Devops Engineer

Position: DevOps Engineer
Location: Onsite, Karachi
Experience: 3-5 years

Position Summary: We are seeking an experienced DevOps Lead to manage and optimize our infrastructure across both local (on-premises) and cloud- based environments (AWS/Azure/GCP). The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading DevOps practices, CI/CD automation, infrastructure provisioning, system monitoring, and cross-functional collaboration with development, security, and IT operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure &; Automation
• Design, build, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Manage and optimize services across AWS / Azure / GCP, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and networking.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud-hosted applications using tools like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Monitor cloud workloads using tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, or Prometheus.
• On-Premises (Local) Infrastructure
• Oversee deployment and configuration of on-prem servers and services.
• Maintain and monitor self-hosted DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Nexus).
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Ansible / Chef / Puppet.
• Ensure secure access, backups, and disaster recovery for local infrastructure.

General DevOps and Leadership Duties

• Lead a team of DevOps engineers; provide technical guidance and mentorship.
• Standardize and enforce DevOps best practices across development and IT.
• Manage secrets, certificates, and secure configurations across environments.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and security teams to streamline releases and minimize downtime.
• Drive performance tuning, incident response, and root cause analysis for infrastructure issues.
• Monitor cost, performance, and capacity across all environments.

Job Description

• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure using tools such as AWS and Azure.
• Knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu, Centos, RedHat).
• Enforce security best practices and compliance measures to safeguard data and systems.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, proposing and implementing improvements in DevOps practices.
• Diagnose and resolve issues across production and non-production environments, implementing solutions to forestall recurrences.
• Experience with deploying applications.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools like ECS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Exemplify exceptional problem-solving and communication skills.
• Understanding of open-source server software such as Apache, NGINX, RabbitMQ, Redis, SQL, No-SQL.
• Implement and manage build and release processes using tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD. Ensure code quality and
• security standards are met throughout the CI/CD pipeline.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of DevOps experience, with at least 2 years in a lead role.
• Hands-on experience with both local (on-premise) and cloud-based infrastructures.
• Strong knowledge of Linux, networking, and system administration.
• Proficient in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions).
• Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes (on-prem and cloud deployments).
• Proficiency in scripting: Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Knowledge of monitoring/logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person