Senior AWS DevOps Engineer
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About the role
Job Title: Senior AWS DevOps Engineer
Experience: 5+ Years Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior AWS DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience in AWS cloud infrastructure, DevOps automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD implementation. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in AWS services, Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Chef while ensuring high availability, scalability, disaster recovery, and cost optimization of cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and manage scalable AWS cloud infrastructure.
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and other DevOps tools.
Deploy, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters and microservices architecture.
Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, S3, ALB, CloudFront, API Gateway, WAF, IAM, EBS, Route 53, and Auto Scaling.
Create and maintain Chef cookbooks and recipes for automating middleware installation and server configuration.
Automate deployment and configuration of middleware such as Apache Tomcat, JDK, Oracle Database, and related applications.
Collaborate with development teams to understand application requirements and design cloud infrastructure accordingly.
Design secure cloud architectures including IAM roles, security groups, networking, load balancing, storage, and database connectivity.
Plan and implement backup, disaster recovery, failover architecture, and business continuity strategies with defined RTO and RPO objectives.
Monitor infrastructure performance, server health, and application availability.
Perform infrastructure sizing and capacity planning based on application traffic and workload requirements.
Optimize AWS resource utilization and monitor cloud costs to ensure cost efficiency.
Configure monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions for production environments.
Conduct infrastructure validation, sanity testing, and deployment verification.
Implement security best practices and least-privilege access controls across cloud environments.
Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high system availability.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on DevOps best practices.
Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and support automation initiatives across teams.
Maintain documentation for infrastructure, deployment processes, and operational procedures.
Required Skills
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer certification preferred.
5+ years of experience in AWS Cloud and DevOps.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD concepts and pipeline automation.
Hands-on experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Strong experience with Jenkins.
Expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration.
Experience with Docker and microservices architecture.
Hands-on experience with Chef configuration management.
Strong knowledge of AWS services including:
EC2
VPC
IAM
S3
ALB
CloudFront
API Gateway
WAF
EBS
Route 53
Auto Scaling
CloudWatch
Experience with Linux system administration.
Good understanding of networking concepts including Layer 7 routing and load balancing.
Experience in backup strategies, disaster recovery, and failover architecture.
Knowledge of cloud security best practices and IAM policy management.
Experience in AWS cost optimization and infrastructure monitoring.
Strong scripting skills using Bash, Python, or Shell scripting.
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with production-scale cloud infrastructure.
Exposure to monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or CloudWatch.
Experience with Git, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
Knowledge of Agile and DevOps methodologies.
Experience working in high-availability and mission-critical environments.
Work Location: Remote
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