DevOps Engineer

Eligibility :

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related field
• 4 - 6 Yrs of hands-on experience in DevOps / Cloud / Infrastructure roles
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, especially EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, ELB/ALB, Auto Scaling, Route 53, CloudWatch and CloudFront
• Solid experience running Windows Server and hosting and configuring applications on IIS (application pools, bindings, SSL certificates, URL rewrite)
• Good knowledge of Linux administration and web servers such as Nginx / Apache
• Proficient with Git, branching strategies (GitFlow / trunk-based) and pull-request workflows
• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, especially with GitHub Actions
• Hands-on experience with Docker and container orchestration (Amazon ECS / EKS)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as AWS CloudFormation
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell and/or Python
• Solid understanding of networking basics: DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, load balancing, SSL/TLS, firewalls and VPNs
• Experience with monitoring, logging and alerting tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK / OpenSearch or New Relic / Datadog
• Experience managing secrets and credentials using AWS Secrets Manager, Parameter Store or HashiCorp Vault
• Working knowledge of databases (MongoDB, MySQL / SQL Server), including backups, restores and replication
• Understanding of security best practices (DevSecOps), including vulnerability scanning, least-privilege access and OS hardening
• Familiarity with high availability, scalability and disaster recovery design, following the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Experience deploying Node.js / Angular (MEAN stack) applications will be an added advantage
• Exposure to CDN/WAF platforms like Cloudflare or Akamai will be an added advantage
• An AWS certification (SysOps Administrator / DevOps Engineer / Solutions Architect) will be an added advantage
• Experience in a travel, e-commerce or high-traffic consumer platform will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, and DevSecOps practices would be an added advantage.
• Familiarity with Agile / Scrum and issue trackers such as Jira / YouTrack
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to take part in an on-call rotation for production support

Responsibilities :

• Set up, configure and manage AWS infrastructure, including EC2 instances, networking, storage and security groups
• Deploy, host and maintain applications on Windows Server and IIS, as well as on Linux servers
• Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate build, test and deployment
• Use zero-downtime deployment strategies such as blue-green, canary and rolling deployments, with clear rollback plans
• Manage Git repositories, branching policies, access controls and release processes
• Build and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, keeping environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Production) consistent and reproducible
• Containerise applications and manage container workloads on ECS / EKS
• Monitor system health, performance, uptime and logs; set up dashboards and alerts and respond to incidents
• Define and track SLAs / SLOs for uptime and performance of critical applications
• Lead incident response, write post-incident reports (RCA) and put preventive measures in place
• Follow security best practices, including OS patching, SSL certificate renewals, IAM policies, secrets management and regular access reviews
• Add security checks into pipelines (code scanning, dependency and container image scanning)
• Set up and regularly test backups, disaster recovery and business continuity plans
• Plan capacity and auto-scaling for peak traffic periods such as sales and holiday seasons
• Track and reduce cloud costs through right-sizing, Reserved Instances / Savings Plans and removing unused resources
• Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripting and automation tools
• Manage DNS, CDN, WAF and SSL configurations for public-facing websites and APIs
• Work closely with developers, QA and product teams to make releases smooth and reliable
• Keep clear documentation of infrastructure, architecture diagrams, deployment processes and runbooks
• Support audits and compliance requirements (e.g. PCI-DSS for payments, data protection) where applicable
• Mentor developers on DevOps practices and help build a culture of automation and ownership