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About Tekion:

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Job Summary
We are looking for a passionate and driven DevOps Engineer with 2–3 years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, monitoring, and containerization. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative environment, takes ownership of their work, and is eager to continuously improve deployment processes, infrastructure reliability, and system performance alongside development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities
• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines for application deployments
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment activities using IaC tools
• Manage and monitor cloud infrastructure and production environments
• Work closely with developers to support application releases and troubleshooting
• Handle Linux server administration and performance tuning
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
• Support containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and security best practices
• Participate in incident resolution, root cause analysis, and post-mortem documentation
• Follow and contribute to team runbooks, SOPs, and internal documentation
• Raise flags proactively on infrastructure risks, capacity concerns, or recurring issues

Required Skills
• Strong experience in Linux administration
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of scripting languages like Bash or Python
• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platforms
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Ansible
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog
• Understanding of networking, security, and troubleshooting concepts
• Good communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities

Good to Have:
• Experience working in product-based companies
• Knowledge of microservices architecture
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum environments
• Familiarity with secret management tools like HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager
• Basic understanding of application security practices (SAST, DAST, vulnerability scanning)
• Experience with GitOps workflows or tools like ArgoCD or Flux

What We Value:
A strong sense of ownership : you don't wait to be told, you act
Curiosity to learn and adapt as the tech stack evolves
Transparency in communication : raising blockers early rather than late
A collaborative mindset :working with, not just for, the teams around you

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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