Senior DevOps Engineer

Who are we?
Amaris Consulting is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions to businesses. With more than 1000 clients across the globe, we have been rolling out solutions in major projects for over a decade – this is made possible by an international team of 7,600 people spread across 5 continents and more than 60 countries. Our solutions focus on four different Business Lines: Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences and Engineering. We’re focused on building and nurturing a top talent community where all our team members can achieve their full potential. Amaris is your steppingstone to cross rivers of change, meet challenges and achieve all your projects with success.

At Amaris, we strive to provide our candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. We like to get to know our candidates, challenge them, and be able to give them proper feedback as quickly as possible. Here's what our recruitment process looks like:

Brief Call: Our process typically begins with a brief virtual/phone conversation to get to know you! The objective? Learn about you, understand your motivations, and make sure we have the right job for you!

Interviews (the average number of interviews is 3 - the number may vary depending on the level of seniority required for the position). During the interviews, you will meet people from our team: your line manager of course, but also other people related to your future role. We will talk in depth about you, your experience, and skills, but also about the position and what will be expected of you. Of course, you will also get to know Amaris: our culture, our roots, our teams, and your career opportunities!

Case study: Depending on the position, we may ask you to take a test. This could be a role play, a technical assessment, a problem-solving scenario, etc.

As you know, every person is different and so is every role in a company. That is why we have to adapt accordingly, and the process may differ slightly at times. However, please know that we always put ourselves in the candidate's shoes to ensure they have the best possible experience.
We look forward to meeting you!

Job description

The Senior DevOps Engineer is a key member of the Corporate Data Office, responsible for establishing and advancing DevOps best practices to support scalable, reliable, and secure data and analytics platforms. This role leads the implementation and continuous enhancement of source control, artifact management, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure automation, performance monitoring, and operational tooling. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will ensure robust and efficient DevOps solutions that drive faster, safer deployments and sustainable development operations across environments.

Key Responsibilities:
Ensure platform stability, scalability, performance, and consistency across data and application environments.

Define and implement standard DevOps practices for source control, builds, deployments, and release management.

Support and manage CI/CD processes, including branch management, build automation, and release orchestration.

Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and infrastructure teams to resolve platform issues and implement improvements.

Drive automation initiatives, including Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Configuration-as-Code (CaC), and security compliance.

Participate in managing and optimizing cloud environments, including cost and resource efficiency.

Lead incident response efforts, documentation, and continuous improvement through post-incident reviews.

Develop and maintain monitoring and observability solutions to assess and enhance platform health and performance.

Mentor team members and advocate for DevOps best practices, tooling, and continuous learning across teams.

Required Qualifications & Skills:
Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field.

5+ years in DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineering, or similar technical roles.

Proven experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Strong knowledge of development languages (e.g., C#, .NET, Python) and scripting (PowerShell, Bash).

Hands-on expertise with CI/CD systems, version control (especially Git), and branching strategies.

Experience with IaC/CaC tools and scripting (e.g., ARM, Bicep, Terraform).

Background in data environments and platforms such as Azure Synapse, Databricks, SQL Server, Snowflake, etc.

Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects, mentor peers, and support team-wide improvements.

Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus).

Understanding of networking concepts and their role in infrastructure/deployment strategies.

Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for collaboration, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:
Practical experience with Azure DevOps Services, including Repos, Pipelines, and Test Plans.

Experience with Azure cloud resource management, lifecycle operations, and automation.

Exposure to DataOps practices and tools supporting analytics lifecycle (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Synapse).

Experience integrating deployment automation for services such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App Services, SQL DBs, and more.

Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.