DevOps Engineer

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About the Role:

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with 12 years of experience to design, build, and maintain robust on-premises Kubernetes infrastructure while leveraging AWS cloud services. You will lead automation, deployment, monitoring, and scaling of containerized applications across hybrid environments, ensuring high availability, security, and efficiency in a fast-paced startup setting.

Note: Experience with on-premises Kubernetes deployments is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect, deploy, and manage highly available Kubernetes clusters on-premises for seamless container orchestration and scalability.
• Containerize applications using Docker and manage deployment pipelines targeting both on-prem Kubernetes and AWS environments.
• Provision and automate infrastructure setup with Terraform and Ansible for both physical/virtual on-prem resources and cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Implement monitoring and alerting with Prometheus and Grafana for cluster and application health.
• Design centralized logging solutions using ELK stack or Splunk for on-prem containers and systems.
• Manage networking configurations including VPNs, ingress controllers, firewalls, and security policies in hybrid setups.
• Implement and maintain secrets management using HashiCorp Vault or Kubernetes Secrets.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and product teams to support continuous delivery and resolve production issues quickly.
• Drive best practices for infrastructure security, compliance, and disaster recovery.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a culture of automation, efficiency, and reliability.

Required Qualifications:

• 12 years of professional experience as a DevOps or Infrastructure Engineer, with mandatory on-premises Kubernetes deployment experience.
• Understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, and operations in on-prem environments.
• Proficiency with Docker and container lifecycle management in production.
• Experience with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation (on-prem + AWS).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Experience with AWS core services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and logging stacks (ELK, Splunk).
• Basic networking fundamentals: VPNs, ingress controllers, firewall rules, and security best practices.
• Experience with secrets management tools in production.
• Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or equivalent) for automation.
• Ability to troubleshoot distributed systems and optimize infrastructure performance.
• Strong communication skills and cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux).
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
• Familiarity with security compliance frameworks and disaster recovery planning.
• Experience working in startup or fast-paced agile environments.

What We Offer:

• Leadership opportunities in architecting critical infrastructure for a fast-growing startup.
• Collaborative, innovative, and supportive team environment.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.