DevOps Engineer

REVIEW CRITERIA:

MANDATORY:

• Strong Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer Profile
• Must have 8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps engineering, with a strong focus on AWS cloud infrastructure and services (EC2, VPC, EKS, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, etc.).
• Must have strong system administration expertise (installation, tuning, troubleshooting, security hardening)
• Must have solid experience in CI/CD pipeline setup and automation using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar
• Must have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Must have strong database expertise across MongoDB and Snowflake (administration, performance optimization, integrations)
• Must have experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, or Datadog
• Must have good exposure to containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
• Must be currently working in an AWS-based environment (AWS experience must be in the current organization)
• Its an IC role

PREFERRED:

• Must be proficient in scripting languages (Bash, Python) for automation and operational tasks.
• Must have strong understanding of security best practices, IAM, WAF, and GuardDuty configurations.
• Exposure to DevSecOps and end-to-end automation of deployments, provisioning, and monitoring.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Candidates from NCR region only (No outstation candidates).

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and optimizing cloud-native solutions on AWS. AWS and Linux expertise are mandatory. The ideal candidate will have strong experience across databases, automation, CI/CD, containers, and observability, with the ability to build and scale secure, reliable 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 VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, and PrivateLink/Connect for advanced networking.

CI/CD & Automation:

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, automated testing).
• Automate deployments, provisioning, and monitoring across environments.

Containers & Orchestration:

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

Monitoring & Reliability:

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

Security & Compliance:

• Apply AWS security best practices including IAM, IRSA, SSO, and role-based access control.
• Manage WAF, Guard Duty, Inspector, and other AWS-native security tools.
• Configure VPNs, firewalls, and secure access policies and AWS organizations.

Databases & Analytics:

• Must have expertise in MongoDB, Snowflake, Aerospike, RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and other RDBMS.
• Manage data reliability, performance tuning, and cloud-native integrations.
• Experience with Apache Airflow and Spark.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• 8+ years in DevOps engineering, with strong AWS Cloud expertise (EC2, VPC, TG, RDS, S3, IAM, EKS, EMR, SCP, MWAA, Lambda, CloudFront, SNS, SES etc.).
• Linux expertise is mandatory (system administration, tuning, troubleshooting, CIS hardening etc).
• Strong knowledge of databases: MongoDB, Snowflake, Aerospike, RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and other RDBMS.
• Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible.
• Proven ability with CI/CD pipeline automation and DevSecOps practices.
• Practical experience with VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, WAF, Guard Duty, Inspector and advanced AWS networking and security tools.
• Expertise in observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, M/Monit, and Datadog.
• Strong scripting skills (Shell/bash, Python, or similar) for automation.
• Bachelor / Master’s degree
• Effective communication skills

PERKS, BENEFITS AND WORK CULTURE:

• Competitive Salary Package
• Generous Leave Policy
• Flexible Working Hours
• Performance-Based Bonuses
• Health Care Benefits

Platform Engineer – Cloud & On-Prem Infrastructure

Location - Pune or Bangalore (WFO- 5 days)

Must-Have Skills:

• 8+ years deploying, upgrading, and maintaining infrastructure across on-premises and public cloud, with Kubernetes and Docker
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Pulumi
• Hands-on coding in Golang or Python, plus Bash scripting 

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Familiarity with Kubernetes management solutions (OpenShift, Rancher, GKE, EKS, AKS, VMware TKG) 
• Experience with VM management platforms (e.g., Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, VMware) 
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD) 
• Exposure to service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)

Who You Are

• A platform engineer who builds and maintains the infrastructure backbone for both on-prem and cloud environments
• Passionate about automating daily operations and eliminating manual toil
• Comfortable authoring and evolving IaC (Infrastructure as a Code) templates to enforce consistency.

What You’ll Do & Learn

• Roll out & maintain on-premises and cloud infrastructure for development and testing environments 
• Implement & support CI/CD pipelines to drive our software delivery processes
• Develop automation tools that streamline routine operations and improve reliability 
• Build & enhance Infrastructure-as-Code templates (Terraform, Pulumi) for rapid, repeatable provisioning 
• Document system designs, configurations, and processes to enable an asynchronous, distributed team culture

  Job Description:

We are looking to recruit engineers with zeal to learn cloud solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS). We\'ll prefer an engineer who is passionate about AWS Cloud technology, passionate about helping customers succeed, passionate about quality and truly enjoys what they do. The qualified candidate for AWS Cloud Engineer position is someone who has a can-do attitude and is an innovative thinker.

