Devops Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled and proactive DevOps Engineer with 2+ years of experience in AWS, CI/CD, infrastructure management, monitoring, and troubleshooting. The candidate should have hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure, supporting application deployments, monitoring production environments, and resolving infrastructure and application-related incidents.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment, handling incidents independently, identifying root causes, and implementing solutions to improve system performance, reliability, and availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain AWS infrastructure, including EC2, EKS, VPC, networking, and related services.
• Build, manage, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild.
• Support application deployments, release management, and automation activities.
• Monitor infrastructure and application health using Grafana and Prometheus.
• Work with Kafka and Redis, including monitoring, basic administration, and troubleshooting.
• Perform Linux server administration, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring.
• Handle production incidents, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Troubleshoot application connectivity, infrastructure, and network-related issues.
• Perform service optimization, resource utilization analysis, and network optimization.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and proactively prevent potential outages.
• Collaborate with development and other engineering teams to ensure smooth application delivery and infrastructure stability.
• Participate in night-shift production support and ensure timely incident resolution.

Required Technical Skills

1. AWS & Cloud Infrastructure

• AWS EC2, EKS, VPC, IAM, S3, and CloudWatch.
• Understanding of AWS networking, security groups, routing, and load balancing.

2. CI/CD & Automation

• Hands-on experience with AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild.
• Understanding of CI/CD workflows and automated deployments.
• Basic scripting knowledge (Bash/Shell).

3. Containerization & Orchestration

• Basic to intermediate knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Understanding of Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and troubleshooting.

4. Linux & Networking

• Linux administration and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, ports, routing, firewalls, and connectivity troubleshooting.
• Ability to investigate network latency and connectivity issues.

5. Messaging & Caching

• Working knowledge of Apache Kafka and Redis.
• Understanding of service health, connectivity, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

6. Monitoring & Observability

• Hands-on knowledge of Grafana and Prometheus.
• Understanding of metrics, dashboards, alerts, and infrastructure monitoring.
• Ability to investigate performance issues using monitoring data.

Required Operational Skills

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to handle production incidents and resolve issues independently.
• Understanding of incident management and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Ability to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize infrastructure and services.
• Good communication and coordination skills.
• Willingness to work in a night-shift environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications are an added advantage.
• Experience supporting production workloads on AWS and Kubernetes is preferred.

WHY LOCOBUZZ?

• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic organisation where your contributions have real impact
• Access continuous learning and upskilling through training and workshops
• Be part of a collaborative culture built on open communication and shared goals
• Comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family