DevOps Engineer

Experience: 12+ Years
Location: Plano, TX

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced DevOps Engineer with 12+ years of expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, containerization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and enterprise DevOps transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building, automating, and optimizing scalable cloud-native environments while ensuring high availability, security, and operational excellence across development and production systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployments.
• Build and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Deploy, manage, and monitor containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Security, and Operations teams to streamline release processes.
• Implement DevOps best practices for continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous monitoring.
• Manage source control repositories and branching strategies using Git.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.
• Perform infrastructure performance tuning, troubleshooting, and capacity planning.
• Implement security controls, compliance standards, and DevSecOps practices.
• Automate operational tasks using scripting languages and configuration management tools.
• Support disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability solutions.
• Participate in architecture reviews and recommend infrastructure improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps standards and best practices.
• Support Agile/Scrum development and release management activities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in DevOps Engineering, Cloud Engineering, System Administration, or related fields.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
• Expertise in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or Bamboo.
• Extensive experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and container orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog, or CloudWatch.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Shell Scripting, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Linux and Windows administration.
• Knowledge of networking concepts including DNS, VPN, Load Balancers, Firewalls, SSL/TLS, and Routing.
• Experience with Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and version control best practices.
• Familiarity with Microservices Architecture and API Management.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, security automation, and compliance standards.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional.
• Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Experience with Serverless Architectures and Cloud-Native Applications.
• Knowledge of Service Mesh technologies such as Istio.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise production environments.
• Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure and MLOps is a plus.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Master''s degree preferred.