What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director- DevOps position at Fortinet?
Fortinet is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Devops- Director to join our cloud computing DevOps team to work with software developers and other operational specialists to support our FortiCloud services. You will be involved with working in a wide variety of cloud computing technologies in both the development and operational stages. The everyday working environment is Linux servers, containers, Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware and AWS.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement technical strategy for Private Cloud design, deployment and operation
- Collaborate with leadership to implement long term vision of datacenter, Private Cloud and architecture strategy
- Oversee a breadth of Cloud Services from conception to maintenance
- Manage project resources, timelines, and budgets to deliver productivity and high level of service
- Provide technical guidance in containerization, virtualization and datacenter architecture
- Lead a team of 50 in the HQ
- Report to Leadership of MIS in Canada
Experience and skills:
- Minimum of 5 years in leadership role
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles, with at least 3 years focused on Kubernetes.
- Proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, docker-compose and container orchestration.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Openstack, VMware, AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience with different Kubernetes orchestration tools such as Openshift, Rancher k3s and rke2, EKS etc.
- Strong knowledge of configuration management and infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform).
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD).
- Proficient in scripting and programming languages (Python, Bash).
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Nagios, Cacti, Zabbix).
- Understanding of networking within Kubernetes (Istio, Calico, Cilium).
- Strong focus on security best practices in Kubernetes.
Personal attributes:
- Highly motivated, positive, responsible and able to work in a mission critical on-call environment
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Excellent language skills in English - oral and written
Bonus experience:
- Experience with Fortinet cloud product
- CKA, CKAD and CKS certificate
- Other certifications of Cloud platform and networking
Educational Requirement:
- Bachelor degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Technology, or related field.
