Senior DevOps Engineer (Exchange)

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Crypto.com, you'll be responsible for developing tools that enhance application and performance monitoring, contributing to system architecture design, and deploying cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. You'll also work on improving and managing our CI/CD pipeline with technologies such as Terraform and Kubernetes, as well as implementing disaster recovery and backup solutions to ensure high availability.

The ideal candidate for the Senior DevOps Engineer position at Crypto.com should have solid experience in AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes, with at least 4 years of experience in DevOps. Familiarity with building CI/CD pipelines for large-scale applications, coupled with knowledge in monitoring systems like Prometheus and Grafana, is essential. Experience in maintaining high-availability environments and a strong coding ability are also highly valued.

At Crypto.com, our work culture is geared towards empowerment and collaboration. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll be part of a cohesive team that values support and mutual growth. We foster an environment where you can contribute creatively, explore new opportunities, and engage with stakeholders effectively while working on innovative solutions within the cryptocurrency industry.

A Senior DevOps Engineer at Crypto.com should have a strong command of AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools. Familiarity with logging systems like Fluentbit, ElasticSearch, as well as monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, is crucial in this role. Knowledge of network concepts and Linux will further enhance your contributions to the team.

Crypto.com provides numerous career growth opportunities for a Senior DevOps Engineer through its internal mobility program. You will have access to diverse career paths and the chance to develop new skill sets that bolster both your personal and professional development. With our focus on innovation and employee empowerment, your career can evolve in exciting new directions.

When designing a CI/CD pipeline, I start by understanding the project requirements and the team's workflow. Then, I select tools that match those needs, ensuring a smooth integration with version control systems. Automation is key, so I focus on writing scripts to streamline testing and deployment processes while considering rollback strategies if things don’t go as planned.

Certainly! I've worked extensively with various AWS services such as EC2 for compute resources, S3 for object storage, and RDS for managed database solutions. My experience also includes configuring IAM policies to manage user access securely and using CloudFormation for infrastructure automation, ensuring all resources are provisioned consistently and accurately.

In one project, we faced a critical deployment issue that caused our application to go down. I quickly set up monitoring alerts to understand the root cause. Collaborating with my team, we diagnosed a configuration error in our Terraform scripts. By rolling back to the last stable version and updating our scripts, we successfully resolved the issue while ensuring minimal downtime.

For monitoring, I prefer using Prometheus for metric collection and Grafana for visualizing those metrics in a user-friendly manner. For logging, I often use Fluentbit to gather logs and send them to Elasticsearch, allowing for efficient searching and analysis of our application logs when troubleshooting issues.

Security is a priority in my DevOps practices. I incorporate security checks in every CI/CD pipeline stage, using static code analysis tools and vulnerability scanners. Additionally, I conduct regular audits of our IAM policies within AWS and educate team members about security best practices to minimize risks.

I manage IaC by utilizing tools like Terraform, which allows me to define and provision infrastructure declaratively. I maintain version control of the infrastructure code and set up automated testing to validate configurations before deployment. This enables traceability and ensures that infrastructure changes are safe and reliable.

A robust disaster recovery plan includes data backup and restoration processes, redundancy measures, geographic diversity for assets, and regular testing of recovery procedures. It's crucial to document processes and ensure that all team members are familiar with their roles during a disaster recovery situation.

In my previous roles, I've managed container orchestration with Kubernetes extensively. I have set up clusters, created deployment configurations, and managed service scaling and load balancing. My focus has been on ensuring high availability of applications and automating the deployment of microservices.

Collaboration is essential. I actively engage with developers to understand features from the earliest stages and ensure that deployment processes are streamlined. I also work closely with QA teams to incorporate testing into the CI/CD pipelines, ensuring quality code is delivered with every release.

To stay up-to-date with the ever-evolving DevOps landscape, I attend industry conferences, participate in webinars, and actively engage in online forums. Reading blogs and following key influencers in the field helps me learn about new tools and methodologies. Additionally, I experiment with various tools in my personal projects to gain hands-on experience.