Senior Devops Engineer

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

• Design and maintain Docker-based container infrastructure across VMs (on-prem)
• Manage lightweight Kubernetes setup (K3s/K8s) for staging and production clusters
• Set up and administer Kong API Gateway with routing, auth, rate limiting
• Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Jenkins)
• Monitor and ensure system health and uptime using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki (or ELK)
• Set up alerts and dashboards for proactive monitoring of server and application metrics
• Perform log aggregation, tracing, and anomaly detection to identify and resolve system issues
• Manage Kafka/RabbitMQ brokers and topic lifecycles
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Bash/Python/Helm/YAML scripts
• Implement and maintain regular server health checks, system patching, and performance tuning
• Perform server provisioning, access control, configuration management, and decommissioning
• Implement backup, restore, and basic DR solutions (on-prem- cloud-ready)
• Collaborate with backend engineers and QA on staging/production rollouts
• Maintain documentation of DevOps processes, architecture diagrams, and SOPs
• Assist in onboarding and mentoring junior engineers on DevOps practices
  

Required Skills

• Solid understanding of Linux servers (Ubuntu/CentOS) and VM lifecycle management
• 3+ years hands-on experience with Docker, Docker Compose
• Experience deploying and managing K3s/K8s, Minikube, or Kubernetes clusters
• Experience with at least one CI/CD system (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins)
• Familiarity with microservices design, versioned APIs, and API gateways
• Understanding of Kafka or RabbitMQ setup and scaling
• Strong in scripting (Bash, Python, or PowerShell)
• Hands-on with monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/ELK
• Basic networking concepts: DNS, ports, firewalls, proxies, load balancers
  

Good to Have

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) for future DR setup
• Helm chart creation & Kubernetes manifests
• SSL/TLS cert automation (e.g., certbot, Let's Encrypt, Kong plugins)
• Experience with Redis, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB in production
• Understanding of Zero Downtime Deployment strategies