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How to Apply for Senior DevOps Engineer

at ONYX Insight

🏢 About ONYX Insight

ONYX Insight is a leader in predictive analytics for the wind energy sector, using data-driven solutions to optimize turbine performance and reduce downtime globally. What makes them unique is their direct impact on renewable energy efficiency—they help wind farms produce more clean energy while minimizing operational costs. Working here means contributing to sustainable energy solutions with tangible environmental benefits.

About This Role

This Senior DevOps Engineer role focuses on building and scaling AWS infrastructure using Terraform to support ONYX Insight's predictive analytics products. You'll be responsible for designing secure, multi-account architectures and integrating infrastructure deployment into GitLab CI/CD pipelines. Your work directly enables more reliable wind energy monitoring systems that help clients maximize production and reduce turbine failures.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves collaborating with development teams to design infrastructure for new analytics features, refactoring Terraform modules to improve security and maintainability, and managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments. You'll troubleshoot AWS networking issues, implement security controls for wind turbine data processing, and optimize cloud costs while ensuring high availability for global clients.

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🎯 Who ONYX Insight Is Looking For

  • Has 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience with proven ability to deliver AWS infrastructure at scale across multiple accounts and regions
  • Possesses expert-level Terraform skills including module design, testing methodologies, and state management best practices
  • Demonstrates deep understanding of AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway), security (IAM, KMS, Security Groups), and identity management
  • Can translate application requirements from developers into secure, scalable infrastructure solutions specific to wind energy analytics

📝 Tips for Applying to ONYX Insight

1

Quantify your AWS scale experience—mention specific metrics like number of accounts managed, regions deployed to, or infrastructure costs optimized

2

Showcase Terraform module examples in your portfolio or describe specific refactoring projects where you improved maintainability

3

Highlight any experience with energy, IoT, or predictive analytics domains since ONYX works specifically with wind turbine data

4

Demonstrate understanding of GitLab CI/CD integration by describing how you've automated Terraform deployments in previous roles

5

Research ONYX's products like ecoCMS or ecoOM and suggest how your infrastructure skills could support their specific data pipeline needs

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your experience designing multi-account AWS architectures and how it aligns with ONYX's need for scalable wind analytics infrastructure", 'Specific Terraform module development or refactoring projects that improved security, cost-efficiency, or deployment reliability', "How you've collaborated with developers to translate application requirements into infrastructure, particularly for data-intensive applications", 'Your interest in renewable energy and how your DevOps skills can contribute to more efficient wind energy production']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → ONYX Insight's specific products like ecoCMS (condition monitoring) and ecoOM (operations management) to understand their technology stack
  • → The wind energy industry challenges—particularly around turbine downtime, predictive maintenance, and data analytics requirements
  • → ONYX's client case studies to understand how their solutions are deployed at wind farms globally
  • → Recent company news about expansion, new products, or partnerships in the renewable energy sector

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through how you would design a secure, multi-account AWS architecture for processing real-time wind turbine sensor data
2 Describe your approach to Terraform module testing and state management in a team environment with frequent deployments
3 How would you implement infrastructure as code for a new predictive analytics product while ensuring compliance with security standards?
4 What strategies have you used to optimize AWS costs in large-scale deployments, particularly for data storage and processing?
5 How do you handle infrastructure rollbacks or disaster recovery scenarios in automated CI/CD pipelines?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Presenting generic AWS experience without demonstrating multi-account, multi-region scale specific to ONYX's distributed analytics needs
  • Focusing only on infrastructure without showing how you collaborate with developers to translate application requirements
  • Having Terraform experience limited to basic usage without module design, testing, or state management expertise

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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