DevOps and Infra Lead

As a candidate for the position, your role overview will involve leading the PCI DSS certification process with the external auditor and establishing automation and systems management tools to facilitate the rapid scaling of the business. You will be responsible for re-creation, analysis, troubleshooting, and diagnosis of incidents related to platforms and application environments. Additionally, you will conduct infrastructure security assessments and execute application/platform changes, releases, and service requests in supported environments. Your role will also require liaising with appropriate teams for the development of preventive and corrective actions. Key responsibilities include: - Leading the PCI DSS certification process in collaboration with the external auditor. - Establishing automation and systems management tools to support the rapid growth of the business. - Analyzing, troubleshooting, and diagnosing incidents related to platforms and application environments. - Conducting infrastructure security assessments. - Executing application and/or platform changes, releases, and service requests in supported environments. - Collaborating with relevant teams to develop preventive and corrective actions. - Responding to automated alerts regarding system health and security. - Performing scheduled or unscheduled tasks for operational maintenance and monitoring of application environments. - Conducting audits and analysis of application environments to ensure proper configuration management and consistency. - Identifying dependencies and prerequisites for solutions and validating non-functional attributes of application environment designs. - Integrating new infrastructure services based on designs and participating in automation, consolidation, and centralization projects. - Ensuring all work is carried out and documented in accordance with required standards, methods, and procedures. Key competencies/skillsets required for this role include: - Network Administration skills such as firewall management, setting up networks from scratch, Linux (Ubuntu), nginx, and SSL. - Security expertise including PCI experience (optional), Linux Hardening Specialization, and knowledge of penetration testing and Vulnerability assessment. - Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools like Grafana and Loki stack, and defining log-based alert rules. - Experience in bash scripting and implementing security solutions like WAF, IPS, SIEM, and LDP. - Strong knowledge of PCI DSS standards and internet protocols like TCP/IP. - Proficiency in Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools (preferably Bitbucket based CI/CD). Preferred Education and Experience: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or information systems. - 4-6 years of relevant work experience or real-time projects.,