Purpose of Position As a Senior DevOps Engineer within a cross-functional service-oriented team, you play a key role in bridging the gap between development and operations. Your focus is on ensuring smooth and efficient product delivery. You are responsible for enabling and supporting engineering teams excelling with their infrastructure. You establish and follow best-practice guidelines, your code is open by default and easy for others to reuse. You are part of a team and with the team extend, maintain and operate assigned parts of our platform. You can make a bigger impact in less time (e.g. efficiency in delivery, problem solving, etc.). You coach and mentor other colleagues, actively facilitate and participate in knowledge-sharing activities both within your team and the wider Engineering and Devops practice. You have a strong understanding of the user needs within your service and work with the product owner and other team members to translate these into technical solutions. You take a leading role through the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from understanding requirements, development to deployment, support and maintenance. You have your teams deadlines in mind, balance effort vs. outcome to find pragmatic solutions and are proactive in raising and mitigating risks. You will help the team in solving the challenges that arise as our business grows and develops; working together to ensure the service continues to meet the needs of our business and its customers   Key Tasks * Foster seamless collaboration between development and operations teams by acting as a facilitator and trusted advisor. * Equip engineering teams with the necessary tools, knowledge, and expertise to operate effectively in the cloud environment. * Lead and execute complex migrations from various source environments to the cloud, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal disruption. * Champion and implement Cloud Excellence principles to optimize cloud resource utilization and establish best practices. * Drive cross-domain knowledge transfer, promoting the adoption of similar infrastructure architecture across engineering teams. * Advocate for continuous improvement of DevOps practices within the engineering teams. * Collaborate with engineering teams to design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for efficient and reliable software delivery. * Proactively identify and address issues by designing and implementing monitoring and alerting solutions for applications and infrastructure. * Participate in tabletop exercises to prepare for potential incidents and ensure effective response strategies are in place. * Take ownership of on-call rotations, ensuring timely identification and resolution of production issues. * Lead the RCA process   Skills & Expertise Technical Expertise: * Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a DevOps Engineer role or similar technical role. * Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (AWS) and containerization technologies (Docker).  * Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python) for automation tasks. * Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet). * Proficiency in IaC languages (Terraform, Terragrunt, CDK, Cloudformation) for infrastructure automation. * Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Datadog, Cloudwatch). Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI). Soft Skills: * Excellent communication and collaboration skills to bridge the gap between development and operations teams. * Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve complex issues. * Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time effectively, and work independently. * A passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest DevOps tools and technologies. * Strong work ethic and a proactive approach to ensuring platform stability and performance.    Our Offer * Flexi-Week: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four-day Flexi-Week (with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week) at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. * Flexi-office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid/remote working scheme which is designed to foster a culture of mutual trust and working flexibility. * Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace when working from home. * Health and Wellbeing: With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can focus on your mental and physical wellbeing. * Development: We’ve built our extensive training suite, Awin Academy, to cover a wide range of skills that support your professional and personal growth, with trainings conveniently packaged to help your overall development. * Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer recognition programme. We are hiring in multiple countries for this role. Additional benefits, including health and wellbeing offerings, will be discussed during the initial interview.   Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Like all businesses, we’ve had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities. Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.   Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.