Solas IT Recruitment
DevOps Engineer - Dublin
Solas IT RecruitmentIreland3 hours ago
Full-timeInformation Technology

DevOps Engineer - Dublin


About the Role

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to help design, build, and maintain our cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. You will work closely with software engineering and infrastructure teams to automate deployments, improve system reliability, and ensure smooth operations in production environments.


Key Responsibilities

  • Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps).
  • Manage and automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Monitor and improve system performance, scalability, and reliability across cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Implement and manage container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, or GKE).
  • Maintain cloud infrastructure (most Irish roles are AWS-focused; Azure and GCP also appear).
  • Manage logging and monitoring solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch).
  • Support incident response and troubleshoot production issues.
  • Collaborate with security teams to apply DevSecOps principles (IAM policies, secrets management, vulnerability scanning).
  • Contribute to ongoing process improvement and automation efforts.


Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

  • 3+ years of DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering experience.
  • Solid hands-on experience with AWS (or Azure/GCP).
  • Strong scripting knowledge: Python, Bash, or Go.
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production.
  • Experience using Terraform or similar IaC tools.
  • Familiar with Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
  • Understanding of CI/CD best practices.


Desirable (nice to have):

  • Exposure to serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions).
  • Experience with configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
  • Knowledge of monitoring & alerting tools (Datadog, Splunk, Grafana).
  • Understanding of security and compliance standards (ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR).
  • Familiarity with Agile and GitOps practices.


Education / Certification

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) is a plus.

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