DevOps Specialist - Data Center Operations

DevOps Specialist, DataCenter

Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.  

KONE’s vision is to create the Best People Flow experience by providing ease, effectiveness and experience to our customers and users. In line with our strategy, Sustainable Success with Customers, we will focus on increasing the value we create for customers with new intelligent solutions and embed sustainability even deeper across all of our operations. By closer collaboration with customers and partners, KONE will increase the speed of bringing new services and solutions to the market.

KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (KTI) is where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.

KONE IT is a global team of expert professionals working along with business functions and area teams to develop new capabilities and enable new business opportunities. We are trusted partners of KONE business lines and functions to develop, transform, manage and run their information technology solutions. We support KONE in its digital transformation journey by introducing e.g. digital cloud-based IT services, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to support productivity, business growth and technological disruption. ​​​​​​​Sustainability, curious mindset and innovation are at the core of everything we do, and this makes us an integral part of KONE’s success.

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About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on DevOps Specialist to support the engineering, automation, and operational enablement of our next‑generation data center platforms. This role works directly under the Platform Owner, Data Center, assisting in executing Infrastructure‑as‑Code deployments, platform engineering tasks, Nasuni operational activities, and daily DevOps workflows.

This position is ideal for someone with strong scripting and automation skills, familiarity with hybrid infrastructure, and a passion for improving operational efficiency through DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & Platform Operations

• Execute day‑to‑day DevOps tasks supporting compute, storage, virtualization, and Nasuni environments.

• Run, monitor, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub).

• Perform routine log reviews, configuration checks, and environment health validation.

• Support deployment of VMs, containers, and platform components following the KONE guidelines/standards.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

• Execute IaC modules using Terraform, Ansible, or PowerShell DSC

• Develop simple automation scripts (Python, PowerShell, Bash) to support platform operations.

• Support automated build pipelines, testing, and configuration drift checks.

Nasuni Operational Support

• Help onboard new platforms into monitoring systems (Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, LogicMonitor or similar).

• Validate alerts, anomalies, and telemetry data for correctness and completeness.

• Assist in integrating Nasuni and data center components into AIOps workflows.

• Update dashboards, thresholds, and event routing configurations as needed.

Platform Engineering & Project Execution

• Support new platform rollouts, environment builds, and infrastructure provisioning tasks.

• Participate in patching cycles (Operating System, Database, Middleware, Firmware), updates, DR tests, and platform readiness checks.

• Execute tasks defined by the Platform Owner for ongoing improvement initiatives.

• Support documentation and testing for new platform features or architectural changes.

Partner Support

• Assist in creating runbooks, SOPs, and DevOps execution guides.

• Work with partner teams to ensure adherence to automation and process guidelines.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps, GitLab or similar).

• Hands-on proficiency with IaC (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).

• Scripting experience (Python, PowerShell or similar).

• Working knowledge of:

  • VMware ecosystem (vSphere, NSX), HCI platforms, or Kubernetes.

  • Basic networking concepts (VLANs, SDN, firewalls).

  • Linux and Windows platform automation.

Tooling & Observability

• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Dynatrace, Datadog, Elastic, Splunk, LogicMonitor, etc.).

• Experience integrating logging/metric pipelines (Fluentd, Logstash, Grafana, etc.).

• Exposure to AIOps concepts and automation workflows.

Soft Skills

• Strong collaboration skills—especially with architecture and operations teams.

• Detail-oriented, with a focus on automation quality and reliability.

• Ability to work in a fast‑moving, multi‑partner environment.

• Clear communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in DevOps, automation engineering, or platform engineering.

• Certifications such as Terraform Associate, Azure/AWS DevOps, VMware VCP, or related.

• Experience supporting global data center environments or managed services partnerships.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Read more on https://careers.kone.com/en/