DevOps Lead (AWS)

Experience: 8+ Years
Job Location: WFH/ Remote
No. of Position: Multiple

Qualifications: B Tech / M Tech/ MCA or Higher

Work Timings: 1:30 PM IST to 10:30 PM IST
Functional Area: DevOps Engineering
Job Summary

We are seeking a DevOps Lead with deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, private networking, firewalls, and VPN architectures to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and highly available platforms. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can own infrastructure strategy while working closely with engineering teams to ensure reliability, security, and operational excellence across environments.
Key Responsibilities

- Design and implement cloud infrastructure architectures with a strong focus on private networks, network segmentation, firewalls, VPN connectivity, and security best practices.

- Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, performance, and cost optimization.

- Design and manage VPC/VNet architectures, subnets, routing, NAT, gateways, security groups, and firewall rules.

- Implement and manage site-to-site and client VPNs, hybrid connectivity, and secure access models.

- Select, provision, and manage cloud services on AWS and Azure, including governance, access control, and cost management.

- Manage and maintain development, staging, and production environments to ensure stability, uptime, and security.

- Lead and oversee CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes to enable reliable software delivery.

- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.

- Act as a technical bridge between development, operations, and security teams, ensuring smooth deployments and rapid issue resolution.

- Monitor infrastructure and network performance, investigate incidents, and drive root-cause analysis and preventive improvements.

- Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.

- Create and maintain clear technical documentation covering infrastructure design, networking, security controls, and operational processes.

- Stay current with emerging DevOps, cloud, and security technologies to continuously improve platform reliability and performance.

- Ensure timely delivery of infrastructure solutions within defined timelines and resource constraints.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

- 8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure roles.

- Strong expertise in cloud networking, including private networks, VPNs, firewalls, routing, and network security.

- Hands-on experience with AWS, including core infrastructure and networking services.

- Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins.

- Hands-on exposure to Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.

- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, NAT, VPNs, firewalls).

- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM.

- Ability to estimate cloud usage costs, design cost-efficient architectures, and implement cost control mechanisms.

- Experience migrating on-premises or legacy workloads to cloud environments is a strong plus.

- AWS Cloud Architect certification is preferred (not mandatory).

- Experience working with US or European clients is a plus.

- Proven experience working in multi-vendor, distributed, offshore/onshore teams.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and confidently.

Originally posted on Himalayas