DevSecOps AWS; EKS Lead Engineer

Devsecops AWS (EKS) Lead Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Dev Sec Ops  AWS (EKS) Lead Engineer to join our team s role focuses on CI/CD of applications including Kubernetes-based container orchestration solutions on AWS. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud-native technologies, with a focus on optimizing performance, scalability, and security for enterprise-level applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions.
• Automate deployment of highly available and scalable EKS clusters on AWS.
• Life Cycle Management of application containers through all delivery stages
• Incorporate release management practices, security and compliance pipeline integration and progressive deployment capabilities with canary and blue/green strategies.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to ensure alignment with best practices.
• Implement security controls and compliance measures for Kubernetes environments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience with AWS services, including EKS, EC2, S3, and IAM.
• Expertise in Kubernetes (EKS), including cluster management, deployment strategies, and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in containerization tools and technologies (e.g., Docker, Hashi Corp Packer, ECR).
• Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Dynatrace)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes networking (Services, Ingress, Network Policies)
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Pods, Deployments, Stateful Sets, and Daemon Sets.
• Manage cluster lifecycle, including upgrades, scaling, and patching.
• Secure Kubernetes workloads using Pod Security Policies (PSP), Network Policies, and Secrets Management (e.g., Hashi Corp Vault, Cyber Ark Conjure)
• Design highly available Kubernetes architectures with multi-node, multi-zone, or multi-region cluster for DR.
• Experience with service meshes or API Gateways for microservices observability, security, and traffic management.