Job Description

Overall Objectives of Job: (If multiple sections, accord weightage to each section)
Project Name : Global Blockchain Center of Competence

• Define / refine the DevOps process including roles & responsibilities, configuration management, environment management, quality gates for product / project environments
• Work with architect(s) and development team to enhance the DevOps toolchain and build tools to facilitate operations and to ensure stability of the business solution
• Have up-to-date knowledge on enterprise guidelines and standards and contribute towards architectural decision making on the DevOps topics.
• Defining and implementing the best practices for system configuration, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Explore and analyze new elements / features / limitations of Allianz group standard solutions and developments in global DevOps and CNCF space.
• Actualize the DevOps processes for environment management including infrastructure, platform, and application lifecycle.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation and participate actively in knowledge sharing activities like communities of practice, and/or other knowledge exchanges
• Evaluate the impact of new regulatory topics like DORA and ensure compliance
• Identity and implement changes that can enhance the security posture
• Own the release management process and take part in release planning with other leads.

Weightage can be accorded to each section as follows:

• Managing existing infrastructure, platform, and application: 30%
• Own and perform regulatory compliance and security related activities 20%
• Perform regular exercises like DR, Pentest, release management etc 10%
• Collaboration and communication with other leads and DevOps practise: 15%
• Enhancing existing DevOps toolchain, building operational tools 15%
• Documentation and knowledge sharing: 10%

100%
PART 3
Qualification, Experience and Skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

• Open-minded, good communication and interpersonal skills
• Fast learner & curious
• At least 5+ years of total relevant experience and hands-on experience in below

• Public cloud stack: AWS
• Container technology: Docker, Kubernetes,
• Automation: Ansible, Terraform,
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• Observability tool, e.g: Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace
• Able to lead the DevOps practise within the team
• Supported a production system/services based on above technology(s) for at least 2+ years
• Good experience with scripting/automation
• Has good understanding of traditional enterprise technology stack and enterprise networking concepts
• Has basic understanding in Agile software development framework (e.g. Scrum) and tools (e.g. JIRA)
• Have worked with security enhancements within the overall infra and operations scope.
• Previous experience with owning and handling release management process.

Preferred/Additional Technical And Professional Expertise

• Working with change management of a production grade application
• Have a basic understanding of regulations like DORA
• Programming knowledge and experience in any general purpose programming language of min 1 years
• Has experience in any relational database operations experience of min 1 years
• Has good understanding of traditional enterprise technology stack and enterprise networking concepts
• Have experience/ sound knowledge of managing any blockchain based solutions would be a big plus

PART 4
Skills/Specific Tasks/Activities performed

• Lead the DevOps practise within the team

9

• Work with architects and development teams to enhance DevOps toolchain

9

• Own the regular release activities

9

• Manage the entire lifecycle of infrastructure, platforms, and application

8

• Optimize performance monitoring and tuning

8

• Build and maintain tools for operational stability and efficiency

9

• Maintain up-to-date documentation for processes and configurations

7

• Monitor system health using observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana

7
PART 5
Key Competencies
Area
Competency*
Rate Skill Importance
1=aware;
2=basic; 3=intermediate
/experienced;
4=advanced; 5=expert
Allianz India Skill catalogue reference
(for HR use only)
Technical
(max of 5)

• Proficiency in AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, and Grafana
• scripting and automation skills

4
Functional
(max of 5)

• Lead role
• Release management coordination
• Competence in performance optimization and troubleshooting
• Ability to define and implement best practices

4
Behaviours***

• Open-minded and adaptable
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Fast learner and curious
• Proactive in knowledge sharing and documentation

4
Productivity
(max of 3)

• Knowledge of Agile frameworks and tools like Jira & Confluence
• Release management
• Task orientation
• Time Management

4
Communication

• Clear and concise in verbal and written communication
• Effective in collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Skilled in documentation and knowledge transfer

4
PART 6
Authorities Held

• Lead the DevOps practise within the team
• Regulatory compliance
• Security champion of the team
• To enhance the DevOps toolchain and build tools to facilitate operations and to ensure stability of the business solution
• Proactively identify possible technical issues, showstoppers and possible causes with solution to avoid/rectify them in the early stages itself

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