging innovation and collaboration. We value self-starters and entrepreneurial spirits, fostering an environment where you can share ideas freely and take ownership of your projects. Our team members work together across geographical boundaries, creating a supportive and inspiring atmosphere.

Highlight specific tools and processes you have implemented, such as Jenkins or GitLab CI, and discuss how they enhanced development and deployment efficiency in your previous positions.

Discuss your experience with Infrastructure as Code, mentioning tools like Terraform or Ansible, and how they have helped streamline environments and maintain configuration consistency.

Provide examples of monitoring tools you have used, such as Prometheus, and explain how you've implemented alerting and performance analysis to proactively address issues.

Share a specific project, detailing the challenges faced, the strategies you used to overcome them, and the eventual outcomes—focusing on the value you added to the team and the project.

Articulate your understanding of automation's impact on reducing manual tasks, increasing deployment speed, and improving reliability in the DevOps process, while giving concrete examples from your experience.

Discuss practices you've implemented, such as regular stand-ups, shared tools, or documentation standards, emphasizing the importance of communication and teamwork in achieving project goals.

Mention specific cloud services, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and describe how you've leveraged them for deploying applications and services efficiently.

Highlight metrics such as deployment frequency, change failure rate, and lead time for changes, explaining why each is critical for assessing the health and efficiency of DevOps practices.

Share resources you use, such as blogs, webinars, or community forums, and emphasize your proactive learning approach to maintain relevance in the ever-evolving DevOps space.

Discuss the importance of integrating security practices within the DevOps life cycle, such as implementing security scans, policies, and training for all team members to foster a security-first mindset.