Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Experience: 11+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with 11+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing scalable CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, automation, and containerized environments. The ideal candidate will have expertise in DevOps best practices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, and cloud platforms to support enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible).
• Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Administer and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
• Monitor application and infrastructure performance using monitoring and logging tools.
• Implement security best practices, vulnerability management, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline release processes.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high system availability.
• Manage configuration management tools and automate routine operational tasks.
• Maintain disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability solutions.
• Participate in architecture discussions and recommend scalable DevOps solutions.
• Document infrastructure, deployment processes, and operational procedures.

Required Skills

• 11+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or Bamboo.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Experience with Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting (Bash, Python).
• Knowledge of networking, load balancing, DNS, firewalls, and security best practices.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog, or New Relic.
• Proficiency in Git and version control systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, automation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of serverless technologies and cloud-native services.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes security and service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other messaging platforms.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and security automation.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or HashiCorp Terraform Associate are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s or Master''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Key Competencies

• DevOps & CI/CD
• Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform)
• Kubernetes & Docker
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
• Linux Administration
• Automation & Scripting
• Monitoring & Logging
• System Reliability & Performance
• Security & Compliance
• Collaboration & Problem Solving