Senior Devops Engineer

About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the migration of an existing Amazon EKS environment to a Kubernetes-based infrastructure. This is a pivotal role that requires deep expertise in Kubernetes and AWS, coupled with the confidence and leadership ability to drive this migration project to success.

As the Migration Lead, you will play a hands-on role in architecting, planning, and executing the transition while ensuring minimal disruption to existing services. You will also provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance throughout the project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Migration: Own the end-to-end process of migrating workloads from Amazon EKS to Kubernetes, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Infrastructure Design: Architect and optimize Kubernetes clusters for production environments, considering scalability, security, and operational best practices.
• AWS Expertise: Leverage AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.) to integrate Kubernetes with the cloud environment seamlessly.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Set up robust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align infrastructure goals with organizational objectives.
• Documentation & Training: Create clear documentation and provide training to internal teams to ensure ongoing support and maintenance of the new Kubernetes infrastructure.

Required Qualifications:

• Technical Expertise:
  • 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related role.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (certifications like CKAD or CKA are a plus).
  • Deep knowledge of AWS services and best practices.
  • Proven track record of leading complex migrations or projects.
• Tools & Technologies:
  • CI/CD platforms (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, etc.).
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
  • Monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, etc.).
• Leadership Skills:
  • Ability to lead projects and guide cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with service meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and container orchestration patterns.
• Familiarity with security practices for Kubernetes and cloud-native applications.
• Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation tasks.