DevOps Engineer

About the job 

As a DevOps Engineer and Strategic Lead, you will you will work closely with our development teams to ensure the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our applications. You will take ownership of best practices while collaborating across teams to guide the company's Azure DevOps strategy. This dynamic role allows you to balance hands-on technical work with high-level strategic thinking, contributing to projects and influencing the overall approach to DevOps within the organization. Occasional on-call responsibilities are part of the role to ensure system stability, with a supportive structure and fair compensation for your time. We’re looking for someone ready to take on this hybrid role that balances operational excellence with strategic leadership.

What will be your key responsibilities:

• Design, manage, and optimize Azure infrastructure to support reliable, scalable applications.
• Configure and improve development tools and pipelines within Azure DevOps for smooth and efficient workflows.
• Collaborate on DevOps strategy and best practices across the company, particularly in establishing consistent Azure practices.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to DevOps engineers within your division, while fostering a collaborative environment across teams.
• Contribute to cross-team initiatives, ensuring alignment in Azure infrastructure and DevOps practices across different departments.
• Participate in on-call support duties as part of a rotational schedule to ensure system uptime.

What we expect:

• Proven experience with Azure infrastructure, including services such as Azure Front Door, App Service, Azure Storage, Virtual Machines, SQL, and Azure Active Directory.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and practices, with the ability to implement and promote best practices effectively.
• Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and a proactive approach to optimizing development workflows.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and influence best practices throughout the organization.
• Mentorship abilities to guide and support DevOps engineers within your division, fostering their professional growth.
• Flexibility and willingness to participate in on-call support duties as needed, with appropriate compensation.
• Fluency in English and Czech.

What is nice to have:

• Experience in implementing DevOps best practices across diverse teams or large organizations.
• Familiarity with automation tools and scripts (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to streamline DevOps processes.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance standards in Azure environments.
• Understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Previous experience in a mentoring or coaching role to develop junior engineers.
• Preference for onsite work, though flexible arrangements can be discussed.

What's in it for you:

• ACTUM Café with delicious coffee, breakfasts, lunch, and other refreshments 
• BBQ parties, team buildings, meetups, knowledge snacks 
• language lessons with internal native speakers 
• support for education and self-development 
• free coffee, tea, and fruit in relax zones 
• flexible forms of cooperation 
• MultiSport card arrangement 
• international environment