Experience: 7+ Years
Location: WFH / Remote (India)
Open Positions: Multiple
Qualification: B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA or
equivalent
Work Timings: 1:30 PM IST – 10:30 PM IST
Functional Area: DevOps Engineering
About the Role
We
are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer /
DevOps Lead – AWS Cloud Infrastructure to design,
implement, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platforms on
Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The ideal
candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure,
networking, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation,
monitoring and observability, cloud security, and governance. The candidate
should be capable of designing end-to-end cloud architectures, creating
infrastructure and network diagrams, automating deployments, managing
containerized workloads, and ensuring operational excellence across production
environments.
This role
requires a technically strong professional who can drive cloud modernization
initiatives, implement best practices, improve platform reliability, and
collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and resilient cloud
solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and
manage scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Define and enforce cloud
architecture standards, governance frameworks, security controls, and
operational best practices.
- Design and maintain
infrastructure architecture diagrams, network topology diagrams,
deployment diagrams, and technical documentation.
- Design and manage AWS
networking solutions, including VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN,
Route 53, Security Groups, Network ACLs, and Load Balancers (ALB/NLB).
- Implement hybrid cloud and
on-premises connectivity solutions.
- Drive cloud governance,
cost optimization, and infrastructure reliability initiatives.
- Lead the design,
implementation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub
Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, ArgoCD, or similar tools.
- Automate infrastructure
provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and AWS
CloudFormation.
- Design, deploy, manage,
and optimize containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon
EKS.
- Implement Kubernetes best
practices, including cluster administration, scaling, upgrades,
networking, ingress management, and workload security.
- Implement AWS security
best practices, IAM governance, secrets management, encryption,
vulnerability management, and compliance controls.
- Design and manage
monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions using
CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, New Relic, or
similar platforms.
- Build operational
dashboards, define monitoring standards, and establish proactive alerting
mechanisms.
- Lead incident management,
troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement
initiatives.
- Collaborate with
engineering, security, and business teams to deliver cloud-native and
platform engineering solutions.
- Mentor team members and
promote DevOps best practices across projects and teams.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- 7+ years of experience in
DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability
Engineering (SRE), or related roles.
- Strong hands-on expertise
in AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
- Experience designing and
documenting infrastructure architecture, cloud solutions, and network
topology diagrams using tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, Draw.io, or
equivalent.
- Deep experience designing
and managing AWS networking solutions, including Amazon VPC, Transit
Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, Route 53, Security Groups, Network ACLs, and
Application/Network Load Balancers (ALB/NLB).
- Strong hands-on experience
managing production-grade Kubernetes environments, preferably Amazon EKS.
- Hands-on expertise with
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ingress Controllers, and container orchestration
technologies.
- Strong experience
implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions,
GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, AWS CodePipeline, or similar technologies.
- Expertise in
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Hands-on experience with
monitoring, logging, and observability platforms such as Prometheus,
Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, Splunk, or New Relic.
- Strong understanding of
cloud security, IAM, networking fundamentals, governance, and cloud cost
optimization.
- Good understanding of
Microsoft Azure cloud services and cloud architecture principles.
- Strong Linux
administration, scripting, automation, troubleshooting, and networking
skills.
- Excellent problem-solving,
communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
- Experience supporting
global customers, including US and/or European clients.
Certification Requirements
Mandatory
- AWS Certified Solutions
Architect – Associate or Professional
Preferred
- AWS Certified DevOps
Engineer – Professional
- AWS Advanced Networking –
Specialty
This job
description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all
responsibilities, duties, or activities that are required. Responsibilities,
duties, and/or activities may change, or new ones may be added at any time with
or without notice.
If you are a
motivated professional with a passion for delivering impactful solutions, we'd
love to hear from you. Apply today to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking
team at NextGen Invent.
