DevOps Engineer

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

• DevOps Engineering – 12 Years of IT Experience
• AWS / Azure Cloud Infrastructure
• CI/CD – Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
• Infrastructure as Code – Terraform, Ansible
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Python / Bash / Shell Scripting
• Linux Administration
• Monitoring – Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk
• Cloud Security and IAM
• Production Support and Troubleshooting