AWS DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure on AWS.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security using cloud monitoring tools.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and security teams to ensure smooth deployments.
• Implement containerization and orchestration solutions for microservices-based applications.
• Manage configuration, version control, and release management processes.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues across environments (Dev, QA, Prod).
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and cloud governance standards.
• Continuously optimize cloud costs and improve infrastructure efficiency.

Requirements

• 3 to 6 years of experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering.
• Minimum 2+ years hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.

Skills

• AWS Services: Strong working knowledge of EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Auto Scaling & Load Balancers, Route 53, ECR, ECS or EKS.
• CI/CD & Automation: Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline; experience with build tools like Maven, Gradle, or npm; knowledge of branching strategies and Git workflows.
• Infrastructure As Code (IaC): Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK; ability to manage infrastructure through reusable templates.
• Containers & Orchestration: Experience with Docker; knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
• Monitoring & Logging: Experience with CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack; ability to configure alerts and proactive monitoring.
• Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in Bash, Python, or Shell scripting; basic understanding of Java, Node.js, or other application stacks (preferred).
• Security & Networking: Understanding of IAM policies, security groups, NACLs; knowledge of SSL, VPN, firewall configurations; familiarity with DevSecOps practices (preferred).
• Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills; ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments; good communication and collaboration skills.

Nice-to-Have

• AWS Certification (Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer).
• Experience with Serverless architecture.
• Knowledge of cost optimization strategies in AWS.
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments (Azure/GCP).
• Experience with blue-green or canary deployments.