• Be a hands on with responsibilities for the installation, configuration, and ongoing management of Linux based solutions on AWS for our clients.
• Responsible for creating and managing Autoscaling EC2 instances using VPCs, Elastic Load Balancers, and other services across multiple availability zones to build resilient, scalable and failsafe cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with other AWS services such as CloudFront, ALB, EC2, RDS, Route 53 etc. desirable.
• Working Knowledge of RDS, Dynamo DB, Guard Duty, WAF, Multi tier architecture.
• Proficient in working on Git, CI CD Pipelined, AWS Devops, Git, Bit Bucket, Ansible.
• Proficient in working on Docker Engine, Containers, Kubernetes .
• Expertise in Migration workload to AWS from different cloud providers
• Should be versatile in problem solving and resolve complex issues ranging from OS and application faults to creatively improving solution design
• Should be ready to work in rotation on a 24x7 schedule, and be available on call at other times due to the critical nature of the role
• Fault finding, analysis and of logging information for reporting of performance exceptions
• Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of AWS cloud-based production system.
• Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability of AWS production systems.
• Management of creation, release, and configuration of production systems.
• Evaluation of new technology alternatives and vendor products.
• System troubleshooting and problem resolution across various application domains and platforms.
• Pre-production acceptance testing for quality assurance.
• Provision of critical system security by leveraging best practices and prolific cloud security solutions.
• Providing recommendations for architecture and process improvements.
• Definition and deployment of systems for metrics, logging, and monitoring on AWS platform.
• Designing, maintenance and management of tools for automation of different operational processes.

Desired Candidate Profile

o    Customer oriented personality with good communication skills, who is able to articulate and communicate very effectively verbally as well as in written communications.

o    Be a team player that collaborates and shares experience and expertise with the rest of the team.

o    Understands database system such as MSSQL, Mongo DB, MySQL, MariaDB, Dynamo DB, RDS.

o    Understands Web Servers such as Apache, Ningx.

o    Must be RHEL certified.

o    In depth knowledge of Linux Commands and Services.

o    Efficiency enough to manage all internet applications inclusive FTP, SFTP, Ningx Apache, MySQL, PHP.

o    Good communication skill.

o    Atleast 3-7 Years of experience in AWS and Devops.

  Company Profile:

i2k2 Networks is a trusted name in the IT cloud hosting services industry. We help enterprises with cloud migration, cost optimization, support, and fully managed services which helps them to move faster and scale with lower IT costs. i2k2 Networks offers a complete range of cutting-edge solution that drives the Internet-powered business modules. We excel in:

  - Managed IT Services

  - Dedicated Web Servers Hosting

  - Cloud Solutions

  - Email Solutions

  - Enterprise Services

  - Round the clock Technical Support

   https://www.i2k2.com/">https://www.i2k2.com/

   Regards

   Nidhi Kohli

   i2k2 Networks Pvt Ltd.

   AM - Talent Acquisition

Main tasks

• Supervision of the CI/CD process for the automated builds and deployments of web services and web applications as well as desktop tool in the cloud and container environment
• Responsibility of the operations part of a DevOps organization especially for development in the environment of container technology and orchestration, e.g. with Kubernetes
• Installation, operation and monitoring of web applications in cloud data centers for the purpose of development of the test as well as for the operation of an own productive cloud
• Implementation of installations of the solution especially in the container context
• Introduction, maintenance and improvement of installation solutions for development in the desktop and server environment as well as in the cloud and with on-premise Kubernetes
• Maintenance of the system installation documentation and implementation of trainings

Execution of internal software tests and support of involved teams and stakeholders

• Hands on Experience with Azure DevOps.

Qualification profile

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in communications engineering, electrical engineering, physics or comparable qualification
• Experience in software
• Installation and administration of Linux and Windows systems including network and firewalling aspects
• Experience with build and deployment automation with tools like Jenkins, Gradle, Argo, AnangoDB or similar as well as system scripting (Bash, Power-Shell, etc.)
• Interest in operation and monitoring of applications in virtualized and containerized environments in cloud and on-premise
• Server environments, especially application, web-and database servers
• Knowledge in VMware/K3D/Rancer is an advantage
• Good spoken and written knowledge of English

• 3+ years experience leading a team of DevOps engineers
• 8+ years experience managing DevOps for large engineering teams developing cloud-native software
• Strong in networking concepts
• In-depth knowledge of AWS and cloud architectures/services.
• Experience within the container and container orchestration space (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Passion for CI/CD pipeline using tools such as Jenkins etc.
• Familiarity with config management tools like Ansible Terraform etc
• Proven record of measuring and improving DevOps metrics
• Familiarity with observability tools and experience setting them up
• Passion for building tools and productizing services that empower development teams.
• Excellent knowledge of Linux command-line tools and ability to write bash scripts.
• Strong in Unix / Linux administration and management,

