CIMET - Senior DevOps Engineer

Organizational :CIMET currently provides end-to-end comparison and switching of Energy, Telco, Credit Cards, Personal loans, and residential solar plans through its online platform in a B2B and B2C environment. It presently caters to various Brands/Providers and has several Partners. This portfolio will further expand over the next 18 months across financial services (loans and insurance products). The online comparison market is extremely crowded in Australia, with most comparators providing a light-touch directory solution. CIMET saw this as an opportunity and developed a fully integrated online comparison and signup platform in 2017.Today, CIMET has around 220 resources across Australia, India, and the Philippines, and has grown to a topline of $25 million in FY2025. We have plans to list CIMET by 2030 and grow the company to a $1 bn enterprise.We are ISO 27001 certified, an ACL license holder, and have been recognized in the AFR Fast 100 and Deloitte Fast of Job Role :We are looking for a skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform, with a passion for building and optimizing scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure. This role involves close collaboration with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline deployment processes and enhance system & Responsibilities & Strategy :- Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of automation, innovation, and continuous improvement.- Define and implement DevOps strategies aligned with business objectives to enhance scalability, security, and reliability.- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineering, security, MLOps, and infrastructure teams, to drive DevOps best practices.- Establish KPIs and performance metrics for DevOps operations, ensuring optimal system performance, cost efficiency, and high availability.- Advocate for CPU throttling, auto-scaling, and workload optimization strategies to improve system efficiency and reduce costs.- Drive MLOps adoption, integrating machine learning workflows into CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.- Ensure compliance with ISO 27001 standards, implementing security controls and risk management & Automation :- Oversee the design, implementation, and management of scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure on AWS.- Lead the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and configuration management tools like Ansible or Chef.- Spearhead automation efforts for infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and monitoring to reduce manual overhead and improve efficiency.- Ensure high availability and disaster recovery strategies, leveraging multi-region architectures and failover mechanisms.- Manage Kubernetes (or AWS ECS/EKS) clusters, optimizing container orchestration for large-scale applications.- Drive cost optimization initiatives, implementing intelligent cloud resource allocation & Observability :- Architect and oversee CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless automation of application builds, testing, and deployments.- Enhance observability and monitoring by implementing tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.- Develop robust logging, alerting, and anomaly detection mechanisms to ensure proactive issue & Compliance (ISO 27001 Implementation) :- Lead the implementation and enforcement of ISO 27001 security standards, ensuring compliance with information security policies and regulatory requirements.- Develop and maintain an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to align with ISO 27001 guidelines.- Implement secure access controls, encryption, IAM policies, and network security measures to safeguard infrastructure.- Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability management, and security audits to identify and mitigate threats.- Ensure security best practices are embedded into all DevOps workflows, following DevSecOps principles.- Work closely with auditors and compliance teams to maintain SOC2, GDPR, and other regulatory Skills and Qualifications :- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and automation, with at least 3+ years in a managerial or leadership role.- Proven experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure at scale, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation.- Expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.- Strong background in CI/CD pipeline automation with tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (or AWS ECS/EKS) for container orchestration.- Experience in CPU throttling, auto-scaling, and performance optimization for cloud-based applications.- Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, shell scripting, and network configurations.- Proven experience with ISO 27001 implementation, ISMS development, and security risk management.- Familiarity with MLOps frameworks like Kubeflow, MLflow, or SageMaker, and integrating ML pipelines into DevOps workflows.- Deep understanding of observability tools such as ELK Stack, Grafana, Prometheus, or Datadog.- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and ability to collaborate across teams.- Experience in regulatory compliance, including SOC2, ISO 27001, and Attributes :- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, being an effective team player, being able to work with individuals at all levels within the organization and building remote relationships.- Excellent prioritization skills, the ability to work well under pressure, and the ability to Qualification :- Any technical degree Mtech, Btech will be preferred. 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