Senior DevOps Engineer

Important Information:

• Years of Experience: 7+ years

• Job Mode: Full-time

• Work Mode: Remote

Job Summary:
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will lead the design, deployment, and optimization of infrastructure and applications to ensure scalability, reliability, and security across cloud platforms. This role is pivotal to the long-term success of the company, with opportunities to shape how critical systems are built and operated.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure using Terraform following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.

• Develop and manage scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions on AWS.

• Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and GitLab to streamline deployment workflows.

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as New Relic and Splunk to ensure high system availability and performance.

• Architect advanced Kubernetes deployment strategies to improve performance and reliability for key applications.

• Enable real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture through Kafka.

• Design and enforce cloud networking and security best practices.

• Lead platform upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure updates with minimal disruption.

• Collaborate closely with development and operations teams to ensure reliable and scalable solutions.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or a related discipline.

• Proven experience with AWS and Terraform.

• Strong experience with CI/CD tools, especially GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD.

• Experience managing and optimizing containerized applications, specifically with Kubernetes.

• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.

Role-specific Requirements:

• Experience leading application upgrades and platform migrations.

• Proficiency with monitoring/logging tools like New Relic and Splunk.

• Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines from scratch and maintaining them in GitHub Actions.

• Ability to work on secure, compliant, and cost-efficient cloud environments.

Technologies:

• Mandatory: Terraform, AWS, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD Pipelines, Kubernetes

• Monitoring: New Relic, Splunk

• Streaming/Messaging: Kafka

• Optional/Preferred: PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, Node.js, JVM

Skillset Competencies:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• CI/CD Pipeline Design

• Containerization & Orchestration

• Cloud Architecture & Security

• System Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Event-driven Architecture

• DevOps Culture & Mentorship

• Performance Tuning (Node.js/JVM)

About Encora
Encora is the preferred digital engineering and modernization partner of some of the world’s leading enterprises and digital-native companies. With over 9,000 experts in 47+ offices and innovation labs worldwide, Encora’s technology practices include Product Engineering & Development, Cloud Services, Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience, Cybersecurity, and AI & LLM Engineering.

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and qualifications, and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.