Principal Operations Engineer

As the Principal Application Engineer in Release Engineering, your hands-on role focuses on delivering codeline management, CICD expertise, and operations services for Oracle ERP Fusion Applications. Goal is for those services to be as automated and self-service as possible for our engineering teams.

The work is non-routine, dealing with complex issues that require advanced technical and business skills in specialization. Collaboration within a distributed team underscores the importance of cultural sensitivity to prevent conflicts. Your responsibilities also include interpreting management requirements, articulating them to the team in a simple format, creating project plans, and ensuring accurate completion

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborating across teams, mentoring junior members, and leading projects.
• Liaise between management and the team, addressing team challenges.
• Possess expertise in cloud platforms (e.g., OCI, Azure, AWS), Oracle products, and secure coding principles.
• Manage a fully automated cloud software delivery pipeline.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and micro-services.
• Advocate for pipeline-as-code and implement improvements for end-to-end automation.
• Identify and implement enhancements to the software delivery pipeline, focusing on CI/CD and 100% automation.
• Proactive engagement with management is expected when facing hurdles, and guiding and mentoring the team on project planning while prioritizing their well-being are integral aspects of this role.

Experience and Qualification:

• Proficient in CI release engineering tools (e.g., Jenkins, Maven/Gradle) and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience in performance tuning, SQL tuning, and large-scale, Linux-based enterprise software.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Linux shell scripting).
• Expertise in software development lifecycle, change management, and configuration practices.
• Innovate and automate Life Cycle Management Activities, reducing manual efforts.
• Drive team with new features and technology updates, ensuring quick bug resolution.
• Detailed understanding of source code management concepts and experience with modern systems (e.g., git).
• Troubleshoot across various layers (network, application, caching, etc.).
• Shape processes, platforms, and tools for efficient software and configuration changes.
• Provide updates considering both immediate needs and future requirements.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, build management, testing, or related fields.
• 6+ years of experience in systems automation (tooling, testing, build & release).
• Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented, creative, and analytical environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• BS/MS (MS preferred) in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Proven ability to drive transformational changes in a dynamic environment.
• Dedicated with a proactive and go-getter demeanour.