DevOps Engineer

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines from code commit to production deployment across multiple environments and applications.
• Own and administer GitHub based workflows (branches, PRs, code reviews, release tagging, protection rules) to enable reliable release management.
• Manage container image registries (Docker Hub, JFrog, Harbor) and binary/artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory) for application and dependency artifacts.
• Build, standardize, and optimize pipelines using Jenkins, CircleCI, and Argo (Argo CD / Argo Workflows) for build, test, security scan, and deployment stages, following pipelines practices.
• Implement GitOps based deployment workflows for Kubernetes using CD pipelines where applicable.
• Develop and maintain reusable YAML based templates for CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes manifests, Helm/Kustomize, and configuration management.
• Write automation and tooling in Python and shell (bash) to integrate systems, build custom CLIs/helpers, and eliminate manual tasks.
• Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters across multiple platforms (EKS/GKE/AKS, on-prem distributions such as vanilla Kubernetes, OpenShift, RKE, etc.).
• Implement and maintain application deployment strategies on Kubernetes (Helm, Kustomize, raw manifests), including rolling, canary, and blue/green deployments where required.
• Ensure CI/CD and platform integrations work seamlessly in hybrid environments (on-prem DC and public cloud), including networking, secrets, and identity integrations.
• Embed security, compliance, and quality gates into pipelines (linting, SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, container image scanning, policy checks).
• Monitor and continuously improve pipeline reliability, execution time, and feedback loops, leveraging metrics and observability tooling where available.
• Collaborate closely with development, QA, SRE/platform, and operations teams to standardize delivery patterns and champion DevOps best practices across the organization
   

Primary

Preferred Skill Set
 

• Strong experience designing and operating production grade CI/CD pipelines for microservices or distributed systems (build, test, release, and deployment automation).
• Handson expertise with GitHub and Git based workflows (GitFlow, trunk based development, protected branches, PR reviews).
• Deep working knowledge of at least two CI/CD tools: Jenkins, CircleCI, Argo CD, Argo Workflows, or equivalent (pipeline as code, shared libraries/templates).
• Strong proficiency in YAML for CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes manifests, Helm/Kustomize charts, and config management.
• Solid programming/scripting skills in Python and bash, with ability to build integrations, CLIs, and automation for repetitive tasks.
• Strong Kubernetes knowledge: cluster architecture, namespaces, deployments, stateful sets, services, ingress, config maps, secrets, RBAC, resource requests/limits, autoscaling, and troubleshooting.
• Experience operating Kubernetes on multiple platforms (EKS/GKE/AKS plus at least one on-prem or alternative distro such as vanilla k8s, OpenShift, RKE, etc.), including hybrid or multi-cloud setups.
• Strong Linux fundamentals, containerization (Docker/Containerd), and debugging skills (logs, metrics, events, kubectl tooling).
• Clear automation first mindset with a track record of eliminating manual steps via scripts, pipelines, or tooling.
   

Secondary
 

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar) for provisioning Kubernetes clusters, cloud resources, and supporting infrastructure.
• Exposure to observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, or OpenTelemetry for monitoring pipelines, Kubernetes workloads, and platform health.
• Knowledge of security best practices for Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and containers (RBAC hardening, image policies, network policies, secrets management, compliance checks).
• Familiarity with DevSecOps tools integrated into pipelines.
• Understanding of hybrid infrastructure patterns (on-prem data center plus public cloud), VPC/VNet basics, connectivity, and DNS/load balancing concepts.
• Experience with configuration management and GitOps practices (e.g., Argo CD, Flux) to manage environment and infrastructure state through version control.
• Knowledge of database and message broker basics to support application deployment and troubleshooting (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Kafka).