Senior Engineer DevOps

Senior Engineer DevOps:

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, automation, and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and managing scalable, secure, and reliable cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.

This role requires hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, and cloud-native technologies to enable engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently and securely.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering:

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure on Azure and GCP.
• Manage and support containerized workloads using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Implement Kubernetes best practices including:
  • Autoscaling
  • Ingress Controllers
  • Network Policies
  • Workload Security
• Contribute to cloud architecture reviews and infrastructure optimization initiatives.

CI/CD & DevSecOps:

• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Implement DevSecOps practices by incorporating security scanning, compliance checks, and automated quality gates into deployment pipelines.
• Support GitOps adoption and infrastructure automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment frequency, reliability, and release quality.

Streaming & Messaging Platforms:

• Deploy, manage, and monitor Apache Kafka and Confluent Kafka clusters.
• Support event-driven architectures using Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
• Ensure high availability, performance optimization, and operational stability of messaging systems.

Observability & Reliability:

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using:
  • Azure Monitor
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK Stack
  • GCP Operations Suite
• Monitor platform health and proactively identify performance bottlenecks.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, and service reliability improvements.
• Assist in defining and tracking SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs.

Infrastructure Automation & IaC:

• Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using:
  • Terraform
  • Bicep
  • ARM Templates
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational workflows using:
  • Python
  • Bash
  • PowerShell
• Maintain reusable automation frameworks and infrastructure modules.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work closely with software engineering, security, data, and architecture teams.
• Participate in technical design reviews and cloud migration initiatives.
• Contribute to operational excellence through documentation, knowledge sharing, and process improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps best practices across teams.

Required Qualifications:

Experience:

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Experience supporting production environments in cloud-native and containerized ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with modern infrastructure automation and deployment practices.

Technical Skills:

Strong expertise in:

• Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Kubernetes platform administration (AKS, GKE)
• Docker and container orchestration
• GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
• Apache Kafka and Confluent Kafka
• Google Cloud Pub/Sub
• Terraform, Bicep, and ARM Templates
• Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and GCP Monitoring
• Python, Bash, and PowerShell scripting
• NoSQL databases and distributed systems

Professional Skills:

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong focus on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments.
• Understanding of disaster recovery, backup strategies, and cloud cost optimization.
• Kubernetes, Azure, GCP, or Terraform certifications are highly desirable.