Sr. DevOps Engineer / DevOps Lead – AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Experience

7+ Years

Location

WFH / Remote (India)

Open Positions

Multiple

Qualification

B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA orequivalent

Work Timings

1:30 PM IST – 10:30 PM IST

Functional Area

DevOps Engineering

About the Role

Weare seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer /DevOps Lead – AWS Cloud Infrastructure to design,implement, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platforms onAmazon Web Services (AWS).

The idealcandidate will have strong hands-on expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure,networking, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation,monitoring and observability, cloud security, and governance. The candidateshould be capable of designing end-to-end cloud architectures, creatinginfrastructure and network diagrams, automating deployments, managingcontainerized workloads, and ensuring operational excellence across productionenvironments.

This rolerequires a technically strong professional who can drive cloud modernizationinitiatives, implement best practices, improve platform reliability, andcollaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and resilient cloudsolutions.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure.

Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, governance frameworks, security controls, and operational best practices.

Design and maintain infrastructure architecture diagrams, network topology diagrams, deployment diagrams, and technical documentation.

Design and manage AWS networking solutions, including VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, Route 53, Security Groups, Network ACLs, and Load Balancers (ALB/NLB).

Implement hybrid cloud and on-premises connectivity solutions.

Drive cloud governance, cost optimization, and infrastructure reliability initiatives.

Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, ArgoCD, or similar tools.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.

Design, deploy, manage, and optimize containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon EKS.

Implement Kubernetes best practices, including cluster administration, scaling, upgrades, networking, ingress management, and workload security.

Implement AWS security best practices, IAM governance, secrets management, encryption, vulnerability management, and compliance controls.

Design and manage monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, New Relic, or similar platforms.

Build operational dashboards, define monitoring standards, and establish proactive alerting mechanisms.

Lead incident management, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Collaborate with engineering, security, and business teams to deliver cloud-native and platform engineering solutions.

Mentor team members and promote DevOps best practices across projects and teams.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related roles.

Strong hands-on expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and services.

Experience designing and documenting infrastructure architecture, cloud solutions, and network topology diagrams using tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, Draw.io, or equivalent.

Deep experience designing and managing AWS networking solutions, including Amazon VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, Route 53, Security Groups, Network ACLs, and Application/Network Load Balancers (ALB/NLB).

Strong hands-on experience managing production-grade Kubernetes environments, preferably Amazon EKS.

Hands-on expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ingress Controllers, and container orchestration technologies.

Strong experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, AWS CodePipeline, or similar technologies.

Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.

Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, Splunk, or New Relic.

Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, networking fundamentals, governance, and cloud cost optimization.

Good understanding of Microsoft Azure cloud services and cloud architecture principles.

Strong Linux administration, scripting, automation, troubleshooting, and networking skills.

Excellent problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

Experience supporting global customers, including US and/or European clients.

Certification Requirements

Mandatory

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional

Preferred

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty

This jobdescription is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of allresponsibilities, duties, or activities that are required. Responsibilities,duties, and/or activities may change, or new ones may be added at any time withor without notice.

If you are amotivated professional with a passion for delivering impactful solutions, we'dlove to hear from you. Apply today to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinkingteam at NextGen Invent.

Originally posted on Himalayas