Senior DevOps Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, automation, and monitoring to support the development and deployment of scalable applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, infrastructure as code (IaC), and containerization/orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. This role will be instrumental in improving our system reliability, deployment efficiency, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

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  Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
  
• Manage cloud infrastructure in AWS, Azure, or GCP using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
  
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
  
• Deploy, manage, and monitor Kubernetes clusters using EKS, AKS, or GKE.
  
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack, or Datadog.
  
• Ensure system reliability and uptime by implementing best practices in SRE and incident management.
  
• Enhance security and compliance by implementing IAM policies, role-based access controls (RBAC), and security tools like Vault, Falco, or AWS Security Hub.
  
• Develop and maintain logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to ensure proactive issue resolution.
  
• Optimize cloud costs by managing resource utilization, auto-scaling, and rightsizing instances.
  
• Work closely with development teams to ensure smooth application deployment and performance optimization.
  
• Implement and improve disaster recovery strategies, backup solutions, and high-availability architectures.
  
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and contribute to process improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

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  6+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
  
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native services.
  
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and automation with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
  
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
  
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration with EKS, AKS, or GKE.
  
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
  
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go for automation.
  
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk.
  
• Good understanding of networking concepts including VPCs, DNS, Load Balancing, and Firewalls.
  
• Security best practices knowledge including IAM, encryption, vulnerability scanning, and compliance frameworks.
  
• Experience with Git-based workflows and version control best practices.
  
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex cloud and infrastructure issues.
  
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban) and collaborating with development teams.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Serverless computing (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions).
  
• Familiarity with Chaos Engineering for reliability testing (e.g., Gremlin, Chaos Monkey).
  
• Exposure to machine learning model deployment and MLOps best practices.
  
• Experience with Hybrid and Multi-cloud environments.
  
• Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Expert, or Google Professional DevOps Engineer.

Education

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  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).