<p><p><b>About the Role :</b><br/><br/>We are looking for a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong foundation in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and DevSecOps practices.
In this role, you will be responsible for designing, automating, securing, and optimizing our infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
You will collaborate closely with engineering, security, and QA teams to build highly scalable and secure platforms.<br/><br/><b>Key Responsibilities :</b><br/><br/>- Design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure on AWS/GCP using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).<br/><br/></p><p>- Build and maintain secure and efficient CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar.<br/><br/></p><p>- Lead Kubernetes cluster design, deployment, and day-to-day operations (self-managed or EKS/GKE).<br/><br/></p><p>- Enforce DevSecOps practices - integrating security scanning, compliance checks, and secrets management into pipelines.<br/><br/></p><p>- Monitor infrastructure and application performance using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, CloudWatch, or ELK stack.<br/><br/></p><p>- Collaborate with development and QA teams to streamline release cycles and support a shift-left culture.<br/><br/></p><p>- Manage and optimize Linux-based systems (Ubuntu/RedHat) and databases such as MySQL and MongoDB.<br/><br/></p><p>- Define and maintain robust disaster recovery, backup, and high availability strategies.<br/><br/></p><p>- Own cost-efficiency and reliability of infrastructure - applying cloud cost optimization practices.<br/><br/><b>Required Skills & Experience : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>- 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Infra Engineering roles.<br/><br/></p><p>- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, monitoring, and troubleshooting).<br/><br/></p><p>- Solid expertise in DevSecOps tooling : container/image scanning, secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), policy enforcement (OPA/Kyverno), etc.</p><p><br/></p><p>- Proficient in Terraform, Ansible, and shell/Python scripting for automation.<br/><br/></p><p>- Experience working with CI/CD platforms : GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.<br/><br/></p><p>- Deep knowledge of AWS or GCP services (IAM, EC2, S3, RDS, EKS/GKE, etc.).<br/><br/></p><p>- Experience in monitoring/logging using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, or similar tools.<br/><br/></p><p>- Comfortable with DNS and CDN configuration (Route 53, CloudFront, Akamai, etc.).<br/><br/></p><p>- Strong Linux systems knowledge and understanding of network security principles.<br/><br/></p><p>- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.<br/><br/><b>Bonus Points : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>- Exposure to policy-as-code and compliance frameworks (e.g., CIS, SOC2).<br/><br/></p><p>- Hands-on experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) or Zero Trust architectures.<br/><br/></p><p>- Contributions to open-source projects or DevOps communities.<br/><br/></p><p>- Experience with GitOps tools like ArgoCD or FluxCD.</p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)