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Mastercard

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • Software Engineering
    IT & Cybersecurity
  • Dublin

AI generated summary

  • You should have strong communication skills, OS knowledge, monitoring tool experience, CI/CD pipeline creation, Chef and scripting skills, security awareness, and network understanding.
  • You will manage VM infrastructure, automate processes, support CI/CD pipelines, monitor system health, debug code, enhance deployment strategies, and mentor junior team members.

Requirements

  • Required - Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Required - Understanding of Windows/Linux operating systems.
  • Required - Experience in monitoring and logging tools e.g. Prometheus, Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.
  • Required - Experience in monitoring as a code e.g. SplunkSync, rolling deployment and release automation e.g. XLR.
  • Required - Knowledge of building CI/CD pipelines with hands on work done on building pipelines using Jenkins.
  • Required - Good understanding of Chef, preferably Chef Habitat, Ruby/Bash scripting.
  • Required - Awareness of security implementations, certificate management lifecycle, mutual TLS, SSL handshake, SSH keys, symmetric and asymmetric encryptions.
  • Required - Understanding of API authentication mechanisms such as OAuth and MTLS
  • Required - Basic understanding of network protocols, network security, WAF.
  • Required - Problem solver and solution-seeking approach. Team player.
  • Bonus Skill - Experience with cloud infrastructure management and automation, preferably Azure but AWS also helpful.
  • Bonus Skill - Experience programming in at least one of the following languages: Java, Ruby, Python, Bash
  • Bonus Skill - Experience deploying and scaling distributed systems on virtual machines.
  • Bonus Skill - Experience in using Docker, Kubernetes, and other container orchestration tools for deploying and managing applications.

Responsibilities

  • Implement solutions to manage VM infrastructure via code.
  • Engage and improve the lifecycle of our services - from design to deployment, operation, and refinement.
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
  • Release deployments that have suitably passed quality and security gateways.
  • Debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.
  • Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services-from inception and design, through deployment, operations, and refinement.
  • Support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, capacity planning and launch reviews.
  • Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
  • Support the application CI/CD pipeline for promoting software into higher environments through validation and operational gating.
  • Practice sustainable incident response and blameless post-mortems.
  • Take a holistic approach to problem solving, by connecting the dots during a production event thru the various technology stack that makes up the platform, to optimize mean time to recover.
  • Analyse and develop observability enhancements to our products monitoring and alerts that help in reducing MTTM.
  • Onboard tech assets to real time monitoring tools such as Dynatrace and Prometheus.
  • Onboard tech assets to synthetic data transactions, and health checks for auto-failover / failback.
  • Enhance our releases deployment automation, rolling deployment, and auto-validations.
  • Provide new capabilities to support CI/CD enhancements.
  • Share knowledge and mentor junior resources.

FAQs

What is the primary purpose of the Senior DevOps Engineer role?

The primary purpose of the Senior DevOps Engineer role is to connect and power an inclusive digital economy by designing, implementing, and managing infrastructure that ensures seamless deployment and scalability of applications.

What team will the Senior DevOps Engineer be working with?

The Senior DevOps Engineer will be working with the AI & Decision Product Enablement team.

What are the key responsibilities of the Senior DevOps Engineer?

Key responsibilities include implementing infrastructure management solutions, engaging in the lifecycle of services, scaling systems through automation, releasing deployments, optimizing code, maintaining services, supporting CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior resources.

What kind of technical skills are required for this position?

Required technical skills include strong communication and collaboration skills, understanding of Windows/Linux operating systems, experience with monitoring and logging tools, knowledge of building CI/CD pipelines, and familiarity with security implementations.

Are there any bonus skills that would be beneficial for the Senior DevOps Engineer role?

Yes, bonus skills include experience with cloud infrastructure management, programming in languages such as Java or Python, deploying and scaling distributed systems, and using Docker and Kubernetes.

What is meant by a "holistic approach to problem solving" in this role?

A holistic approach to problem solving means connecting various components of the technology stack during production events to optimize mean time to recovery.

What is the company's stance on information security?

The company emphasizes that all individuals accessing Mastercard's assets must abide by security policies, ensure confidentiality and integrity of information, report security violations, and complete mandatory security training.

Is experience with cloud infrastructure required for this role?

While not required, experience with cloud infrastructure management and automation, preferably in Azure or AWS, is considered a bonus skill for candidates.

What types of systems will the Senior DevOps Engineer be maintaining post-deployment?

The Senior DevOps Engineer will maintain services by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health after they go live.

Will the role involve collaboration with other teams?

Yes, collaboration with development, operations, and release teams is essential to prioritize needs and improve standards throughout the development lifecycle.

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Mastercard

Connecting Everyone to Priceless Possibilities

Consulting
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1966
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.