Job Title : DevOps Engineer
Experience : 7+ Years
Working Hours : 3:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Duration : 12–18 Months
Engagement : Contract
Freelance : Not Applicable
BGV : Required
Role Overview :
We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and optimize DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud-native delivery platforms. The role will focus on enabling secure, reliable, and efficient software delivery while improving infrastructure automation, release processes, platform reliability, and operational resilience.
Mandatory Skills :
DevOps, CI/CD, Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Docker, PowerShell / Python / Bash, Automation, Monitoring & Observability, DevSecOps, IaC, Troubleshooting, and Production Support.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for enterprise application delivery and release management.
- Develop deployment automation frameworks to improve release quality, consistency, scalability, and efficiency.
- Administer Kubernetes and containerized environments and supporting orchestration platforms.
- Improve build, test, deployment, and release workflows for development teams.
- Integrate automated testing, security scanning, validation, and compliance controls into CI/CD pipelines.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions for platform and application environments.
- Troubleshoot deployment failures, production issues, and platform incidents; perform root cause analysis.
- Develop automation scripts and tools using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code and automation practices to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
- Collaborate with Cloud, Infrastructure, Security, and Application teams to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.
- Maintain deployment standards, release procedures, technical documentation, and operational runbooks.
- Apply DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE best practices to improve delivery speed and platform reliability.
- Evaluate emerging DevOps technologies and recommend improvements.
- Mentor team members on DevOps methodologies, automation, and platform engineering practices.
- Act as an escalation point for critical deployment, infrastructure, and platform issues.
Required Technical Skills :
1. DevOps & CI/CD :
- 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Software Engineering.
- Strong experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and release management.
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitHub Actions, or equivalent platforms.
- Strong understanding of Git, branching strategies, release management, and deployment methodologies.
2. Containers & Cloud :
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker/containerization.
- Understanding of cloud-native application architectures and distributed systems.
- Experience supporting production-grade containerized environments.
3. Automation & IaC :
- Strong proficiency in PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
- Experience developing automation frameworks and deployment tooling.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts.
- Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or similar tools is preferred.
4. Monitoring & Reliability :
- Experience with monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
- Experience supporting highly available and resilient production systems.
- Knowledge of SRE practices is preferred.
5. Security & DevSecOps :
- Understanding of DevSecOps and secure software delivery practices.
- Experience integrating vulnerability scanning, security controls, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of IAM, secrets management, and access control within DevOps environments.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
- Experience with Terraform/Bicep or other IaC tools.
- Knowledge of SRE and platform engineering practices.
- Relevant Azure, Kubernetes, Cloud, or DevOps certifications.