Senior DevOps Engineer

About the position

Semperis focuses on creating an employee experience that is aligned with our vision-being a Force for Good- starting with being a good workplace. Semperis is recognized as one of America's Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies on the Inc. 5000 List, a DUNS 100 top Start Up to work for and Inc. Best Workplace for multiple years. With teams around the world, you'll be working alongside top global talent in Cybersecurity and Identity Access Management. If you are a purpose-driven person who always sees the glass as half full, seizes opportunities, and has an urge to learn and develop your skills-we'd love to meet you. Dallas AREA REQUIRED- Hybrid Role. Applicants must be U.S citizens. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and improve Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles with Terraform and Terragrunt
• Manage and optimize AKS clusters, including Istio service mesh implementation for enhanced service-to-service communication and security
• Implement and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure solutions that support our growing SaaS platform
• Oversee Azure resource management, including networking, Key Vault, Blob Storage, and Azure Cosmos DB
• Configure and maintain OpenSearch clusters for logging and search capabilities
• Optimize CosmosDB performance, scaling, and cost management
• Lead and enhance CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, ensuring efficient and reliable deployment processes
• Implement and maintain GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for automated deployments
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (primarily in Bash) to improve operational efficiency
• Drive continuous improvement in deployment processes and developer workflows
• Implement and maintain Zero Trust security architecture using Azure PIM and RBAC
• Enforce security best practices and least privilege principles across the infrastructure
• Manage Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and network security configurations in Azure
• Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices
• Design and implement comprehensive observability solutions using OpenTelemetry, Azure Log Analytics Workspace, and Application Insights
• Participate in on-call rotation to provide production support and incident response
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and implementation of preventive measures
• Maintain and improve system reliability metrics and SLAs

Requirements

• 5+ years of DevOps/SRE experience in SaaS or cloud-native environments
• Strong programming skills in Python or Go for automation and tooling development
• Proven expertise in Azure cloud infrastructure and services
• Strong experience with Terraform and Terragrunt for infrastructure management
• Kubernetes (AKS) and Helm in production environments
• Istio Service Mesh and Istio Ingress Gateways
• ArgoCD and GitOps methodologies
• CI/CD pipeline development in Azure DevOps
• Demonstrated experience implementing Zero Trust security, PIM, and RBAC
• Practical knowledge of observability tools including OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or Azure Monitor
• Proficiency in scripting and automation, particularly with Bash
• Track record of production support and on-call rotation participation
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced environments
• Experience with WAFs and network security in Azure

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures
• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservice architecture
• Advanced knowledge of OpenSearch and Elasticsearch
• Experience with CosmosDB performance tuning and data modeling
• Familiarity with Azure API Management and Logic Apps
• Experience with large-scale SaaS platforms