Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Experience: 12+ Years
Employment Type: W2 Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with 12+ years of IT experience and strong hands-on expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, containerization, orchestration, and cloud security.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Ansible, and Python scripting, along with a strong understanding of DevOps best practices, cloud architecture, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure.

• Develop, automate, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.

• Deploy, configure, and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Manage Kubernetes clusters, including Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, and Red Hat OpenShift.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments.

• Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, PowerShell, and Shell scripting.

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, and Datadog.

• Support cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and application containerization initiatives.

• Implement DevSecOps practices, vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and security compliance.

• Configure and manage networking, load balancers, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, and cloud security groups.

• Troubleshoot complex production issues related to infrastructure, deployments, and application performance.

• Implement disaster recovery, backup, high availability, and business continuity solutions.

• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to improve software delivery.

• Lead DevOps transformation initiatives and mentor junior engineers.

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Microsoft Azure

• Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) – Preferred

CI/CD Tools

• Jenkins

• Azure DevOps

• GitHub Actions

• GitLab CI/CD

• Argo CD

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform

• AWS CloudFormation

• Ansible

• ARM Templates / Bicep

Containerization & Orchestration

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Amazon EKS

• Azure AKS

• Helm

• OpenShift

Scripting & Automation

• Python

• Bash

• Shell Scripting

• PowerShell

• YAML

Monitoring & Logging

• Prometheus

• Grafana

• Splunk

• ELK Stack

• Datadog

• AWS CloudWatch

• Azure Monitor

Version Control

• Git

• GitHub

• GitLab

• Bitbucket

DevSecOps & Security

• SonarQube

• Trivy

• HashiCorp Vault

• IAM

• Security Groups

• Vulnerability Management

• SAST / DAST

Operating Systems

• Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)

• Windows Server

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

• Experience with SRE principles and practices.

• Experience with GitOps and Argo CD.

• Knowledge of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments.

• Experience supporting enterprise applications in Banking, Healthcare, Insurance, or Financial Services.

Mandatory Skills

1. DevOps Engineering – 12+ Years of IT Experience

2. AWS / Azure Cloud Infrastructure

3. CI/CD – Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions

4. Infrastructure as Code – Terraform, Ansible

5. Docker and Kubernetes

6. Python / Bash / Shell Scripting

7. Linux Administration

8. Monitoring – Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk

9. Cloud Security and IAM

10. Production Support and Troubleshooting