Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure
First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026.
Role Overview :
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be the bridge between development and operations, responsible for architecting and maintaining high-availability cloud environments. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to streamline deployment pipelines and ensure the reliability of our clients' production systems. Your contributions will directly influence the speed of delivery and the stability of critical business applications, ensuring that our infrastructure remains secure, scalable, and cost-effective.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design and implement automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab to accelerate software delivery cycles for client projects.
- Manage and provision cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP by leveraging Terraform to ensure environment consistency and scalability.
- Containerize applications using Docker to improve portability and deployment efficiency across various environments.
- Optimize cloud-native workloads on platforms like Cloud Run to enhance performance and reduce operational overhead for end-users.
- Monitor system health and performance metrics to proactively identify bottlenecks and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate security best practices into the DevOps lifecycle, safeguarding client data and infrastructure.
Required Skillset :
- Demonstrated expertise in managing complex cloud environments on AWS and GCP, with a deep understanding of cloud-native architecture.
- Proven ability to write clean, maintainable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration management.
- Strong proficiency in building and maintaining CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub to support rapid release cadences.
- Extensive experience in container orchestration and management using Docker to streamline the development-to-production transition.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable infrastructure solutions for stakeholders.
- A proactive mindset with the ability to troubleshoot production issues independently and mentor junior team members in a hybrid work environment.
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, supported by 5 to 10 years of hands-on experience in DevOps engineering.
Skills
DevOps, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Microservices Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Docker, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipeline