Senior DevOps Engineer / Lead DevOps Engineer : Performance & Monitoring (IFS Technology)

The Security, Performance & Observability team makes sure IFS Cloud services are provided on a solid platform. Key focus areas are authentication capabilities, setting up of user access rights for the system, monitoring and performance. This team has strong expertise around driving the performance analysis of IFS Application, middleware server and database.

Currently we are focused on growing the team with an abundance of impactful opportunities.

As a DevOps engineer in our team, you will

• Develop and maintain monitoring and logging solution for IFS remote deployments
• Recommending best monitoring/logging practices for IFS development teams
• Engage in investigating performance issues related to customers and provide recommendations
• Performance testing, tuning, sizing and benchmarking of IFS cloud/ remote deployments and platform and Microservices
• Identify opportunities to automate monitoring, logging, and alerting on cloud/remote deployment/Kubernetes platforms
• Create documentation, presentation, and training material
• Engage with relevant stakeholders
• Share knowledge, guide, and train colleagues

Required competence  

• A University degree, or equivalent professional qualifications, in software/system engineering or IT operations
• 4+ years of experience around most of the below skills – ideally in an agile environment
• Knowledge in Cloud platforms (eg: Azure, AWS)
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge in ELK stack / EFK stack
• Knowledge in Kube-Prometheus
• Experience with Linux and fundamentals of Networking
• Experience with performance testing using LoadRunner or JMeter
• Source code management skills - Git/Bitbucket
• A natural desire to discover and learn new technologies and processes
• Ability to prioritize and work as a team and independently
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Work with a geographically dispersed team to ensure continuity of support and expertise

Desirable competence  

• Observability experience in automated monitoring, logging, and alerting on cloud/Kubernetes Platforms hosting microservices
• A mindset to have Infrastructure As A Code (IAAC) and manage configurations through CI/CD approaches
• Experience in Performance testing, tuning, sizing, and benchmarking of Cloud and platform and containerized microservices

Interviews and selections are being made continuously. If you are interested, apply as soon as possible.

As a step in our recruitment process, all final candidates will undergo a background check, to get us an understanding of our future employees.

We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.

IFS Fact
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 6,000+ employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.

We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.