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DevOps Engineer (Developer Platform)

Summary

Maintains and secures Kubernetes clusters (EKS and on-prem), automates deployments with Helm/Terraform, and ensures high availability through CI/CD and on-call support.

Your Role Kubernetes & Container Platform Management -Operate and maintain production workloads running on Kubernetes (managed on-prem clusters and Amazon EKS) -Deploy, upgrade, and manage applications using Helm or similar package management tools -Troubleshoot cluster-level and workload-level issues (networking, storage, scaling, resource constraints) -Implement and maintain Kubernetes best practices for security, RBAC, and namespace isolation -Optimize resource utilization and autoscaling configurations Cloud & Infrastructure Management -Support and manage AWS infrastructure (EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, networking, security groups) -Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation -Participate in infrastructure design reviews and capacity planning System Reliability, Security & Production Support -Maintain high availability and performance across production environments -Participate in a structured on-call rotation to support production systems -Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and drive preventive improvements -Contribute to post-incident reviews focused on learning and long-term resilience -Continuously monitor and remediate infrastructure, container image, and dependency vulnerabilities -Ensure timely upgrades of base images, Helm charts, system packages, and third-party libraries -Collaborate with development teams to resolve security findings (e.g., CVEs) in code repositories -Strengthen infrastructure and container security posture across all environments CI/CD, Automation & Continuous Improvement -Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines supporting containerized deployments -Automate builds, testing, and Kubernetes-based deployments -Improve release processes to minimize downtime and deployment risk -Use tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Ansible to reduce manual operational tasks -Promote DevOps and cloud-native best practices across teams . Your Qualifications -At least 2 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Systems Engineering -Hands-on experience managing production workloads in Kubernetes -Experience with Amazon EKS -Experience deploying applications using Helm (or similar tooling) -Experience with containerization (Docker) -Experience with vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows -Experience with Bash and/or Python scripting -Strong troubleshooting skills and operational mindset -Willingness to participate in a structured on-call rotation Plus points if you have: -Experience operating multi-environment Kubernetes clusters (dev/staging/prod) -Experience implementing autoscaling strategies (HPA, cluster autoscaler) -Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Graylog) -Familiarity with Kubernetes networking concepts (Ingress, Services, CNI) -Experience supporting production systems with monitoring and alerting -Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or equivalent)

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