Principal Devops Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve scalable, secure AWS infrastructure for performance and efficiency.
• Lead DevOps engineers to implement cloud-native, fully automated environments.
• Define and enforce IaC best practices using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Enable self-service deployments for development teams.
• Modernize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, etc.
• Champion serverless and event-driven architecture using AWS Lambda and Step Functions.
• Implement Kubernetes (EKS/ECS) and microservices infrastructure for agility and resilience.
• Enhance observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and AI-based tools.
• Embed DevSecOps into CI/CD and cloud workflows, ensuring robust security posture.
• Lead disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity planning.
• Optimize AWS spend using FinOps principles without compromising performance.
• Build and scale AI/ML pipelines using Spark, Kafka, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Kubeflow, MLflow, Airflow, and AWS SageMaker.
• Research and adopt emerging DevOps and cloud technologies to drive innovation.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or SRE with proven transformation leadership.
• 6+ years of AWS hands-on experience (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, etc.).
• Expertise in IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Advanced scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
• Mastery of Kubernetes (EKS or custom clusters), Docker, and microservices architecture.
• Extensive CI/CD experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS tools.
• Deep knowledge of observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Strong cloud security, IAM policies, and compliance understanding.
• Proven leadership in DevOps cultural and technological transformation.
• Hands-on AI/ML pipeline experience using Spark, Kafka, TensorFlow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional or AWS Solutions Architect Professional.
• Experience building large-scale serverless systems.
• Strong FinOps and AWS cost management knowledge.
• Experience with SRE practices and site reliability principles.
• Familiarity with AI-driven automation and self-healing infrastructure approaches.