Responsibilities: Infrastructure Architecture & Strategy (30%) • Design and evolve scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure spanning multiple regions and cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) • Lead infrastructure-as-code (IaC) initiatives using CloudFormation, Terraform, and other tooling; establish patterns and standards for infrastructure management • Architect and implement disaster recovery, business continuity, and infrastructure resilience strategies • Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives, implementing governance, monitoring, and rightsizing strategies to achieve operational efficiency • Establish and maintain security baselines, compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.), and infrastructure hardening standards CI/CD Platform & Automation (15%) • Design and manage enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms • Build and maintain self-service deployment platforms that enable developers to ship code with confidence • Lead testing shift left initiatives, including static code analysis, security scanning, and automated deployment validation. • Establish release engineering practices, version control strategies, and deployment orchestration across environments Observability, Monitoring & Incident Response (15%) • Design comprehensive monitoring, logging, metrics, and tracing infrastructure using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, or equivalent • Establish SLI/SLO frameworks and error budgeting practices; define meaningful alerting and on-call procedures • Lead incident response and post-mortem processes; drive reliability improvements through systematic root cause analysis • Implement security monitoring, threat detection, and DevSecOps practices integrated with CI/CD workflows Container Orchestration & Kubernetes (10%) • Architect, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters in production environments; optimize resource utilization and cost • Design containerization strategies, container image management, and registry solutions • Implement service mesh, networking policies, and security controls within container platforms • Drive adoption of Helm, operators, tooling (ArgoCD, Flux) for declarative infrastructure management Technical Leadership & Collaboration (20%) • Mentor and guide junior and mid-level DevOps engineers; establish technical standards, code reviews, and best practices • Collaborate with software engineering, security, database, and network teams to align on infrastructure requirements • Drive technical documentation, architecture decision records (ADRs), and knowledge sharing initiatives • Participate in architectural reviews, capacity planning, and technology evaluation for infrastructure modernization • Advocate for operational excellence, automation-first mindset, and continuous improvement culture Network & Security Infrastructure (10%) • Design and implement cloud networking architecture including VPC, subnets, routing, and security group policies • Manage firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection, VPN, and ingress/egress patterns • Implement zero-trust security principles, identity and access management (IAM), and secrets management solutions Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's degree preferred) • 15+ years of overall experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or infrastructure operations • 5-10+ years of hands-on DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or platform engineering experience • Proven expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in production environments at scale • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent) • Deep experience with Kubernetes in production; strong understanding of container technologies (Docker, containerd) • Expert-level proficiency with Linux/Unix system administration, networking, and security fundamentals • Strong scripting and programming skills in Python, Bash, Go, or similar languages • Extensive experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at enterprise scale • Demonstrated expertise with monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (Prometheus, ELK, Datadog, etc.) • Exceptional problem-solving, troubleshooting, and diagnostic skills • Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to document processes and architect complex systems • Ability to lead and mentor engineers; demonstrated experience mentoring junior and mid-level staff • Experience working in fast-paced, collaborative environments with cross-functional teams Desired Qualifications • AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) • Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul) • Experience with advanced configuration management (Helm, Kustomize) and templating solutions • Exposure to distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven design • Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud strategies • Knowledge of advanced security practices (DevSecOps, supply chain security, secrets management) • Experience with backup strategies, and infrastructure disaster recovery • Familiarity with software defined networking (SDN) and advanced networking concepts • Experience with observability and cost management tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudHealth, etc.) • Track record of implementing cost optimization initiatives resulting in measurable savings • Open source contributions or involvement in DevOps/infrastructure communities