Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure (7-12 yrs)

Looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and manage our cloud infrastructure, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, and automation processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Azure Cloud, building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring efficient deployment, scalability, and security of cloud-based applications. You will play a critical role in enhancing our engineering practices by fostering automation, improving deployment speed, and optimizing system reliability.

Key Responsibilities :

- Azure Cloud Infrastructure : Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure on Azure. Ensure optimal use of cloud services to support both production and development environments.

- CI/CD Pipeline Development : Build, manage, and enhance robust CI/CD pipelines to automate code deployment, testing, and delivery across various environments. Use tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar.

- Automation & Scripting : Automate repetitive tasks using scripting languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Python) to streamline infrastructure management, monitoring, and reporting.

- Configuration Management : Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates.

- Monitoring & Logging : Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (e.g., Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana) to track performance, detect issues, and ensure system reliability.

- Security & Compliance : Ensure all DevOps processes comply with industry standards and best practices for security and compliance, including regular auditing and securing access to cloud resources.

- Incident Management : Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues, bottlenecks, and performance inefficiencies. Implement disaster recovery strategies to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.

- Collaboration : Work closely with software development, QA, and operations teams to align DevOps strategies with business and project goals.

- Continuous Improvement : Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, and introduce best practices to improve DevOps processes, system scalability, and performance.

Qualifications :

- Education : Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience :

- 5+ years of experience in a DevOps engineering role with strong expertise in Azure Cloud services.

- Proven experience in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps and Jenkins

- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible and Puppet.

Technical Skills :

- Expertise in cloud infrastructure management and deployment on Azure (Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, etc.).

- Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python) for automating cloud infrastructure tasks.

- Good understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Experience with monitoring tools like Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and logging tools such as ELK stack or Azure Log Analytics.

- Strong knowledge of version control systems (Git) and branching strategies.

- Experience with security best practices for cloud infrastructure, including encryption, key management, and role-based access control (RBAC).

Preferred Skills :

- Experience with serverless technologies like Azure Functions or AWS Lambda.

- Knowledge of cloud cost optimization strategies.

- Familiarity with microservices architecture and related DevOps strategies.

Soft Skills :

- Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to troubleshooting and issue resolution.

- Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and departments.

- Ability to mentor junior DevOps engineers and foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement.