DevOps Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure

Key Responsibility Areas (KRAs)

• CI/CD Pipeline Management : Design, build, and maintain robust, automated CI/CD pipelines for various applications, ensuring seamless integration, testing, and deployment processes.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Develop and manage cloud infrastructure using IaC tools, ensuring consistency, scalability, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Cloud Resource Optimization : Continuously monitor and optimize cloud resource utilization, performance, and costs across development, staging, and production environments.
• Containerization & Orchestration : Implement and manage containerization strategies using Docker and orchestrate containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Monitoring, Logging & Alerting : Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve production issues.
• Automation & Scripting : Develop and implement automation scripts and tools to streamline operational tasks, reduce manual effort, and improve efficiency.
• Security & Compliance : Implement DevSecOps principles, ensuring security best practices are integrated into every stage of the SDLC and maintaining compliance standards.
• Collaboration & Mentorship : Collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to understand requirements, troubleshoot issues, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Troubleshooting & Support : Provide expert-level support for production systems, participating in on-call rotations as needed and driving root cause analysis for incidents.
• Documentation : Create and maintain detailed documentation for infrastructure, processes, and Skills & Experience :
• Experience : 6-10 years of progressive experience in a DevOps, SRE, or similar role.
• Cloud Platforms : Expert-level proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• CI/CD Tools : Extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Strong proficiency with Terraform or Ansible (CloudFormation, Puppet, Chef are a plus).
• Containerization : In-depth knowledge and practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Scripting : Advanced scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Operating Systems : Solid understanding of Linux administration; Windows Server experience is a plus.
• Monitoring & Logging : Experience with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Splunk, DataDog, or Azure Monitor.
• Version Control : Expert-level proficiency with Git (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure Repos).
• Networking : Good understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, Firewalls, VPNs).
• DevSecOps : Familiarity with security best practices in a DevOps Skills (Added Advantage) :
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of database administration (SQL/NoSQL) and CI/CD for databases.
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional).
• Experience with Chaos Engineering principles