Surge Global is a digital consultancy that leverages marketing, data, and technology to help businesses grow. As Sri Lanka’s leading digital firm, we employ the best content, creative, design & engineering talent the country has to offer.

Embracing a culture of transparency and equality in the workplace, we’ve built an environment helping Sri Lanka’s best marketing and creative talent thrive. Our team looks at untangling multivariate problems with an open mind and the willingness to constantly test and learn.

With our headquarters in Colombo Sri Lanka, we help scale startups to Fortune 500 companies across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Sri Lanka.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with domain experts to ensure that business requirements align with the overall architecture, with a particular focus on Azure and AWS environments.
• Lead DevOps projects, coordinating with team members, management, and clients to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
• Prepare and present detailed progress reports and technical presentations to relevant stakeholders, ensuring all project updates and requirements are communicated effectively.
• Design and implement new development tools and infrastructure, focusing on automation, scalability, and reliability in both Azure and AWS environments.
• Create tools and processes to reduce errors and enhance the overall customer experience, with a strong emphasis on automating development and release processes.
• Design and enforce security best practices, ensuring that systems are secure against potential cybersecurity threats.
• Work closely with software developers, engineers, and other technical teams to ensure development processes align with organizational standards and project requirements.
• Design procedures for system troubleshooting and ongoing maintenance, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Support the recruitment, training, and mentoring of new DevOps team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, with a focus on Azure and AWS.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Azure, Azure DevOps Practices, and AWS services.
• Proficient in Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, and Git.
• Deep understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, Azure AKS, and AWS EKS.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, and ARM Templates.
• Expertise in monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, and others.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools including Bitbucket, Azure Pipelines, and AWS CodePipeline.
• Advanced knowledge of Unix/Linux environments.
• In-depth knowledge of network and cloud security, with experience implementing best practices in both Azure and AWS.
• Proven experience in leading DevOps teams and managing complex technical projects.