Devops AWS Engineer

Job Summary We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer with 3–4 years of experience to manage and improve our cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, monitoring, and application reliability. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, CI/CD, Git, and infrastructure automation. The candidate will work closely with development, QA, and product teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable application deployments. Key Responsibilities 1. Cloud & Infrastructure • Manage and maintain AWS infrastructure across development, QA, staging, and production environments. • Work with services such as: EC2 S3 RDS ECR CloudFront IAM VPC Route 53 CloudWatch SES/SNS • Configure and maintain secure networking, IAM roles, security groups, and access policies. • Monitor infrastructure capacity, availability, and performance. • Optimize AWS infrastructure and cloud costs. 2. CI/CD • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar tools. • Automate: Build Unit/integration test execution Docker image creation Security scanning Deployment Rollback • Implement deployment strategies such as rolling, blue-green, or canary deployments. • Maintain separate deployment workflows for Dev, QA, Staging, and Production. 3. Docker & Kubernetes • Build and maintain optimized Dockerfiles and Docker images. • Manage containerized applications using Kubernetes. • Work with: Deployments Services ConfigMaps Secrets Ingress Persistent Volumes Liveness/Readiness probes Resource limits and requests • Troubleshoot pod failures, CrashLoopBackOff, image-pull issues, networking problems, and resource-related issues. • Experience with Helm charts and Kubernetes configuration management is preferred. 4. Infrastructure as Code Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform or CloudFormation. Maintain reusable infrastructure modules and environment-specific configurations. Follow Infrastructure-as-Code best practices and maintain infrastructure changes through Git. 5. Monitoring & Logging • Implement and maintain application and infrastructure monitoring. • Work with tools such as: AWS CloudWatch Grafana Prometheus ELK/OpenSearch • Configure alerts for: CPU/memory utilization Disk usage Application errors Kubernetes failures API availability Database performance • Investigate production incidents using logs and monitoring metrics. 6. Security Implement DevSecOps practices across CI/CD pipelines. Manage secrets securely using AWS Secrets Manager, Parameter Store, Kubernetes Secrets, or equivalent. Implement vulnerability scanning for Docker images and dependencies. Maintain least-privilege IAM policies. Apply security best practices to AWS and Kubernetes environments. Assist with SSL/TLS certificate management and security headers. 7. Linux & Troubleshooting • Strong hands-on experience with Linux systems. • Troubleshoot: CPU/memory issues Disk utilization Network connectivity DNS issues Process failures Application deployment failures Container issues • Comfortable using shell commands and writing basic Bash scripts. 8. Git & Release Management Strong understanding of Git and Git branching strategies. Manage release and deployment workflows across multiple environments. Support controlled promotion of changes from Dev → QA → Staging → Production. Assist development teams with deployment and environment-related issues. Required Skills SkillRequirementLinuxStrongAWSStrongDockerStrongKubernetesStrongCI/CDStrongGit/GitHubStrongBash/ScriptingGoodTerraformGoodHelmGoodNetworkingGoodMonitoringGoodSecurity/DevSecOpsGoodJenkins/GitHub ActionsGoodPrometheus/GrafanaGood Good to Have AWS Certified DevOps Engineer / Solutions Architect / Developer certification. Experience with Terraform modules. Experience with Helm and Kubernetes production deployments. Experience with Prometheus and Grafana. Experience with SonarQube, Trivy, Snyk, or other security/scanning tools. Experience with AWS cost optimization. Knowledge of PostgreSQL/RDS administration. Experience supporting Node.js/Angular or similar web applications. Understanding of high-availability and disaster-recovery architecture. Requirements Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. 3–4 years of hands-on DevOps/Cloud engineering experience. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Good understanding of cloud infrastructure and deployment architecture. Ability to work closely with developers, QA, and technical leadership. Good communication and documentation skills. Expected Experience The candidate should be capable of independently handling: Developer commits → CI pipeline → Build/Test → Docker image → Container registry → Kubernetes deployment → Monitoring → Production support and should be comfortable troubleshooting the complete deployment lifecycle.