DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a **Lead DevOps Engineer** to drive the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, automation, and cloud security. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring technical excellence, strategic thinking, and the ability to mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

**Requirements**

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters (EKS preferred; AKS/GKE/OpenShift acceptable).
• Strong expertise in AWS services including EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, S3, Route 53, CloudWatch, ALB/NLB, Auto Scaling, Lambda, and ECS.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (preferred) or AWS CloudFormation.
• Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Proficiency in Docker, Git, Linux administration, and scripting (Bash/Python).
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, CloudWatch, or Datadog.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, disaster recovery, backup strategies, and cost optimization.
• Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

**Key Responsibilities**

• Lead the architecture, implementation, and management of scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Own and manage Kubernetes platform operations, upgrades, security, performance tuning, and best practices.
• Design and implement enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and faster software releases.
• Define and implement Infrastructure as Code standards using Terraform and automation frameworks.
• Drive infrastructure automation, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives across engineering teams.
• Establish monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident management processes to ensure platform reliability.
• Lead root cause analysis for production incidents and implement preventive measures.
• Collaborate with Engineering, QA, Security, Product, and Architecture teams to define deployment strategies and cloud architecture.
• Implement cloud governance, security controls, compliance standards, and disaster recovery plans.
• Optimize infrastructure performance, scalability, and cloud costs.
• Mentor and guide DevOps engineers, conduct technical reviews, and promote DevOps best practices.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools and technologies to improve platform reliability and developer productivity.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term cloud and DevOps strategy.

**Benefits**

• 5 Days Working
• Healthy Work Environment
• Medical Allowance
• Learning & Certification Support
• Career Growth Opportunities

**Location:** Mohali

**Work Mode:** Work from Office

Pay: ₹800,000.00 - ₹1,400,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person