DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer ( AWS )

We are seeking a seasoned DevOps Architect / Senior Engineer with deep expertise in AWS, EKS, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and MongoDB Atlas to lead the design, implementation, and management of our cloud-native infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on ensuring the scalability, reliability, security, and efficiency of our production-grade systems.

Key Responsibilities :

Cloud Infrastructure Design & Management (AWS)

• Architect, build, and manage secure, scalable AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Security Groups).
• Implement secure cloud networking and ensure high availability.
• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot AWS environments.

Container Orchestration (AWS EKS)

• Deploy and manage production-ready EKS clusters, including workload deployments, scaling (manual and via Karpenter), monitoring, and security.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes applications.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Lead development of Terraform-based IaC modules (clean, reusable, and secure).
• Manage Terraform state and promote best practices (modularization, code reviews).
• Extend IaC to multi-cloud (Azure, GCP) and leverage CloudFormation or Bicep when needed.

Programming, Automation & APIs

• Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Design, secure, and manage APIs (AWS API Gateway, optionally Azure API Management).
• Integrate systems/services via APIs and event-driven architecture.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure or deployment issues.

Database Management

• Administer MongoDB Atlas: setup, configuration, performance tuning, backup, and security.
• Implement best practices for high availability and resilience.

DevOps Leadership & Strategy

• Define and promote DevOps best practices across the organization.
• Automate and streamline development-to-deployment workflows.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Stay ahead of emerging DevOps and Cloud trends.

Mandatory Skills :

Cloud Administration (AWS)

• VPC design (subnets, route tables, NAT/IGW, peering).
• IAM (users, roles, policies with least-privilege enforcement).
• Deep AWS service knowledge and administrative experience.

Container Orchestration (AWS EKS)

• EKS production-grade cluster setup and upgrades.
• Workload autoscaling using Karpenter.
• Logging/Monitoring via Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch.
• Secure EKS practices: RBAC, PSP/PSA, admission controllers, secret management.

CI/CD & Kubernetes

• Experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Flux.
• Microservices deployment and Kubernetes cluster federation knowledge.

Infrastructure as Code

• Expert in Terraform (HCL, modules, backends, security).
• Familiarity with CloudFormation, Bicep for cross-cloud support.
• Git-based version control and CI/CD integration.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning.

Programming & API

• Proficient in Python, Bash, PowerShell.
• Secure API design, development, and management.

Database Management

• Proven MongoDB Atlas administration: scaling, backups, alerts, and performance monitoring.

Good to Have Skills :

Infrastructure & OS

• Server & Virtualization Management (Linux/Windows).
• OS Security Hardening & Automation.
• Disaster Recovery planning and implementation.
• Docker containerization.

Networking & Security

• Advanced networking (DNS, BGP, routing).
• Software Defined Networking (SDN), hybrid networking.
• Zero Trust Architecture.
• Load balancer (ALB/ELB/NLB) security and WAF management.
• Compliance: ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS.
• Secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).

Observability & Automation

• OpenTelemetry, LangTrace for observability.
• AI-powered automation (e.g., CrewAI).
• SIEM/Security monitoring.

Cloud Governance

• Cost optimization strategies.
• AWS Well-Architected Framework familiarity.
• Incident response, governance, and compliance management.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years in DevOps / SRE / Cloud Engineering with AWS focus.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with EKS and Terraform.
• Proven experience with cloud-native architecture and automation.
• AWS Certifications (DevOps Engineer Pro, Solutions Architect Pro) preferred.
• Agile/Scrum experience a plus.