Sr DevOps Engineer Role As DevOps and Release Engineer you will play a key role in managing cloud infrastructure, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, automation, release management, and collaboration between development and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities - Cloud Infrastructure Management:
- Design, implement, and manage scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS Cloud.
- Lead and guide teams in the adoption of cloud services for various environments (development, staging, production).
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
- Develop, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
- Integrate tools like CodeFresh for continuous delivery workflows.
- Manage deployment automation strategies (rolling updates, blue-green deployments, canary releases).
- Release Management:
- Lead and manage the end-to-end release process, from initial development through to production deployment.
- Work with stakeholders to define release schedules, coordinate cross-functional efforts, and ensure timely delivery.
- Implement release strategies, rollback procedures, and manage versioning to ensure smooth transitions between versions.
- Collaboration and Cross-Team Support:
- Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to understand requirements and streamline workflows.
- Provide technical mentorship to team members on DevOps best practices, cloud platforms, and automation techniques.
- Assist in setting up monitoring and alerting mechanisms for production environments to ensure uptime, reliability, and performance.
- Automation and Scripting:
- Develop custom scripts and automation tools to reduce manual work and improve repeatability.
- Automate operational tasks such as backups, scaling, patching, and system health checks.
- Implement self-healing mechanisms for cloud environments.
- Security and Compliance:
- Ensure secure deployment practices by integrating security into the DevOps lifecycle (DevSecOps).
- Maintain security compliance for cloud infrastructure, handling access controls, encryption, logging, and auditing.
- Participate in security incident response and post-mortem activities for critical issues.
- Performance and Cost Optimization:
- Monitor and analyze cloud performance to identify areas for optimization.
- Help reduce cloud infrastructure costs by optimizing resource utilization and making recommendations for cost-saving measures.
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement:
- Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies and DevOps trends to ensure the team is using the best tools and practices.
- Implement continuous improvement processes for the automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services.
- Drive the adoption of new cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, GitOps, IaC/Terraform and serverless computing.
Requirements Education and Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Extensive experience (typically 7+ years) in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, and release management.
- Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams, and in architecting complex cloud systems.
- Experience with AWS Cloud and in-depth understanding of cloud-native technologies.
Technical Skills: - Cloud Platforms: In-depth experience with AWS Cloud. Knowledge of services like EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, GKE, etc.
- CI/CD Tools: Expertise in CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket CodeFresh/Jenkins, GitOps, or similar tools.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration.
- Scripting and Automation: Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Monitoring & Logging Tools: Familiarity with tools like New Relic, ELK Stack or similar monitoring and logging solutions.
- Version Control Systems: Deep experience with Git, Bitbucket, etc.
- Security: Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, IAM, encryption, VPNs, and compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA).
Soft Skills: - Leadership: Strong leadership and mentoring skills with the ability to lead technical teams, influence decision-making, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle complex technical issues in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaboration: Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, operations).
- Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Certifications (Optional but Preferred): - AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Certified Jenkins Engineer
Desirable Additional Skills: - Experience with microservices architectures.
- Familiarity with serverless technologies like AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, etc.
- Knowledge of databases, both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB).
- Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools (Jira, Confluence).