Senior Devops Analyst-Hybrid Environments It

Alliance Bioversity & CIAT

About the position

The Networks, Infrastructure, and Security Unit is seeking a Senior DevOps Analyst. This role is responsible for designing, deploying, and supporting scalable, secure cloud and hybrid solutions tailored to research projects.

The senior analyst will bridge the gap between development/research and operations teams by enhancing automation, monitoring, and deployment processes for both on-premises and cloud-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a deep understanding of the Alliance's vision and strategic plan to ensure that cloud and hybrid initiatives align with organizational goals.
• Provide guidance to systems analysts, IT engineers, and architects to facilitate effective architectural decisions.
• Design, develop and implement integrated cloud/on-premises systems that meet operational, security and scalability requirements.
• Develop and maintain documentation of the organization’s cloud architecture and infrastructure while enforcing cloud technology standards for consistent, high-quality implementation.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive capacity plan for cloud infrastructure, ensuring optimal resource allocation and document investment plans identifying cost-reduction opportunities.
• Research emerging cloud technologies and recommend solutions that enhance infrastructure flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Continuously monitor cloud performance, develop and execute test plans, and recommend improvements to ensure system reliability and efficiency.
• Work closely with developer teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues during deployment and ensure smooth integration, to automate repetitive tasks, reduce manual interventions, and enhance system reliability.
• Provide technical support across cloud applications and services, managing complex technical tasks and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with research teams to ensure the long-term cloud strategy remains aligned with platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure developments.
• Ensure that security measures are implemented within cloud operations and collaborate with security specialists as needed.
• Manage relationships with cloud service providers, ensuring their offerings meet operational needs, and guide cloud cost management to optimize resource usage.
• Ensure the Alliance applications are always in a deployable state by designing and managing continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Puppet, CloudFormation, etc.) to automate the provisioning of cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Implement and configure monitoring solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios) to ensure high availability and performance of applications and services.
• Manage incident responses and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues.
• Support security best practices, including role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and compliance policies.
• Provide training and support team members on new tools, processes, or architectural changes.

Qualifications and requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronic engineering, or related fields.
• Specialization, training courses, or certifications in Cloud Computing, Systems Architecture, AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional.
• AWS Specialty certifications, Azure and Google Cloud Platform certifications.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in an international organization, research, or academic environment in DevOps, system administration, or cloud operations.
• Advanced English level (oral and written).
• Comprehensive understanding of multi-tier architectures (web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, storage solutions).
• Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases.
• Proficiency with message queuing systems and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) technologies.
• Familiarity with Content Delivery Networks (CDN) for optimized content distribution.
• Experience with LAN/WAN networking technologies (route tables, firewalls, NAT, DNS, IP, OSI models).
• Strong understanding of RESTful web services and data formats (XML, JSON).
• Proficiency in automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
• Programming and scripting skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD platforms.
• Experience managing server infrastructures with tools like VMware or ProxMox.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, from development to deployment.
• Work experience in information and application security (security mechanisms and tools).
• Expertise in system performance tuning and managing large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of security concepts (public key encryption, access credentials, certificate-based authentication).

Competences

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
• Flexibility and adaptability to thrive under tight deadlines and changing priorities.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills, ensuring efficient task management and issue resolution.
• Client-focused orientation, demonstrating a strong commitment to delivering high-quality service.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, taking full ownership of tasks and responsibilities within assigned areas.
• Willingness to work outside regular business hours when urgent situations arise that require immediate attention.
• Results-driven with a proactive learning mindset.

Terms of employment

This is a national recruited position placed at a BG0 7, on a scale of 14 levels, with level 14 being the highest.

This is a Colombian national search and will be managed through a fixed-term contract of a one (1) year period, subject to a probation period according to the local legislation and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.

The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and strive for gender, diversity, and inclusion in our staff, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic.

Applications

Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the qualifications, competencies, and skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience.

All correspondence should be addressed to the following link: Senior DevOps Analyst-Hybrid Environments IT Network, Infrastructure and Security. The vacancy clearly indicates: Application: Senior DevOps Analyst Hybrid Environments.

Closing date for applications: November 15th, 2024.

We invite you to learn more about us at: Careers Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT