About the Role
We are looking for a TechOps Engineer to operate, stabilize, and modernize our Azure-hosted platforms (Java/Spring Boot microservices on RHEL). The role covers 24/7 operations, incident management, hands-on troubleshooting and security remediation, and helps build out a codified platform using Terraform, GitHub Actions, Ansible, and a centralized ELK stack.
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Responsibilities
- Build and support environments on Azure; hands-on RHEL administration (hardening, patching, tuning)
- Act as escalation for L2/L3 incidents, driving root cause analysis (RCA) and permanent fixes
- Debug issues hands-on across the stack (OS, network, middleware, JVM, database) using logs, metrics, thread/heap dumps, and packet captures
- Support Java/Spring Boot microservices and the middleware they run on; diagnose JVM issues (memory, GC, threads, latency)
- Drive security vulnerability remediation across OS, middleware, and cloud
- Collaborate with Security/SOC/NOC on incident response and post-incident reviews
- Deliver changes as code: infrastructure in Terraform, deployments via GitHub Actions running Ansible
- Help build and run a centralized ELK platform as the logging and observability standard
- Own backup, restore testing, and disaster recovery (DR) failover readiness
- Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation
- Manage incidents/problems/changes via Jira Service Management
- Maintain runbooks, dashboards, and documentation
Technical Skills
- Cloud/Network: Azure VMs, VNet, NSG, Load Balancer, App Gateway/WAF, Firewall, Virtual WAN, Key Vault, private endpoints, VPN; Azure Front Door, Cloudflare, Nginx, TLS
- Data: Azure MySQL Flexible Server (HA, replicas, point-in-time restore), Redis, Blob Storage; Canal (MySQL CDC), MongoDB
- OS: RHEL (enterprise production), Azure Update Manager; Docker engine on hosts
- Java/Middleware: Spring Boot, Dubbo, Nacos, ZooKeeper, XXL-Job, Kafka, RabbitMQ
- Observability: Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch cluster ops, ILM, Logstash, Kibana); Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, Azure Monitor; Micrometer/JVM observability; PagerDuty
- Access/Security: Entra ID, RBAC, PIM; Azure Bastion, JumpServer (PAM), Zscaler ZPA
- Backup/DR: Azure Backup, DR region failover
- IaC/CI/CD: Terraform, GitHub Actions, Ansible, GitHub Packages, GitOps; Python, Bash
- Tooling: Jira Service Management, Confluence
Requirements
- 8+ years in TechOps/Infrastructure/SRE/Production Operations
- Strong hands-on Azure and RHEL experience in production
- Proven support of Java microservices/middleware in production
- Strong hands-on debugging and analytical skills; comfortable working through unfamiliar problems from symptoms to root cause
- Advanced Elasticsearch and JVM observability skills
- Hands-on experience with Terraform, GitHub Actions, and Ansible; Python/Bash scripting capability
- Strong incident management and RCA capability; ITIL familiarity
- Comfortable with 24/7 operations; strong communication skills
- Plus: Experience working in regulated gaming environments
At the company, we’re proud to be a fair, transparent, and inclusive employer. We value diversity, collaboration, and innovation, and we’re committed to creating an environment where every team member can thrive. If you’re ready to grow your career and help us build Momentum, we’d love to hear from you.
