Dev Ops Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with product owners, architects, and development teams to design and operate highly available, scalable, and secure platforms.
• Lead the containerization and orchestration strategy using Docker and Kubernetes, including cluster lifecycle management and workload optimization.
• Own, maintain, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, enabling reliable and repeatable application delivery across environments.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent.
• Apply cloud-native best practices across AWS / Azure / GCP environments (cloud experience considered a strong bonus).
• Design and maintain deployment, rollout, and rollback strategies for cloud and on-prem/hybrid workloads.
• Embed security, compliance, and cost optimization into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure (DevSecOps approach).
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform performance using logging, monitoring, and alerting tools.
• Drive continuous improvements in system reliability, scalability, and deployment velocity.
• Mentor and coach junior DevOps engineers, conducting design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvements.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools, cloud services, and automation opportunities to improve engineering productivity.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer supporting hybrid (on-prem + cloud) environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise with vanilla Kubernetes, including cluster operations, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Experience managing GitOps workflows using Argo CD.
• Solid experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency in creating and managing Helm charts for application packaging and deployment.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, or similar).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform or equivalent).
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting in distributed systems.
• Ability to collaborate closely with development and product teams.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and promoting DevOps best practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.