DevOps Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026.
JOB DESCRIPTION
DevOps Engineer - AWS and Azure
1. POSITION PURPOSE
We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS and Microsoft Azure to engineer secure, reliable cloud infrastructure and automate application delivery. The ideal candidate will bring strong Linux troubleshooting skills and practical experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, scripting, and container platforms across hybrid environments.
The DevOps Engineer will work with cloud, application, and security teams to deliver infrastructure changes, improve deployment reliability, resolve complex production issues, and reduce manual effort through automation.
2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
2.1 Cloud Infrastructure Engineering
- Build and manage AWS and Azure compute, storage, networking, and identity services
- Develop reusable Terraform configurations for infrastructure provisioning and environment changes
- Configure VPCs, VNets, subnets, routing, DNS, load balancers, and security controls
- Improve cloud availability, performance, resilience, and cost efficiency
- Troubleshoot Linux, Windows Server, and hybrid infrastructure issues
2.2 Automation and DevOps Delivery
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or AWS deployment tools
- Automate configuration and engineering workflows using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, or Python
- Deploy and troubleshoot Docker and Kubernetes workloads, including AKS and EKS
- Implement AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and secrets configuration changes across environments
- Maintain version control, deployment procedures, validation checks, and rollback plans
2.3 Reliability Security and Collaboration
- Investigate complex production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes
- Improve observability using infrastructure metrics, logs, dashboards, and actionable alerts
- Remediate vulnerabilities and implement IAM, RBAC, and secrets management controls
- Coordinate production changes with application teams and clients; maintain technical documentation and runbooks
3. QUALIFICATIONS
3.1 Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
- Relevant cloud and DevOps certifications are preferred
3.2 Experience
- 5-7 years of relevant experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or hybrid infrastructure
- Hands-on experience engineering and troubleshooting infrastructure across both AWS and Azure
- Strong Linux administration experience and working knowledge of Windows Server
- Practical experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and infrastructure automation
- Experience delivering production changes and collaborating with distributed technical teams
- Additional experience in the following areas is preferred:
- Axway SecureTransport or other managed file transfer platforms
- VMware and hybrid cloud environments
- Cloud security remediation and observability platforms
- ServiceNow incident, problem, and change management
4. TECHNICAL SKILLS
4.1 AWS and Azure Cloud Platforms
- AWS - EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, load balancing, Lambda, API Gateway, and Secrets Manager
- Azure - Virtual Machines, Storage, VNets, NSGs, Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, and Key Vault
- Cloud networking - DNS, routing, firewall rules, connectivity, and access troubleshooting
- Infrastructure reliability - availability, recovery planning, performance, and cost optimization
4.2 Infrastructure Automation and Delivery
- Terraform - reusable configurations, state management, plans, and controlled infrastructure changes
- Ansible and scripting - Bash, PowerShell, or Python for configuration and workflow automation
- Git and CI/CD - Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or AWS deployment tooling
- Docker and Kubernetes - container deployment and troubleshooting, including AKS/EKS
4.3 Security Observability and Production Engineering
- Security - least-privilege access, secrets handling, vulnerability remediation, and patch automation
- Observability - familiarity with LogicMonitor, Grafana, DataDog and cloud-native monitoring tools
- Production engineering - root cause analysis, change validation, rollback, and reliability improvements
- Preferred tools - Qualys, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, AWS Inspector, and ServiceNow
5. CERTIFICATIONS
Status
Certification
Issuing Body
Preferred
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
AWS
Preferred
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft
Preferred
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft
Preferred
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
Preferred
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
CNCF / Linux Foundation
Preferred
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Red Hat
6. BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Engineering Ownership
Takes responsibility for infrastructure changes, validates outcomes, and follows issues through to resolution
Automation Mindset
Identifies repetitive work and develops reusable automation to improve consistency and efficiency
Collaboration
Works effectively with cloud, application, security, and client teams to deliver reliable services
Technical Judgment
Assesses dependencies, security, and operational impact before implementing production changes
Communication
Explains technical issues clearly and maintains useful documentation, runbooks, and change records
Problem Solving
Uses evidence from logs, metrics, and configuration to diagnose issues and implement lasting fixes
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