Senior DevOps Engineer

Role description

  • Type of contract: Full-time

  • Place of work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

EmbedIT Vietnam is expanding our DevOps and Infrastructure team to support multiple enterprise projects across financial services, data platforms, mobile applications and core systems. 

As our Senior DevOps Engineer you will play a key role in designing, building, maintaining and automating the environments, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure, that power the mission for our internal teams and external clients. You will be working in both cloud and on-premise ecosystems and support the Kubernetes platforms. 

Your Future Role

Infrastructure & Environment Management

  • Maintain and ensure the availability of development, staging, and production environments

  • Manage access, runtime stability, and environment upgrades

  • Support Java application performance through JVM tuning, log analysis, and optimization of runtime behavior

CI/CD Pipeline Management

  • Design, build, and improve CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines or other similar tools

  • Automate build, testing, and deployment processes using Python and Bash

  • Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline issues

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Develop and maintain automation scripts using Terraform and Ansible

  • Standardize infrastructure configurations and automate environment provisioning

Monitoring & Observability

  • Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk)

  • Enhance observability with proactive alerting and dashboards

Container & Cloud Platform Management

  • Manage Docker/Kubernetes environments

  • Optimize container images, deployments, and security

  • Support cloud/on-premises provisioning and scaling

Messaging and Event system 

  • Work with message brokers, including: Reading RabbitMQ & Kafka logs, then remediating and fine-tuning based on findings

Incident & SLA Management

  • Respond to alerts and incidents within agreed SLAs

  • Triage and resolve infrastructure and pipeline issues

  • Document incidents and implement preventative measures

Security & Compliance

  • Apply system hardening, vulnerability remediation, and patching

  • Support audits and compliance checks

Performance & Capacity

  • Monitor system performance and resource usage

  • Conduct tuning (e.g., JVM, database, message broker) and provide optimization recommendations

What Will Help You Stand Out

  • 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE or Infrastructure engineering roles

  • Strong Linux administration background (Oracle Linux, Red Hat, CentOS, or similar) and a proven track of designing and implementing CI/CD, infrastructure automation and monitoring solutions.

  • Proficiency with at least one scripting language – Go, Bash, Python

  • Hands on Docker and Kubernetes for orchestration

  • Proven experience with supporting and optimizing Weblogic and Tomcat, with hands on experience with Kafka and Rabbit MQ

  • Your knowledge of IaC (Ansible/Terraform) and how to manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure or GCP) and on-premises virtualization environments

  • Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure monitor, AWS CloudWatch, …) and good command of the incident management

  • Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading technical improvements

  • Troubleshooting and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to work proactively and own the responsibilities from the beginning till the successful end

  • Strong English communication, documentation, and cross-country coordination

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with Liquibase for database deployment support and Nexus for artifact repository management.

Join EmbedIT and Enjoy

  • Competitive salary package including base salary & allowances

  • 13th-month salary

  • KPI bonuses

  • Premium healthcare insurance

  • 24/7 accidental insurance

  • Annual health checkup

  • Professional and international working environment


About EmbedIT and how you fit in

Our company is a dynamic fusion of innovation, skill, and vision, dedicated to transforming industries through technology. In this landscape, your unique talents and perspective are the keys to our collective success, contributing to groundbreaking solutions and strategies. Here, you're not just a part of the team; you're a vital contributor to a journey of continuous improvement and exceptional results. Join us, and let's shape the future together, where your growth is an integral part of our shared story.

What do we expect?

  • Strong technical proficiency and problem-solving skills

  • Commitment to quality and attention to detail

  • Proactive attitude and the ability to take initiative

  • Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities

  • Adaptability to rapidly changing environments

  • A customer-focused approach to solutions

  • Continuous learning and self-improvement mindset

  • Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines

Who are we looking for?

  • Innovative problem-solvers with a passion for technology

  • Team players dedicated to collaborative success

  • Individuals with a continuous learning and growth mindset

  • Detail-oriented professionals with a focus on excellence

  • Adaptable personalities ready to thrive in a dynamic environment

By exploring our careers pages, you'll gain insights into our operational style, core values, and the benefits we offer, painting a comprehensive picture of life at our company.

Our benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you go further in multiple aspects of your life, recognising and rewarding you for the value you bring to EmbedIT and our clients.

Time off

Everyone is entitled to 5 weeks of paid holiday per year.  Plus up to 5 days of personal time off for personal illness or illness of immediate family member.

Meal contribution

While you’re at work, we make your meals more affordable. Of the meals you buy at any of our office locations, EmbedIT pays 55% of what you spend.

Flexible work

Our core working hours are from 9:00 to 15:00 daily, but how early you start or how late you work, is up to you. Our hybrid setup includes the option of working from your home.

Pension Insurance or Long-term Investment product

Everyone is entitled to a pension insurance allowance of CZK 2,000 per month.

Health & Care

Our people have access to premium healthcare or a 500 CZK monthly allowance for health activities and relaxation – whatever works best for them!

Recharge by PPF

We reward your loyalty with Recharge: one extra month of leave for every five years worked.

Discount programmes

We have negotiated savings on your behalf at O2, Air Bank, Makro, Home Credit and other vendors.

Personal growth

Professional growth is an essential part of our work—we actively support skill development, hands-on experience, and participation in exciting projects..

Other cool things you can expect

Annual all staff parties, fun teambuildings, sport events and our Fail Forward sessions – where we openly share lessons learned from projects to foster growth and innovation.

Our hiring process

Expect a concise hiring process focused on evaluating your fit through an application review, a skills interview, and a culture fit discussion. Our goal is to ensure clarity and feedback throughout.

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