DevOps & Cloud Architect Engineer

HyphaMetrics is an AI-powered media intelligence company redefining how the world understands audience behavior. Our technology unifies viewing across streaming, linear TV, social video, and gaming to deliver the industry's first person-level, cross-platform metric. We partner with leading networks, brands, and measurement platforms to unlock transparent, privacy-first insights that fuel the future of media.

We're a team of builders, scientists, and innovators who believe that data can - and should - tell a more human story. If you thrive in fast-moving environments, crave impact, and love shaping what's next, you'll feel right at home at HyphaMetrics.

Position Overview

HyphaMetrics is seeking a highly skilled DevOps & Cloud Architect Engineer. This role is critical to maintaining and enhancing our cloud infrastructure and CI/CD automation for current and future software development initiatives.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring 99.9% uptime of our online services to meet Service Level Agreements (SLA), implementing continuous improvements with each software release, and managing both on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure across GCP, AWS, and other platforms.

Reporting directly to our Tech Lead, this is a senior-level technical position requiring a minimum of 5 years of experience, strong expertise in DevOps practices, cloud architecture, and infrastructure automation. The role offers flexibility in work modality and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in an AI-powered media intelligence company.

Duties & Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities

• Support the company's efforts in developing and refining the corporate vision
• Work collaboratively with teams to develop and apply strategies that create long-term value in the company's evolution, including both internal and external efforts
• Create effective alignment by working as a team to successfully resolve challenges across the company using empathetic, problem-solving, practical, and future-focused tactics

• Inspire current and future HyphaMetrics employees by upholding and exercising the company's core values to help maintain a customer-first focused organization

• Infrastructure Automation: Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible

• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Design and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to automate release and deployment processes using Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, ensuring high availability, security, and cost optimization
• Monitoring and Logging: Implement robust monitoring and logging systems using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog to ensure high performance and rapid issue resolution
• Containerization and Orchestration: Utilize Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration, managing both on-premises and cloud environments
• Security Implementation: Apply security best practices in infrastructure, ensuring systems are secure, compliant, and resilient against threats
• FinOps Management: Collaborate with finance and engineering teams to establish financial accountability for cloud usage, implement cost management practices, and provide forecasting and budgeting insights
• System Uptime Management: Maintain 99.9% uptime of online services to meet Service Level Agreements (SLA)
• Disaster Recovery: Implement weekly disaster recovery backups for software and databases, stored securely both locally and online
• Security & Threat Prevention: Prevent and mitigate online attacks through proactive security measures

Additional Responsibilities (Cloud Architecture)

Note: These responsibilities are secondary in priority to core DevOps duties.

• Architecture Design: Lead the design and architecture of scalable, maintainable, and high-performance cloud systems with ownership of key technical decisions
• Performance Optimization: Collaborate with teams to optimize cloud resource usage for performance and cost efficiency
• High Availability Design: Design and implement effective disaster recovery strategies and ensure high availability of services in cloud environments
• Technology Evaluation: Assess and recommend emerging cloud technologies and tools that align with business goals
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product management, engineering, and operations teams to ensure cloud solutions meet business requirements and project timelines

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of professional experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or related roles
• English Proficiency: 90% advanced level (reading, writing, speaking)
• Level: Senior / Expert level professional

Technical Skills

1. Linux System Administration

• File systems: permissions (chmod, chown), disk partitions, and volume mounting
• Process management: identifying zombie processes, killing hung applications, managing background services (systemd)
• SSH & Access: generating SSH keys, managing authorized_keys, secure tunneling to remote servers

2. Networking Fundamentals

• Protocols: HTTP/HTTPS (status codes), TCP/IP, and DNS
• Cloud Networking: VPCs, Subnets, Route Tables, and NAT Gateways
• Firewalls: configuring Security Groups or iptables to allow traffic on specific ports

3. Scripting & Automation

• Bash/Shell: writing scripts with loops, variables, and error handling
• Python/Go: writing complex scripts that interact with APIs
• API Interaction: RESTful APIs, JSON data formats, and authentication using tokens

4. Version Control

• Branching models: Feature Branching vs Trunk-Based Development
• Pull Requests: code review and merge conflict resolution
• Tagging/Releases: semantic versioning and release tagging for deployment

5. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Declarative vs Imperative: understanding the difference between scripting vs desired state configuration
• State Files: understanding state management and the risks of manual modification

6. Security (DevSecOps)

• IAM: understanding Roles, Policies, and the Principle of Least Privilege
• Secrets Management: never committing passwords or API keys to Git, injecting them as environment variables at runtime

7. Troubleshooting & Debugging

• Log Analysis: ability to grep through massive log files to find root cause
• Resource Analysis: identifying performance bottlenecks (CPU, RAM, Disk I/O, Network latency)

Technology Stack

From Day 1:

• GCP GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)
• GitHub Repositories
• PAS (Platform Application Services)
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)
• MongoDB

Core Tools & Technologies:

• Foundation: Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS), Terminal/Bash, Git
• Build & Deploy: Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), Python
• CI/CD Automation: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Infrastructure: GCP, AWS, Terraform, Ansible
• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack

Core Competencies

• Technical Excellence: Deep expertise in DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and automation with ability to make key technical decisions independently
• Problem-Solving: Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills with ability to identify root causes quickly and implement effective solutions
• Automation Focus: Passion for automating processes and optimizing workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Security Mindset: Commitment to security best practices and compliance with ability to implement secure infrastructure and prevent threats
• Collaboration: Effective team player who can work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including development, operations, and business stakeholders
• Performance Under Pressure: Ability to work effectively under pressure, especially during critical incidents and system outages
• Proactive Approach: Self-starter who identifies and addresses potential issues before they become problems
• Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying current with emerging technologies and industry best practices
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills in both English (90%) and technical documentation
• Adaptability: Flexibility to work in different modalities (remote/hybrid/on-site) and adjust to changing priorities and requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven systems
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

Additional Information
Work Environment

• Work Modality: Flexible - remote, hybrid, or on-site based on team needs
• Schedule Flexibility: Occasional flexibility required for off-hours software releases to avoid impact on team and core metrics during business hours
• Methodology: Scrum and Kanban agile methodologies
• Daily Tools: Jira, Slack, Email, WhatsApp
• Equipment: we provide you with a MacBook Pro

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