DevOps Engineer

Job Overview:

The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, automating, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). The DevOps Engineer will collaborate with development, QA, and security teams to ensure seamless deployment, monitoring, and scaling of applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, testing, and deployments.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Deploy and maintain containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Monitor system performance, logs, and security using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and CloudWatch.
• Implement security best practices for cloud and containerized environments, including IAM, secrets management, and compliance checks.
• Collaborate with development teams to enhance application performance and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents using observability tools and root cause analysis techniques.
• Optimize cost and resource utilization in cloud environments.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies for critical services.
• Maintain and enhance automation scripts for deployment and infrastructure management.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD automation.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, or CircleCI
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python, or Go) for automation.
• Proficiency in observability and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, Loki).
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, including DNS, load balancing, and firewalls.
• Knowledge of security best practices, including IAM, SSL/TLS, and vulnerability scanning.
• Experience with database administration and backup strategies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Experience working with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS) is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Kubernetes operators and service mesh solutions (Istio, Linkerd).
• Familiarity with serverless architectures and FaaS (AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions).
• Experience with configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, SaltStack).
• Understanding of policy-as-code for compliance automation (OPA, Kyverno).
• Familiarity with incident management and SRE principles.

Experience Level:

Mid to Senior (4+ Years)

Employment Type:

Full-time