DevOps Engineer; Cloud & Automation Specialist

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, or Azure Dev Ops to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost‑efficient cloud operations.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Cloud Formation, or Ansible for consistent, repeatable environment setups.
• Monitor system performance and logs using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, or Cloud Watch.
• Build and manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate deployments with Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, or GKE).
• Configure automated backups, disaster recovery strategies, and failover mechanisms for critical applications.
• Work closely with development teams to streamline deployments, reduce downtime, and improve overall release cycles.
• Implement robust security practices, including IAM roles, secrets management, KMS encryption, and compliance checks.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines to reduce deployment time, improve success rates, and eliminate manual intervention.
• Automate repetitive operational tasks such as environment provisioning, cluster updates, and package installs.
• Build monitoring dashboards, alerts, and on‑call notifications for rapid issue detection and response.
• Set up log aggregation, performance monitoring, and tracing for distributed microservices environments.
• Maintain configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet to support scalable infrastructure.
• Collaborate with developers and QA teams to ensure production readiness of applications through testing automation.
• Manage version control workflows using Git, branching strategies, and pull request reviews.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement long‑term fixes for recurring issues or outages.
• Support zero‑downtime deployments using blue‑green, canary, and rolling update strategies.
• Document infrastructure design, processes, runbooks, and deployment procedures thoroughly.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum processes, contributing to sprint planning, architecture discussions, and standups.
• Stay updated with emerging Dev Ops tools, cloud technologies, and automation best practices to continuously improve environments.