KEY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and manage the entire cloud infrastructure
• Create the entire CI/CD pipeline to build and release
• Explore new technologies and tools and recommend those that best fit the team and organization
• Own and manage the site reliability
• Strong decision-making skills and metric-driven approach
• Mentor and coach other team members

Requirements:-

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering,Software Engineering or a relevant field. 
• Strong experience with Windows/Linux-based infrastructures, Linux/Unix administration.
• knowledge of Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Xray, Ansible, Windows and  .Net. as their Core Skill.
• Strong experience with databases such as SQL, MS SQL, MySQL, NoSQL.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Shell Scripting /Python/ PHP/Groovy, Bash.  
• Experience with project management and workflow tools such as   Agile, Jira / WorkFront etc.
• Experience with open-source technologies and cloud services.
• Experience in working with Puppet or Chef for automation and configuration.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain protocol and processes with team  and management.  
• Experience in a DevOps Engineer role (or similar role)
• AExperience in software development and infrastructure development is a plus

Job Specifications:-

• Building and maintaining tools, solutions and micro services associated with deployment and our operations platform, ensuring that all meet our customer service standards and reduce errors.  
• Actively troubleshoot any issues that arise during testing and production, catching and solving issues before launch.
• Test our system integrity, implemented designs, application developments and other processes related to infrastructure, making improvements as needed
• Deploy product updates as required while implementing integrations when they arise.  
• Automate our operational processes as needed, with accuracy and in compliance with our security requirements.
• Specifying, documenting and developing new product features, and writing automating scripts.  Manage code deployments, fixes, updates and related processes.
• Work with open-source technologies as needed.
• Work with CI and CD tools, and source control such as GIT and SVN.
• Lead the team through development and operations.
• Offer  technical support where needed, developing software for our back-end systems.

Specific responsibilities commensurate with experience and include:

• Ability to react quickly and effectively to identify and resolve issues that heavily impact CI/CD system (immediate mitigation of impact, long-term resolution including strategies for risk mitigation/monitoring/alert for proactive resolution of potential future occurrences)
• Design, develop, unit test, and implement build automation scripts including environment configuration validation processes
• Automate and improve development process by evaluation and introduction of new tools and scripts, and manage their life cycle and validation
• Determine branching strategy and maintain branches for various components, products, and product lines
• Come up with solutions to open-ended problems that focus on workflow improvements for the Software department
• Address issues with well-defined requirements efficiently; come up with short-term and long-term solutions and staged deployment strategies
• Self-driven-- takes action to move tickets from start to completion with minimal oversight
• Ability to communicate with and consider perspectives of stakeholders including but not limited to: IT, software development, verification
• Ability to break down a problem into smaller components and solve them in a logical, controlled, clearly explainable approach
• Lead the creation and maintenance of a pre-production environment as a testbed for build process improvements and changes before deployment to the production environment
• Gather metrics via direct input, data based on analysis of developer working habits analysis and pain points to assess current state and areas requiring further improvement
• Define chain of communication and immediate paths of action in the case of a build fault state
• Ability to work within constraints of the internal network without access to commercial cloud solutions
• Create metrics that define ‘efficiency’ and ‘reliability’ in measurable terms, and track them
• Perform static code and security analysis
• Design and execute unit tests and perform code coverage analysis
• Able to work in Agile development team environment

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• 6+ years (minimum) experience handling Build, Release, and Deployment of software on Windows and/or Linux environments (on-premise)
• Experience with the development and deployment of CM processes and tools
• Build automation for .NET using TeamCity (Jenkins is an asset)
• Scripting languages: Windows batch scripting, Powershell, Ant/NAnt
• Source control systems usage, branching strategies, and workflow (Git preferred, Subversion)
• 6+ years of hands-on programming experience with C# and .NET (both Framework and Core)
• Troubleshooting and debugging-- what information to gather when there are issues with CI/CD system, and how to gather it (i.e., analyzing network communication? Windows crash dumps, java logs, etc.)
• 6+ years (minimum) in web/desktop application software development experience
• Excellent problem solving, critical and analytical thinking
• Strong team player who understands SDLC and QA methodologies
• A professional, results-oriented individual with a high degree of self-motivation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate work/activities with multiple software/IT teams
• Working with virtual machines and build management on virtual machines (VMware preferred).
• Managing configurations for multiple build environments
• OS administration and scripting experience (Windows is a must, Linux desired)
• Experience with test automation tools (NUnit, customer inhouse frameworks) and strategies is an asset
• Creation and maintenance of monitoring and alert systems (Zabbix)
• Familiarity with databases (SQL-based) - create, modify, optimize (via script)
• Data and metrics gathering, aggregation, and reporting
• Experience with work management and documentation tools: JIRA and Confluence