DevOps Engineer – Ecommerce

Job description – DevOps Engineer – Ecommerce

NEXT Technology Sri Lanka serves as the innovative global tech hub for NEXT, a premier UK fashion retailer operating across 70+ countries. We are looking for a dedicated DevOps Engineer – Ecommerce to join our high-performing team in Colombo. In this role, you will be at the heart of our digital transformation, building the scalable, secure cloud infrastructure that powers a seamless shopping experience for millions of customers worldwide.

What will the DevOps Engineer do?

• Implement and maintain production-grade AKS clusters, applying strong Kubernetes architecture knowledge, scaling, troubleshooting, and ensuring high availability across multiple regions.

• Implement and maintain GitOps workflows, standardizing deployments using Helm Charts for microservices and dependencies.

• Configure and optimize ingress and networking, including NGINX Ingress Controllers and Azure CNI for high-volume Tier-1 traffic.

• Manage the full Docker container lifecycle, ensuring container images are hardened, scanned, and secure before production.

• Provision and manage multi-environment infrastructure using Terraform, covering Dev, Test, and Prod using Azure-native resources.

• Develop reusable Terraform modules to drive consistent and scalable deployments aligned to DevOps best practices.

• Manage Terraform state and CI/CD integration, enabling automated “Plan and Apply” workflows and maintaining environment parity through Azure DevOps pipelines.

• Build Azure DevOps YAML pipelines with automated testing and multi-stage deployments for containerized workloads.

• Manage edge performance concepts (caching, edge routing, SSL/TLS) to support low-latency global customer access.

• Automate DNS configuration within CI/CD to optimize performance at the edge.

• Collaborate on DevSecOps controls, including WAF rules and vulnerability scanning, integrating security gates to safeguard sensitive data.

• Enable observability and monitoring using Dynatrace (or similar) across applications and cloud-native services, focusing on reliability and performance tuning.

• Use Bash and PowerShell scripting to bridge automation across Linux and Windows Server environments.

• Operate within structured incident management processes, including Service Now-based incident resolving.

So what technology experience is required?

• 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.

As a key member of our ECommerce division, you will bridge the gap between development and operations by architecting robust Azure-native solutions and GitOps workflows. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge tools like Terraform and Kubernetes (AKS) in a culture that champions innovation, integrity, and professional evolution. If you are a self-motivated engineer ready to tackle the challenges of a global retail environment, we invite you to help us shape the future of international ecommerce.

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