DevOps Engineer - Ecommerce
About the role
NEXT Technology Sri Lanka, the tech hub of NEXT, a leading UK fashion retailer, is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their Ecommerce team. The role involves working closely with development teams to implement and maintain Azure-based cloud infrastructure, manage AKS clusters, and drive CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. The engineer will be responsible for ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable deployments, optimizing networking and edge performance, integrating DevSecOps practices, and enabling observability and monitoring across environments. The position offers the opportunity to work on impactful, global projects supporting NEXT's international retail operations, within a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.
Must have
- Good understanding of DevOps best practices and Agile methodologies.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure Cloud Infrastructure.
- Proven experience managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in production,
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, scaling, and troubleshooting.
- Experience managing deployments using Helm.
- Experience implementing and maintaining GitOps workflows Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (Azure-focused).
- Strong experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Boards, Artifacts, YAML-based CI/CD pipelines).
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for containerized workloads.
- Strong understanding of Docker and container lifecycle management.
- Solid understanding of CDN concepts (caching, edge routing, SSL/TLS, WAF, performance optimization).
- Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (Dynatrace or similar).
- Experience integrating security and DevSecOps practices into CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working in Linux and Windows Server environments.
- Strong scripting skills using Bash and/or PowerShell.
Technologies
- Agile
- AKS
- Azure
- Azure DevOps
- Bash
- CI/CD
- Cloud Native
- DevOps
- DevSecOps
- DNS
- Docker
- Dynatrace
- E-commerce
- GitOps
- Helm
- Infrastructure as Code
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- Microservices
- NGINX
- Observability
- PowerShell
- SSL
- Terraform
- Test Automation
- TLS
- Vulnerability Scanning
- WAF
- Windows
- Windows Server
- YAML
Highlights
Comprehensive medical insurance is provided from day one for employees and their families. Employees receive an exclusive annual NEXT Online shopping allowance and access to an Employee Assistance Program. Training and development programs are available to support professional growth. The role is based in Sri Lanka, working for a UK-headquartered company.
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