Lead DevOps Engineer at Sovereign Technologies

Job Description: 

Must Haves:

• 5+ years as a Software Lead Monitoring deployment on AWS
• Bachelors or Master Degree in Computer Engineering
• Understand Cloud deployments in AWS  
• SQL databases
• Docker
• Capable of overseeing a team in India.

Plus, Haves:

• Expertise in programming languages such as Java, C++, C#, Python, or others.
• Embedded experience would be a plus understanding hardware and software and how it integrates.

Company Information:

• What they do: (technology and product)
• Control solutions for off highway, marines oil etc.
• Why it’s open:
• Developing AWS application for 4 years and they are ready for field trials. Manager has been interfacing w development. Now they need someone to step in and work with dev and customers. Get feedback from customers on changes to implement etc.
• Team Makeup:

•  Overseas team in India

Responsibilities:

Requirement Analysis

• Meet with stakeholders to collect and analyze project needs.
• Translate business requirements into technological specs and architecture.

Architectural Design

• Create high-level, detailed design documentation.
• Create system architectural diagrams and flowcharts.
• Determine the general architecture and design patterns.

Technology Selection

• Evaluate and choose relevant technologies, frameworks, and tools.
• Ensure compatibility with current systems and future scalability.

Project Planning

• Define project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain a project plan and timeline.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders to ensure that architecture aligns with product plans.

Collaboration & Communication

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as developers, testers, and operations.
• Share architectural decisions and strategies with stakeholders and team members.
• Facilitate architectural discourse and decision-making procedures.

Technical Leadership

• Offer direction and mentorship to development teams.
• Review and approve modifications to the code and design.
• Ensure compliance with coding standards and best practices.

Prototyping and proof of concept (PoCs)

• Create prototypes and proof-of-concept models to validate architectural methods and technology.
• Iterate designs based on user feedback and technical feasibility.

Implementation Oversight

• Oversee the implementation of design plans.
• Maintain consistency with the established architecture and design patterns.
• During the development phase, resolve technical challenges and suggest solutions.

Performance and Scalability

• Create systems with optimal performance and scalability.
• Perform performance testing and optimization.
• Identify and address potential bottlenecks and scalability difficulties.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure that architectural designs meet security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Implement security best practices and perform security assessments.

Documentation

• Maintain extensive architectural documentation.
• Manage development team documentation to ensure design implementation and change management is well controlled.
• Record architectural decisions, system setups, and technical specifications.

Quality Assurance

• Collaborate with QA teams to develop testing strategies and requirements
• Perform architectural reviews and code quality inspections.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay informed on industry trends, upcoming technology, and best practices.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance architectural processes and approaches

Risk Management

• Identify and manage architectural risks.
• Create contingency plans and conduct risk assessments.