Senior DevOps Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Build, optimize, and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and OpenShift.
• Implement GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or Flux for automated deployments.
• Monitor application and infrastructure health using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Ensure platform security by implementing DevSecOps practices, vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and IAM policies.
• Optimize cloud costs, system performance, scalability, and reliability across production environments.
• Manage Linux servers, networking, load balancers, DNS, SSL/TLS, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and operations teams to improve software delivery processes.
• Perform root cause analysis, incident management, and production support for critical applications.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions to ensure business continuity.
• Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, or Shell scripting to eliminate manual tasks.
• Maintain documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and infrastructure architecture.
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and promote DevOps best practices across teams.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5 to 10 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Platform Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms.
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift, and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong Linux administration and scripting skills using Python, Bash, or Shell.
• Knowledge of GitOps, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog, and observability tools.
• Good understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Load Balancers, Firewalls, and SSL/TLS.
• Experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Familiarity with security best practices, DevSecOps, IAM, secrets management, and compliance standards.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, CKA, CKAD, RHCE, or Terraform Associate are highly preferred.