AWS DevOps Engineer

Experience: 8+ years (with at least 2 years in a lead/architect role)

About the Role

We are looking for an 8+ year experienced DevOps Lead to manage and evolve our AWS-based infrastructure and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and system reliability. This role requires both hands-on technical expertise and strategic leadership to improve existing systems, establish best practices, and drive continuous improvement across development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead AWS Infrastructure Management:

Oversee and optimize AWS services including EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, and networking components.

• System Reliability & Performance:

Ensure uptime, scalability, and performance of critical applications and services through monitoring, automation, and proactive optimization.

• CI/CD Pipeline Ownership:

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.

• Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

Manage infrastructure using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.

• Security & Compliance:

Implement IAM policies, manage secrets securely, and enforce best practices around access, logging, and compliance.

• Cost Optimization:

Regularly review AWS billing, identify cost inefficiencies, and recommend optimizations.

• Leadership & Mentorship:

Provide technical direction to the DevOps team, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.

• Continuous Improvement:

Evaluate existing setups, identify gaps, and suggest new tools, standards, or practices to improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.

• Collaboration:

Work closely with developers, QA, and product teams to streamline release management and environment consistency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services and infrastructure design.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of containers and orchestration (Docker, ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Linux system administration and shell scripting.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and monitoring in AWS.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
• Familiarity with GitOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to influence and drive technical decisions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹800,000.00 - ₹1,600,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Work from home

Work Location: Remote