Job Description Lead DevOps Engineer
Experience : 6+ Years
Location : Remote
Notice Period : Immediate Joiner
Role : Consultant / Freelancer
We are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and high-performance infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments.
All About You :
We value passion and attitude over experience. Thats why we dont expect you to have every single skill. Instead, weve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role :
- A Bachelor's or Masters degree in computer science & information systems or related engineering
- A strong background in DevOps with hands-on configuration and deployment
- Knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, Python, and scripting Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (CKA certification is a plus)
- Experience with Azure cloud-based provisioning, deployment, and monitoring
- Understanding of platform security best practices
- Proficiency in source control / configuration management including Git, and GitLab; familiarity with Azure DevOps and Visual Studio Code is a plus
- Collaborative spirit with proven capabilities in working with international teams
- Experience in working with data engineering and data science teams is a plu
Key Responsibilities :
Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS / Azure ensuring scalability, resilience, and security.Lead the automation of infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM / Bicep).Manage CI / CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.) to streamline code integration and deployment.Implement and monitor system performance using observability tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).Ensure security best practices across cloud environments including IAM, RBAC, VPC, and secrets management.Optimize cloud costs through proactive monitoring and resource management.Manage containerized workloads with Kubernetes (EKS / AKS) and Docker.Collaborate with development teams to enable DevSecOps culture and ensure smooth application releases.Establish disaster recovery and backup strategies to maintain business continuity.(ref : hirist.tech)