Senior DevOps Engineer

About Contour

Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.
 

As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers.
 

What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started

Job Description

The DevOps Engineer with a strong specialization in AWS and Terraform will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable infrastructure solutions using Terraform, ensuring efficient deployment and management of resources across various cloud environments. A deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and practices is essential for this role.

• While your primary focus will be on AWS, we also value a strong working knowledge of Terraform to automate infrastructure, configuration management and streamline operational tasks. You will collaborate closely with development, operations, and security teams to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance.
  • Design and implement cloud infrastructure.
• Automate provisioning, scaling, and management of infrastructure to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to support cloud initiatives and streamline deployment processes.
• Monitor cloud environments, perform regular maintenance, and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Implement and enforce best practices for cloud security, compliance, and risk management.
• Contribute to architectural designs, technical documentation, and provide engineering solutions for improved security.
• Stay current with new tools, technologies, and industry best practices, and advise teams on secure coding practices.
• Use Terraform to manage and provision infrastructure resources (e.g., compute, storage, networking) and leverage tools for post-provisioning configuration management, including application deployments and security hardening.
• Present the summary results of incident analysis, along with identifying areas for improvement, on a regular basis.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional DevOps experience
• 5+ years of non-internship professional AWS infrastructure experience
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience with containerization and orchestration
• Experience with CI/CD tools, preferably in creating pipelines
• Familiarity with tools like CloudWatch or Datadog
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• Basic Linux Admin skills
• Automation Mindset: Ability to identify and automate repetitive tasks across infrastructure and deployment.
• Experience leading post-mortems and implementing improvements.
• Skills in analyzing and reducing cloud spend through architectural and operational improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Experience programming using python
• Experience with Microsoft Entra
• Experience with Azure DevOps
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Exciting Benefits we offer:

• Market-leading Salary

• Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents

• Parents Medical Coverage

• Provident Fund

• Employee Performance-based bonuses

• Home Internet Subsidy

• Conveyance Allowance

• Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]

• Life Benefit

• Child Care Facility

• Company Provided Lunch/Dinner

• Professional Development Budget

• Recreational area for in-house games

• Sporadic On-shore training opportunities

• Friendly work environment

• Leave Encashment

Disclaimer: At Contour, we attribute our success to the unique contributions of our diverse staff. We're committed to fostering a culture of respect that thrives on the varied perspectives and experiences of all individuals we recruit, employ, promote, and compensate. Since day one, we've adhered to a policy that champions a work environment honoring the worth and dignity of each person while being free from all forms of employment discrimination.

In our continuous effort to promote inclusivity, we extend our commitment to individuals with special needs by providing reasonable accommodations. We actively encourage qualified individuals with special needs to apply for the various openings within our company. Should you require assistance in completing the application process or have any inquiries regarding special facilities, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team. Your unique talents and abilities are welcomed and valued here.