Senior Devops Engineer

Zycus is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of DevOps principles, extensive hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and a strong background in cloud infrastructure management. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our development and deployment processes, ensuring seamless integration and delivery of our software products.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Services: Design, deploy, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure using AWS/Azure/GCP services. Optimize and automate cloud environments to support development, testing, and production workloads.
Container Technologies: Implement, manage, and scale containerized applications using Docker. Ensure best practices in container security, orchestration, and management.
Kubernetes: Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, using EKS/Rancher/OCP. Optimize Kubernetes environments for performance, scalability, and reliability. Implement CI/CD pipelines using Kubernetes-native tools.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop, manage, and maintain IaC using tools such as Terraform and Ansible. Ensure infrastructure configurations are version-controlled, repeatable, and auditable.
Scripting and Automation: Write and maintain scripts (Python, Shell) for automation of infrastructure management, deployment processes, and monitoring. Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
Problem Solving and Analytical Skills: Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues related to infrastructure, applications, and deployments. Provide technical expertise and leadership in resolving critical production issues.
Logging and Monitoring: Implement, manage, and optimize logging and monitoring solutions using tools like ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch. Ensure high availability, performance, and security of monitoring systems.
Web Layer Technologies: Configure and manage web layer components such as HA Proxy, Nginx, and CDN solutions. Optimize web layer for performance, security, and scalability.
Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of applications. Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand requirements and provide updates on progress.

Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience: 2-5 years of experience in a DevOps.
AWS Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience with a wide range of AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM,CloudFormation, and Lambda.
Container Expertise: Proven experience with Docker and Kubernetes on Production Systems. Knowledge of Helm, Istio, or other Kubernetes-related tools is a plus.
IaC Tools: Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible.
Scripting Skills: Strong scripting skills in Python and Shell. Experience with other programming languages is a plus.
Monitoring and Logging: Experience with ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Datadog or similar tools.
Web Layer Knowledge: Experience with web layer technologies such as HA Proxy, Nginx, and CDN solutions.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead projects independently from inception to delivery. Experience mentoring junior team members and providing technical leadership.
Certifications: Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Terraform Certification) are a plus and will be considered an additional bonus.