Cloud Engineer - Azure DevOps

REVIEW CRITERIA:

MANDATORY:

• Strong Hands-On AWS Cloud Engineering / DevOps Profile
• Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 12+ years of experience in AWS Cloud Engineering / Cloud Operations / Application Support
• Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have strong hands-on experience supporting AWS production environments (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ALB, CloudWatch)
• Mandatory (Infrastructure as a code): Must have hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform in production environments
• Mandatory (AWS Networking): Strong understanding of AWS networking and connectivity (VPC design, routing, NAT, load balancers, hybrid connectivity basics)
• Mandatory (Cost Optimization): Exposure to cost optimization and usage tracking in AWS environments
• Mandatory (Core Skills): Experience handling monitoring, alerts, incident management, and root cause analysis
• Mandatory (Soft Skills): Strong communication skills and stakeholder coordination skills

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for a hands-on AWS Cloud Engineer to support day-to-day cloud operations, automation, and reliability of AWS environments. This role works closely with the Cloud Operations Lead, DevOps, Security, and Application teams to ensure stable, secure, and cost-effective cloud platforms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate and support AWS production environments across multiple accounts
• Manage infrastructure using Terraform and support CI/CD pipelines
• Support Amazon EKS clusters, upgrades, scaling, and troubleshooting
• Build and manage Docker images and push to Amazon ECR
• Monitor systems using CloudWatch and third-party tools; respond to incidents
• Support AWS networking (VPCs, NAT, Transit Gateway, VPN/DX)
• Assist with cost optimization, tagging, and governance standards
• Automate operational tasks using Python, Lambda, and Systems Manager

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ALB, CloudWatch)
• Experience with Terraform and Git-based workflows
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes / EKS
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• Scripting experience in Python or Bash
• Understanding of monitoring, incident management, and cloud security basics

NICE TO HAVE:

• AWS Associate-level certifications
• Experience with Karpenter, Prometheus, New Relic
• Exposure to FinOps and cost optimization practices

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure on AWS and Azure
• Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines for smooth code integration and delivery using tools like GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Runners, AWS Code build/deploy, Azure DevOps, etc.
• Containerize applications using Docker and manage orchestration with Kubernetes, ECS, Fargate, AWS EKS, Azure AKS.
• Manage and monitor production deployments to ensure high availability and performance
• Implement and manage CDN solutions using AWS CloudFront and Azure Front Door for optimal content delivery and latency reduction
• Define and apply caching strategies at application, CDN, and reverse proxy layers for performance and scalability
• Set up and manage reverse proxies and Cloudflare WAF to ensure application security and performance
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates
• Administer and optimize databases (RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) including backups, scaling, and monitoring
• Configure and maintain VPCs, subnets, routing, VPNs, and security groups for secure and isolated network setups
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like CloudWatch, Grafana, ELK, or Azure Monitor
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to align infrastructure with application needs
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues efficiently and proactively
• Ensure cloud cost optimization and usage tracking

Required Skills & Experience:

• 3-4 years of hands-on experience in a DevOps
• Strong expertise with both AWS and Azure cloud platforms
• Proficient in Git, branching strategies, and pull request workflows
• Deep understanding of CI/CD concepts and experience with pipeline tools
• Proficiency in Docker, container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS/EKS/AKS)
• Good knowledge of relational databases and experience in managing DB backups, performance, and migrations
• Experience with networking concepts including VPC, subnets, firewalls, VPNs, etc.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of CDN technologies: AWS CloudFront and Azure Front Door
• Understanding of caching strategies: edge caching, browser caching, API caching, and reverse proxy-level caching
• Experience with Cloudflare WAF, reverse proxy setups, SSL termination, and rate-limiting
• Familiarity with Linux system administration, scripting (Bash, Python), and automation tools
• Working knowledge of monitoring and logging tools
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Good to Have (Bonus Points):

• Experience with serverless architecture (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
• Exposure to cost monitoring tools like CloudHealth, Azure Cost Management
• Experience with compliance/security best practices (SOC2, ISO, etc.)
• Familiarity with Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and API gateways
• Knowledge of Secrets Management tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)

We are an on-demand E-commerce technology and Services Company and a tech-enabled 3PL (third party logistics). We unlocks ecommerce for companies by managing the entire operations lifecycle:

Sell, Fulfil & Reconcile.

Using us, companies can: -

• Store their inventory in our fulfilment centers (FCs)

• Sell their products on multiple sales channels (online marketplaces like Amazon, Flipkart, and their own website)

• Get their orders processed within a defined SLA

• Reconcile payments against the sales company combines infrastructure and dedicated experts to give brands: accountability, peace of mind, and control over the ecommerce journey.

The company is working on a remarkable concept for running an E-commerce business- starting from establishing an online presence for many enterprises. It offers a combination of products and services to create a comprehensive platform and manage all aspects of running a brand online, including the development of an exclusive web store, handling logistics, integrating all marketplaces and so on.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a skilled and passionate DevOps Engineer to join our Centre of Excellence to build and scale effective software solutions for our Ecommerce Domain.

Wondering what your Responsibilities would be?

• Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure

• Provide full support to the software development teams to deploy, run and roll out new services and new capabilities in Cloud infrastructure

• Implement CI/CD and DevOps best practices for software application teams and assist in executing the integration and operation processes

• Build proactive monitoring and alerting infrastructure services to support operations and system health

• Be hands-on in developing prototypes and conducting Proof of Concepts

• Work in an agile, collaborative environment, partnering with other engineers to bring new solutions to the table

• Join the DevOps Chapter where you’ll have the opportunity to investigate and share information about technologies within the DevOps Engineering Community

What Makes you Eligible?

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or Software Engineering with appropriate experience

• Minimum of 1 year of proven experience as DevOps Engineer

• Experience in working with a DevOps culture, following Agile Software Development methodologies of Scrum

• Proven experience in source code management tools like Bitbucket and Git

• Solid experience in CI/CD pipelines like Jenkins

• Shown ability with configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes) and repository tools like Artifactory

• Experience in Cloud architecture & provisioning

• Knowledge in Programming / Querying NoSQL databases

• Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude

The candidates should have:

·  Strong knowledge on Windows and Linux OS

·   Experience working in Version Control Systems like git

·  Hands-on experience in tools Docker, SonarQube, Ansible, Kubernetes, ELK.

·  Basic understanding of SQL commands

·  Experience working on Azure Cloud DevOps

THE POSITION

Ashnik is looking for experienced technology consultant to work in DevOps team in pre-sales function. The primary area of focus will be Microservices, CI/CD pipeline, Docker, Kubernetes, containerization and container security. A person in this role will be responsible for leading technical discussions with customers and partners and helping them arrive at final solution.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Engineering or equivalent degree
• Must have at least 8 years of experience in IT industry designing and delivering solutions
• Must have at least 3 years of hand-on experience of Linux and Operating system
• Must have at least 3 years of experience of working in an environment with highly virtualized or cloud based infrastructure
• Must have at least 2 years hands on experience in CI/CD pipeline, micro-services, containerization and kubernetes
• Though coding is not needed in this role, the person should have ability to understand and debug code if required
• Should be able to explain complex solution in simpler ways
• Should be ready to travel 20-40% in a month
• Should be able to engage with customers to understand the fundamental/driving requirement

DESIRED SKILLS

• Past experience of working with Docker and/or Kubernetes at Scale
• Past experience of working in a DevOps team
• Prior experience in Pre-sales role

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own pre-sales or sales engineering responsibility to design, present, deliver technical solution
• Be the point of contact for all technical queries for Sales team and partners
• Build full-fledged solution proposals with details of implementation and scope of work for customers
• Contribute in technical writings through blogs, whitepapers, solution demos
• Make presentations at events and participate in events.
• Conduct customer workshops to educate them about features in Docker Enterprise Edition
• Coordinate technical escalations with principal vendor
• Get an understanding of various other components and considerations involved in the areas mentioned above
• Be able to articulate value of technology vendor’s products that Ashnik is partnering with eg.  Docker, Sysdig, Hashicorp, Ansible, Jenkins etc.
• Work with partners and sales team for responding to RFPs and tenders

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

You would be adding a great experience of working with a leading open source solutions company in South East Asia region to your career. You would get to learn from the leaders and grow in the industry. This would be a great opportunity for you to grow in your career through continuous learning, adding depth and breadth of technologies. Since we work with leading open source technologies and engage with large enterprises, it creates enormous possibilities for career growth for our team. Not to mention that our people find the journey with Ashnik to be exciting and a fulfilling experience.

• Proficient in Linux Commands line and troubleshooting.
• Proficient in AWS Services. Deployment, Monitoring and troubleshooting applications in AWS.
• Hands-on experience with CI tooling preferably with Jenkins.
• Proficient in deployment using Ansible.
• Knowledge of infrastructure management tools (Infrastructure as cloud) such as terraform, AWS cloudformation etc.
• Proficient in deployment of applications behind load balancers and proxy servers such as nginx, apache.
• Scripting languages: Bash, Python, Groovy.
• Experience with Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting tools like ELK(Elastic-search, Logstash, Kibana), Nagios. Graylog, splunk Prometheus, Grafana is a plus.

Role Summary

In this role, you will lead the DevOps function at the organisation and work through all

facets of software development: design, prototype, implementation, testing and

documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, implement, test and troubleshoot deployment strategies
• BS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent. MS or higher degree
• preferred.
• Design continuous integration and delivery pipelines using latest tools and platformsv
• Demonstrated understanding and hands-on experience in Kubernetes, K8s-Ingress,
• Docker, AWS EC2, VPC, Route53, ELB, RDS, MongoDB, Helm, Rancher, Jenkins,
• VPN, GKE.
• Create high level deployment design (HLSD) documents and outline software solutions
• Strong DevOps Management experience with focus on server-side development and
• database design
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Strong understanding of web technologies, web services, communication protocols,
• (REST, SOAP API’s) and a proven track record in developing communication between
• desktop applications and web services
• Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies
• Cooperating with the back-end developer in the process of building the RESTful API

Qualification

• Experience with working on code enhancements within a large, complex software
• system
• Create server side deployment primarily in the Cloud, Collaboration space
• 10+ years of relevant experience in developing and managing web/app products.
• Experience with a few of these languages: Shell, Ruby/ JRuby, Python, PowerShell, Java,
• Go
• Hands-on experience in deploying and managing highly scalable cloud applications
• using AWS,Google Cloud
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
• Basic understanding of cloud security and hands on experience in building secure
• systems.
• Prepare accurate implementation task lists / time estimates and deliver assignments as
• per functional specifications, quality standards and project schedulesvvvv