Role Description
Job Title
Lead / Senior DevOps Engineer
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead/Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in AWS, Azure DevOps, Terraform, New Relic, and cloud-native DevOps practices. The ideal candidate should have deep hands-on experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, observability engineering, containerized deployments, and AI-driven DevOps (AIOps).
This role requires a technical leader capable of architecting scalable cloud infrastructure, implementing DevOps best practices, driving automation initiatives, and leading cloud transformation programs across enterprise environments.
Key Primary Skills (Mandatory)
- AWS Cloud Platform
- Azure DevOps
- Terraform
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- CI/CD Pipeline Design & Automation
- New Relic Monitoring
- Observability Engineering
- AWS Lambda
- API Gateway
- EC2
- S3
- CloudFront
- SQS
- DynamoDB
- Amazon EKS
- Docker
- DevOps Automation
- Cloud Architecture
- Microservices Architecture
- Blue-Green Deployment
- Disaster Recovery (DR)
- Git Workflows & Branching Strategy
- AIOps
- AWS CloudWatch
Secondary Skills
- AI-Driven Infrastructure Automation
- AI-Assisted Development Tools (ChatGPT, Codex)
- Security & Compliance Automation
- DevSecOps
- DNS & SSL/TLS Management
- Kubernetes
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Cost Optimization
- Linux Administration
- Shell/Python Scripting
- Monitoring & Logging Solutions
- Agile & DevOps Methodologies
Roles & Responsibilities
DevOps Architecture & Strategy
- Design and implement enterprise-grade DevOps architecture across multi-cloud environments.
- Define DevOps standards, governance, security practices, and automation strategies.
- Architect scalable, highly available, and cost-optimized AWS infrastructure solutions.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Create reusable Terraform modules and enforce IaC best practices.
- Automate provisioning, deployment, scaling, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
CI/CD & Deployment Engineering
- Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
- Automate build, test, deployment, and release workflows.
- Implement Blue-Green deployments and disaster recovery strategies.
- Define Git workflows and branching standards.
Cloud & Container Platform Management
- Architect and manage AWS services including Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, S3, CloudFront, SQS, and DynamoDB.
- Deploy and manage Docker-based microservices and Amazon EKS environments.
- Configure networking, DNS, SSL/TLS, and security best practices.
Observability & Monitoring
- Implement observability solutions using New Relic and AWS CloudWatch.
- Configure logging, monitoring, ing, and performance optimization.
- Improve system reliability, availability, and operational visibility.
AIOps & AI-Driven DevOps
- Implement AI-driven automation and anomaly detection solutions.
- Integrate AI/ML tools into DevOps workflows and operational processes.
- Leverage tools like Codex and ChatGPT to improve engineering productivity.
Security & Compliance
- Implement DevSecOps practices within CI/CD pipelines.
- Manage secrets, access controls, identity management, and compliance standards.
- Ensure infrastructure security and governance compliance.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead and mentor DevOps engineering teams.
- Collaborate with Cloud Engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Drive innovation, automation, and cloud transformation initiatives.
Good-to-Have Skills
- Multi-cloud architecture experience
- Exposure to FinOps practices
- Experience with Kafka or event-driven platforms
- Serverless architecture expertise
- Experience in enterprise modernization projects
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO, PCI-DSS)
- Experience in large-scale SaaS environments
Experience Required
- 5+ years of relevant DevOps / Cloud Engineering experience
- Strong hands-on experience in AWS and Azure DevOps
- Proven experience leading enterprise-scale DevOps transformation programs
- Experience managing production-grade cloud-native environments
Preferred Domain
- Cloud Engineering
- Enterprise SaaS Platforms
- Digital Transformation
- Large-Scale Enterprise Applications
Soft Skills
- Strong leadership and mentoring abilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced cross-functional environments
- Innovation-driven and ownership-oriented mindset
Skills
AWS, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Observability,CI/CD
