About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on and driven DevOps Engineer to help scale and secure our Kubernetes-based production platform. Nearly all our applications run on Kubernetes (primarily managed on-premises Kubernetes platform and Amazon EKS). This role is central to ensuring system reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across our cloud-native environment. You will work closely with Engineering and Operations teams to operate production workloads, improve automation, strengthen security practices, and enhance our CI/CD pipelines. If you enjoy owning systems end-to-end and working on real production infrastructure, this role is for you.

Your Role

Kubernetes & Container Platform Management

Operate and maintain production workloads running on Kubernetes (managed on-prem clusters and Amazon EKS)
Deploy, upgrade, and manage applications using Helm or similar package management tools
Troubleshoot cluster-level and workload-level issues (networking, storage, scaling, resource constraints)
Implement and maintain Kubernetes best practices for security, RBAC, and namespace isolation
Optimize resource utilization and autoscaling configurations

Cloud & Infrastructure Management

Support and manage AWS infrastructure (EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, networking, security groups)
Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
Participate in infrastructure design reviews and capacity planning

System Reliability, Security & Production Support

Maintain high availability and performance across production environments
Participate in a structured on-call rotation to support production systems
Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and drive preventive improvements
Contribute to post-incident reviews focused on learning and long-term resilience
Continuously monitor and remediate infrastructure, container image, and dependency vulnerabilities
Ensure timely upgrades of base images, Helm charts, system packages, and third-party libraries
Collaborate with development teams to resolve security findings (e.g., CVEs) in code repositories
Strengthen infrastructure and container security posture across all environments

CI/CD, Automation & Continuous Improvement

Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines supporting containerized deployments
Automate builds, testing, and Kubernetes-based deployments
Improve release processes to minimize downtime and deployment risk
Use tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Ansible to reduce manual operational tasks
Promote DevOps and cloud-native best practices across teams.

Your Qualifications

At least 2 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Systems Engineering
Hands-on experience managing production workloads in Kubernetes
Experience with Amazon EKS
Experience deploying applications using Helm (or similar tooling)
Experience with containerization (Docker)
Experience with vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows
Experience with Bash and/or Python scripting
Strong troubleshooting skills and operational mindset
Willingness to participate in a structured on-call rotation

Plus points if you have:

Experience operating multi-environment Kubernetes clusters (dev/staging/prod)
Experience implementing autoscaling strategies (HPA, cluster autoscaler)
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Graylog)
Familiarity with Kubernetes networking concepts (Ingress, Services, CNI)
Experience supporting production systems with monitoring and alerting
Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or equivalent)

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