Sr DevOPS Engineer

Job Title: Sr DevOPS EngineerLocation - San Jose, CAFTE OnlyJob DescriptionSr DevOPS Engineer (Snowflake, DBT and Qlik)• CI/CD tools: Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitLab CI/CD (hands-on pipeline development)• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (AWS and Azure providers) - production-grade experience• Configuration Management: Ansible and/or Puppet - ability to write playbooks/manifests and manage infrastructure state• Cloud platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, Glue, Lakeformation) and Azure (VMs, App Services, Blob Storage, Cosmos DB, networking)• Python programming: scripting, automation, API integration, and tooling development• Snowflake: operational knowledge of warehouse management, cost optimization, and cloud integration• Git/GitLab/GitHub: version control, branching strategies, and repository management• Linux/Unix system administration and command-line proficiency• Networking fundamentals: VPCs, subnets, security groups, DNS, load balancing• Scripting languages: Bash, Python, or similar for automation• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering• 3+ years hands-on with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code• 3+ years with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar)• 2+ years with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or similar)• 2+ years supporting cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure in production)• 1+ years with Python automation and scripting• Experience supporting or integrating with Snowflake or modern data warehousesCORE COMPETENCIES:• Strong automation mindset: identify and eliminate manual toil• Systems thinking: understand full deployment pipelines and infrastructure dependencies• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders• Detail-oriented with focus on reliability and repeatability• Comfortable with continuous learning of new tools and cloud services• Collaborative approach to working with data engineering teams