Senior DevOps Engineer
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Job Description
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5–7 years of experience in DevOps / Cloud / Platform Engineering
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Hands-on production experience with AWS (Azure is preferred; multi-cloud exposure is a plus.
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Strong practical experience with Kubernetes in production environments
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Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform preferred)
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Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
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Hands-on experience managing distributed data systems such as MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Kafka, and Redis
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Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and security best practices
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Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, logging systems, etc.)
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Understanding of zero-trust access concepts and secure production access practices
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Experience working in multi-tenant or SaaS environments is preferred
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Exposure to service mesh technologies is a plus
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Familiarity with compliance and security standards is advantageous
Key Responsibilities
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Implement and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure across AWS, GCP, Azure and OCI environments
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Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Helm, and automation tools
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Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and ArgoCD (GitOps model)
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Deploy, manage, and scale distributed data systems including MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Kafka, Redis, and ArangoDB
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Implement secure production access using IAM, RBAC, and zero-trust principles
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Configure and enhance observability stack using Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing.
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Improve system reliability, availability, and disaster recovery readiness
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Optimize autoscaling strategies, resource allocation, and cloud cost utilization (FinOps awareness)
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Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous reliability improvement
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Collaborate with engineering and security teams to strengthen DevSecOps maturity
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