Senior DevOps Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 15, 2026.
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable, secure, and highly available platforms primarily on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
You will be responsible for building robust infrastructure using Terraform, implementing modern Kubernetes-based platforms, and driving best practices in CI/CD, security, and observability.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure across GCP and AWS using Terraform and other Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
- Deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters and manage application workloads using Helm and/or ArgoCD.
- Build and enhance secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD.
- Implement best practices in containerization using Docker, including image hardening and container runtime security.
- Integrate quality gates in CI/CD, including automated testing, code coverage, and SonarQube configuration.
- Ensure secure CI/CD processes, including secrets management, least-privilege access, and hardened build agents.
- Implement and maintain cloud security best practices: IAM roles and policies, network segmentation, encryption, and vulnerability management.
- Collaborate with security teams to embed DevSecOps practices (shift-left security, scanning in pipelines, policy-as-code).
- Contribute to system architecture, monitoring, and observability using modern tools and practices.
- Participate in incident response, post-incident reviews, and root cause analysis.
Must-Have Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps/SRE or related roles.
- Strong proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and solid working experience with AWS.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm in production.
- Expertise with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD.
- Experience with SonarQube and static code analysis integration.
- Practical cloud security experience (IAM, VPC, firewalls/security groups).
- Secrets management experience (Secret Manager / Secrets Manager / Vault).
- Experience with image and dependency scanning.
- Knowledge of secure software development practices.
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Good to Have:
- Certifications: GCP Professional DevOps Engineer, GCP Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, etc.
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks, NIST).
- Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
- Experience with logging stacks (ELK, Loki, etc.).
- Exposure to policy-as-code and security tools (OPA, scanners).
Skills
DevOps, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Site Reliability