Sr. Devops Engineer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 3000000 - Rs 3500000 (ie INR 30-35 LPA)


Min Experience: 8 years

Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh

JobType: full-time

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and scaling cloud-native solutions on AWS. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in AWS, Linux, databases, CI/CD, containers, automation, and observability, and can build secure, reliable, and highly available cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Architect and manage AWS environments ensuring scalability, security, and high availability.
• Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
• Configure advanced networking components such as VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, and Private Link/Connect.

CI/CD & Automation

• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, and automated testing tools.
• Automate deployments, provisioning, and monitoring across multiple environments.

Containers & Orchestration

• Deploy and operate containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Implement IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA) for secure pod-level access.
• Optimize performance of microservices and containerized applications.

Monitoring & Reliability

• Implement observability using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, M/Monit, and Datadog.
• Establish logging, alerting, and proactive monitoring to ensure high availability.

Security & Compliance

• Apply AWS security best practices including IAM, IRSA, SSO, and role-based access control.
• Manage WAF, GuardDuty, Inspector, and other AWS-native security services.
• Configure VPNs, firewalls, and secure access policies, maintaining compliance standards.

Databases & Analytics

• Expertise in MongoDB, Snowflake, Aerospike, RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and other RDBMS.
• Manage database performance, reliability, and cloud-native integrations.
• Experience with workflow orchestration and analytics tools such as Apache Airflow and Spark.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 8+ years in DevOps engineering with strong AWS Cloud expertise (EC2, VPC, TG, RDS, S3, IAM, EKS, EMR, MWAA, Lambda, CloudFront, SNS, SES, etc.).
• Strong Linux skills (system administration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, CIS hardening).
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD automation, DevSecOps, and cloud-native security practices.
• Practical experience with VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, WAF, GuardDuty, Inspector, and advanced AWS networking.
• Expertise in observability and monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, M/Monit, Datadog.
• Strong scripting skills in Shell/bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Excellent communication skills and collaborative mindset.

Skills

AWS, Linux, DevOps, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Cloud Security, Monitoring, Python, Bash