DevOps Engineer – Cloud Platform Operations

Key Responsibilities:

1. Cloud Platform Operations (AWS & GCP)

• Operate and support AWS and GCP cloud environments, ensuring availability, performance, and reliability of platform services.
• Manage environment setup and lifecycle across dev, test, staging, and production.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, networking, and platform issues in collaboration with Cloud Ops and Engineering teams.

2. CI/CD Automation & DevOps Tooling

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments using enterprise‑standard tools (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Enable automated build, test, and deployment workflows with appropriate validation and approval gates.
• Support standardized branching strategies and release processes across multiple teams.

3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Implement and maintain infrastructure‑as‑code using tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or equivalent.
• Ensure cloud resources are repeatable, version‑controlled, and auditable.
• Partner with platform architects to implement approved reference architectures and guardrails.

4. Security, IAM & Compliance (DevSecOps)

• Implement and manage IAM roles, policies, and service accounts across AWS and GCP following least‑privilege principles.
• Embed security checks and compliance controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support vulnerability remediation, access reviews, and audit readiness.

5. Observability, Reliability & Operations

• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting for cloud platforms and pipelines.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, and post‑incident improvements.
• Drive improvements in platform reliability, availability, and operational maturity.

6. FinOps & Cost Optimization

• Monitor cloud usage and support cost optimization initiatives across AWS and GCP.
• Implement tagging standards and cost‑allocation practices.
• Partner with platform and finance teams to improve cost transparency and accountability.

7. Collaboration & Enablement

• Partner with data engineering, application, and platform teams to enable self‑service and faster onboarding.
• Contribute to DevOps standards, documentation, and best practices.
• Participate in on‑call or support rotations as required.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud operations, or platform engineering roles.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS and GCP cloud services.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools.
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, or equivalent).
• Solid understanding of Linux, networking, and cloud security fundamentals.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex, distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting data platforms or analytics workloads (e.g., data lakes, streaming, ML platforms).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and security automation.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization (FinOps).
  • Prior experience working in multi‑cloud environments.