Senior DevOps Engineer

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Axway, your primary responsibilities include building, maintaining, and automating the Axway Terraform platform, ensuring its reliability for our infrastructure needs. You'll document and hand over automated solutions to R&D and Cloud Operations teams, maintain the uptime of CI/CD services, and actively respond to incidents. Additionally, you'll leverage your expertise in Azure and CI/CD pipelines to improve operational efficiency, making a significant impact across the organization.

To qualify for the Senior DevOps Engineer position at Axway, candidates should have at least four years of Terraform development experience, with proficiency in Azure cloud services, including AKS and networking. A minimum of two years of experience with GitLab CI is also required. Knowledge of Ansible, containerization technologies like Docker, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes are crucial. Strong communication skills in English and an eagerness to work in an agile environment are essential.

Cloud experience is extremely important for a Senior DevOps Engineer at Axway. Proficiency in Azure cloud services, security best practices, and DevOps tools such as GitLab CI and Kubernetes play a critical role in ensuring operational effectiveness. With rapid advancements in cloud technologies, having hands-on experience helps you implement and manage CI/CD processes effectively, making you a valued member of the Cloud Engineering team.

While certifications like Azure Solution Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate are preferred for the Senior DevOps Engineer role at Axway, experience and knowledge are valued even more. If you possess hands-on experience and relevant skills, you are strongly encouraged to apply, regardless of whether you hold formal certifications. Axway believes in the potential of all candidates and welcomes diverse talents.

The work culture for a Senior DevOps Engineer at Axway is collaborative and supportive, emphasizing teamwork and innovation. You'll be part of a culturally rich community that values exchanging ideas, tackling challenges, and achieving extraordinary outcomes together. Regardless of whether you work remotely or onsite, you’ll receive support and inspiration from leadership and colleagues alike.

In your response, detail specific projects where you utilized Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure. Highlight your experience in writing Terraform scripts for Azure and how you ensured consistency and reliability across deployments. Discuss any challenges faced and how you overcame them, demonstrating your problem-solving skills.

When approaching CI/CD pipeline issues, it’s crucial to first identify whether the problem is occurring in the build, deployment, or testing phase. Share your systematic approach to logging, checking configuration settings, and validating environments. Highlight your ability to work under pressure and how you communicate with team members to resolve issues swiftly.

Discuss your knowledge of security best practices, particularly in the context of Azure. Explain how you implement role-based access control (RBAC) and prioritize security checks in your CI/CD pipelines. Sharing examples of past experiences where security was a critical concern will demonstrate your commitment to secure DevOps practices.

To stay current in the rapidly evolving field of DevOps, I regularly participate in training sessions, webinars, and conferences. I follow industry blogs, join professional networks, and discuss best practices with peers. This continuous learning helps me implement cutting-edge solutions in my projects.

Emphasize your familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban. Mention specific projects where you played an integral role in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospective meetings. Discuss how Agile principles aided your team's collaboration and improved product delivery timelines.

Explain how automation is a cornerstone of your DevOps strategy, enhancing efficiency and reducing human error. Provide examples of automation tools you've used (like Ansible or Terraform) and how they improved deployment processes or infrastructure management in your previous projects.

Share a specific scenario that showcases your analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Make sure to outline the problem, the steps you took to investigate and implement a solution, and the positive outcomes generated from your efforts.

Discuss your time management techniques, such as using task management tools or frameworks like the Eisenhower Matrix. Illustrate how prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance enables you to deliver on time while maintaining a high standard of work quality.

Talk about your hands-on experience with Kubernetes, detailing specific use cases where you've deployed and managed containerized applications. Highlight the benefits you've observed from using Kubernetes, such as scaling, load balancing, and ease of updates, making your projects more resilient.

Share an experience where cross-department collaboration was key to project success. Discuss the importance of clear communication and how you adapted your technical language to engage effectively with non-technical colleagues, fostering a productive team environment.