Sr. DevOps Engineer

Job Overview We are seeking an experienced Sr. Engineer, DevOps to play a key role in ensuring the stability, scalability, and automation of our CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and deployment processes. This position combines deep technical expertise with a strong focus on best practices, driving improvements across our global SaaS platform. The Senior Engineer will collaborate closely with development and operations teams to optimize workflows, enhance reliability, and implement cutting-edge DevOps solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of software development principles and exceptional troubleshooting and debugging skills to resolve complex issues efficiently. Off hours support as needed. This is a hybrid position based at Windmill Lane, Dublin 2, our strategic hub for AI development in Ireland. About Us When you join iCIMS, you join the team helping global companies transform business and the world through the power of talent. Our customers do amazing things: design rocket ships, create vaccines, deliver consumer goods globally, overnight, with a smile. As the Talent Cloud company, we empower these organizations to attract, engage, hire, and advance the right talent. We’re passionate about helping companies build a diverse, winning workforce and about building our home team. We're dedicated to fostering an inclusive, purpose-driven, and innovative work environment where everyone belongs. Responsibilities Mentorship & Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior DevOps engineers, helping them grow technical skills and adopt best practices. Share expertise in CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and troubleshooting to elevate team capabilities. Support collaborative problem-solving and knowledge sharing across Ireland, India, and North America time zones. Promote alignment on technical standards and encourage continuous learning within the team. CI/CD Pipeline Management: Collaborate on design, maintenance, and improvement of CI/CD pipelines. Ensure consistent deployment practices across multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP). Implement quality gates and automated testing within release pipelines. Troubleshoot and resolve critical build and release issues. Infrastructure Automation: Champion infrastructure-as-code practices (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM). Standardize cloud provisioning, configuration, and resource management. Lead adoption of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.). Modernize deployment workflows, phasing out legacy methods. Development Support: Provide tooling and automation to improve developer productivity. Propose Optimizations for development and staging environments. Support containerization of applications and services. Collaborate with engineering teams on deployment requirements and optimization. Monitoring & Operations: Define monitoring and alerting standards for developer infrastructure and pipelines. Ensure effective capacity planning and cost optimization. Participate in high-priority incident response and post-mortems. Maintain clear documentation and operational runbooks Qualifications 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform, or Software Engineering. 2+ years of experience providing technical leadership to the DevOps Group. o Expertise with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.). Strong background in AWS (Azure and GCP exposure a plus). Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code. Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or equivalent). Excellent communication skills for working across global teams. Education/Certifications/Licenses: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Preferred Experience with Java and Spring Boot deployments. Familiarity with database automation, monitoring, and secrets management. Cloud or Kubernetes certifications (AWS, Azure, CKA/CKAD). EEO Statement iCIMS is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at iCIMS. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you’d like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@icims.com. Compensation and Benefits iCIMS offers a comprehensive benefits package: medical, vision, and dental, life insurance, pensions, tuition reimbursement, lifestyle spending accounts, and generous paid time off plans (vacation, sick, parental leave). Learn more here: https://careers.icims.com/benefits.