Devops Engineer

Role Overview We are looking for a highly skilled DevOps / Platform Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Golang, Kubernetes, and AWS to design, build, and operate scalable cloud-native platforms. The ideal candidate will be responsible for CI/CD automation, infrastructure provisioning, container orchestration, monitoring, and incident management in production environments. Key Responsibilities Platform & Infrastructure • Design, deploy, and manage highly available and scalable infrastructure on AWS • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for repeatable and secure deployments • Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters (EKS preferred), including upgrades, scaling, and security hardening CI/CD & Automation • Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for microservices and cloud-native applications • Automate build, test, security scans, and deployment workflows • Ensure best practices for pipeline reliability, performance, and security Containerization & Orchestration • Build, optimize, and manage containerized applications using Docker • Implement Kubernetes best practices including deployments, services, ingress, HPA, and resource management • Enforce container security and image lifecycle management Monitoring, Observability & Reliability • Implement and maintain monitoring and observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.) • Define and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs • Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and reliability risks Incident Management & RCA • Participate in on-call rotations and handle production incidents • Lead incident response , troubleshooting, and recovery efforts • Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures Collaboration & Best Practices • Work closely with development, security, and architecture teams • Promote DevOps, SRE, and cloud-native best practices across teams • Contribute to platform documentation and operational runbooks Mandatory Technical Skills • Strong programming experience in Golang • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (production environments) • Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EKS, EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, Load Balancers, CloudWatch) • Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines • Expertise in Infrastructure as Code , preferably Terraform • Deep understanding of containerization and orchestration best practices • Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools • Solid experience in incident management and root cause analysis Nice to Have • Experience building or supporting cloud-native microservices architectures • Knowledge of cost optimization strategies in AWS • Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles • Familiarity with security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices • Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux) Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience • 4–8 years of experience in DevOps / Platform / Cloud Engineering • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities Originally posted on Himalayas