Senior Devops Engineer

Job Description: Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Code: CJD1239

Experience Required:5+ Years

Job Location: Infopark, Kochi

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking company that encourages creativity and problem-solving.
• Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Collaborative Culture: Work in a team-oriented environment where your contributions are valued.
• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary package and performance-based incentives.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain robust infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise across multi-cloud platforms, automation tools, containerization, networking, and system administration, along with the ability to mentor junior team members and collaborate closely with development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab-CI, GitHub Actions/Workflows, and related plugins/tools.
• Administer and configure Linux servers, Nginx, and Apache web servers for performance, security, and reliability.
• Manage and maintain relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB), including backups, scaling, and performance tuning.
• Support and troubleshoot various application stacks including PHP, Node.js, Java, and React-based applications.
• Implement and manage networking and security configurations, including SSL/TLS certificates, VPN/IPSec tunnels, and firewalls.
• Write and maintain automation scripts using Bash or Pythonto streamline operations and deployments.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate workloads using Kubernetes.
• Buildand manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC)using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
• Administer virtualization environments using VMware / Proxmox.
• Set up and maintain system monitoring, logging, and observability tools to ensure system health and proactive issue detection.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem documentation.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and security teams to ensure smooth releases and adherence to best practices.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to infrastructure, tooling, and processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-onexperience in a DevOps/Infrastructure engineering role.
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration.
• Proven experience with CI/CD tools and pipeline design (GitLab-CI, GitHub, Bitbucket, AWS CodeCommit, related plugins).
• Solid working experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Certification in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect/SysOps) / RHCE/RHCSA (Red Hat Certification).
• Strong grasp of Nginx and Apache administration and configuration.
• Experience administering relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
• General understanding of multiple application stacks - PHP, Node.js, Java, React, etc.
• Proficiency in networking and network security: SSL/TLS certificates, VPN/IPSec tunnels, firewalls.
• Scripting skills in Bash and Python.
• Hands-on expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, VMware, Ansible, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
• Experience with system monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Nagios or similar).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills
• Experience working in regulated or high-availability environments
• Ability to adhere to follow quality process on the assigned tasks
• Knowledge and strong passion for learning and adapting to new technologies
• Ability to understand requirements and act spontaneously
• Ability to work independently on technologically challenging requirement