Sr. DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Job-type: Full-time, on-site

Location: Nagercoil

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior DevOps Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure, automating CI/CD pipelines, ensuring system reliability and security, and collaborating with development teams to deliver high-performance, cost-efficient solutions for the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Infrastructure & Cloud Management

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure
• Manage cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) and hybrid environments
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM

2. CI/CD & Automation

• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment
• Automate manual processes to improve efficiency and reliability
• Ensure zero/minimal downtime during deployments

3. System Reliability & Performance

• Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Perform root cause analysis and incident resolution

4. Security & Compliance (DevSecOps)

• Integrate security best practices into CI/CD pipelines
• Manage secrets, access control, and identity management
• Ensure compliance with security standards and industry regulations

5. Containerization & Orchestration

• Manage container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Design and maintain Kubernetes clusters
• Optimize container performance, scaling, and resource utilization

6. Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with development, QA, and product teams
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and review their work
• Define DevOps best practices and standards across projects

7. Cost Optimization

• Monitor and optimize cloud costs and resource usage
• Implement cost-efficient architecture and scaling strategies

8. Disaster Recovery & High Availability

• Design and test backup, recovery, and failover strategies
• Ensure business continuity and minimal data loss

9. Documentation & Process Improvement

• Maintain infrastructure and deployment documentation
• Continuously improve DevOps workflows and processes

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Educational Qualifications

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

- Relevant certifications are a plus (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, DevOps)

Technical Skills

- Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)

- Expertise in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)

- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible

- Proficiency in containerization and orchestration – Docker, Kubernetes, Helm

- Experience with Linux/Unix system administration

- Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell

- Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch)

-Solid understanding of networking concepts (VPC, DNS, Load Balancers, Firewalls)

- Knowledge of security best practices and DevSecOps principles

Experience Requirements

- 5–8 years of overall IT experience

- 3+ years of hands-on DevOps / Cloud engineering experience

- Experience managing production-grade systems and high-availability environments

Soft Skills

- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills

- Leadership and mentoring capabilities

- Ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments

- Strong ownership and accountability mindset

Preferred / Added Advantages

- Experience with microservices architecture

- Knowledge of cost optimization and cloud billing management

- Exposure to SRE practices

- Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid environments

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹45,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• DevOps: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person