Job Title: DevOps Engineer – AWS
Location: Gurgaon
Experience: 6+ years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Overview:
We are seeking a skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer with a strong foundation in AWS Cloud Services, Linux, and infrastructure automation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience across compute, storage, networking, and security in the AWS ecosystem, with a good grasp of Kubernetes, CI/CD workflows, and shell scripting. You will be responsible for maintaining and scaling cloud infrastructure and supporting engineering teams in delivering reliable and secure applications.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Work with EC2, Lambda, EBS, EFS, and S3 to build and maintain compute and storage solutions.
• Configure and manage networking and security components such as VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, NACLs, and Load Balancers (ALB/NLB).
• Implement and manage IAM roles and policies to ensure secure access control.
• Support and manage AWS-managed databases (both SQL and NoSQL).
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Write and maintain Bash scripts for automation and system maintenance tasks.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to support application lifecycle from development to production.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Strong experience working with Linux-based systems.
• Proven hands-on experience with key AWS services:
o Compute: EC2, Lambda
o Storage: EBS, EFS, S3
o Networking & Security: VPC, Subnets, NACLs, Security Groups, ALB/NLB
o IAM: Roles and Policies
o Databases: Experience with any AWS-managed SQL or NoSQL database
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.
• Proficiency in Bash shell scripting.
• Solid understanding of basic networking concepts (IP, DNS, routing, etc.).
• Good grasp of programming concepts (language not mandatory but helpful).
Preferred Qualifications:
• AWS Certification (e.g., AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, DevOps Engineer)
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience in a fast-paced Agile/DevOps environment.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of experience in DevOps or related roles
- Strong experience with Linux-based systems
- Hands-on experience with AWS services: EC2, Lambda, EBS, EFS, S3
- Experience configuring and managing VPC, Subnets, NACLs, Security Groups, ALB/NLB
- Implementing and managing IAM roles and policies
- Experience with AWS-managed SQL or NoSQL databases
- Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
- Proficiency in Bash shell scripting
- Solid understanding of basic networking concepts (IP, DNS, routing)
- Good grasp of programming concepts
- AWS Certification (e.g., SysOps, DevOps Engineer)
- Familiarity with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
- Experience in a fast-paced Agile/DevOps environment
What We Do
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