DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer – Global Wave Group

Location: Albany, Auckland (Office based)

Working hours: 2 - 10:30 P.M. from Monday to Friday

Reports to: Head of IT

Role Purpose

The DevOps Engineerwill be responsible for designing,implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, as well as somedevopssystems. This role not only masters infrastructure andautomation but also possesses a strong understanding of application development. You should becomfortable navigating codebases and collaborating closely with backend (Java/Python) andfrontend (React) projects to ensure seamless deployment and application performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Architect, deploy, and manage scalable infrastructure on AWS Cloud,ensuring high availability, security, and cost-efficiency.

• Containerization & Orchestration: Design and maintain Kubernetes (K8s) clusters, manage containerimages, and optimize orchestration strategies.

• CI/CD Pipeline Optimization: Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins,Tekton,ArgoCD or GitHub Actions to automate building, testing, and deployment processes.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Write and maintain IaC scripts using Terraform or Ansible to ensurereproducible and version-controlled infrastructure.

• Application Support: Develop and troubleshoot issues in Java, Python, and React JS DevOps applications.

• Monitoring & Logging: Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (e.g.,Prometheus, Grafana,VM, ELK Stack) to ensure system stability and rapid incident response.

• Linux Administration: Manage and optimize Linux/Windows server environments, including kernel tuning,network configuration, and performance monitoring.

Essential Requirements

• Experience: 3–5 years of dedicated DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Engineeringexperience.

• Cloud Platform: Deep proficiency with AWS services (EC2, EBS, CloudWatch, CloudFront, S3, RDS,Lambda,WAF, SSM, VPC, IAM, etc.).

• Containerization: Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes (including Helm, operators, or servicemesh).

• OS Knowledge: Solid understanding of Linux/Windows system administration and networking.

• Scripting & Coding: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash. Experience with Java is aplus.

• Version Control: Expertise with Git and branching strategies.

• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to work in an agile environment, and strongChinese written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Full-Stack Familiarity: Practical experience or working knowledge ofJava (Spring Boot) and Python (Flask)for backend services.

• Frontend Knowledge: Understanding ofReact architecture,TypeScripts, CSS(tailwind), build processes(Vite), and deployment considerations.

• Database Management: Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL,StarRocks).

• Security: Knowledge of DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability scanning and security compliance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with a performance-based discretionary bonus. 

• Career growth opportunities within a fast-growing international business. 

• Free on-site parking for employees. 

• Well-stocked staff pantry with complimentary food and drinks. 

• Regular team-building activities to strengthen collaboration, connection, and engagement. 

• Company celebrations for major cultural and seasonal festivals throughout the year. 

• Monthly employee birthday celebrations.