Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Experience: 10+ Years

Contract: W2 only

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and management of scalable infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud architecture, automation, container orchestration, and site reliability practices, along with the ability to mentor junior engineers and drive DevOps best practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform)
• Architect and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Lead containerization and orchestration efforts using Docker and Kubernetes
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Own monitoring, logging, and alerting strategy using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk
• Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortem processes for production systems
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and QA teams to embed DevSecOps practices into the SDLC
• Optimize cloud cost, performance, and security posture across environments
• Establish and enforce standards for configuration management, secrets management, and disaster recovery
• Mentor and guide junior/mid-level DevOps engineers
• Evaluate and introduce new tools/technologies to improve engineering velocity and system reliability

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
• Strong hands-on expertise with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) — multi-cloud experience preferred
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE) and Docker
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code — Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Strong scripting/programming skills — Python, Bash, or Go
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (VPC, DNS, Load Balancers, VPN, Firewalls)
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet)
• Hands-on experience with monitoring/observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, New Relic)
• Strong understanding of security best practices — IAM, secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), vulnerability scanning
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and GitOps workflows
• Solid understanding of database operations (backup, replication, scaling) — SQL/NoSQL
• Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems, high-availability environments