Job Title: Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Experience: 2 to 5 Years
Location: Hyderabad
Employment Type: Full-Time / Permanent
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and skilled Cloud/DevOps Engineer to join our engineering and infrastructure team in Hyderabad. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in AWS cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, and monitoring/observability tools. You will play a key role in building reliable, scalable, and secure cloud environments while enabling fast and automated deployments.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure Management (AWS)
- Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure using AWS services including:
- EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudFormation
- Configure networking components such as subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, load balancers, and security groups.
- Implement backup, disaster recovery, and cost-optimization strategies.
- Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and system resilience across cloud environments.
CI/CD Development & Automation
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar.
- Automate software build, test, and deployment processes for seamless releases.
- Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and quality checks into CI/CD workflows.
- Troubleshoot pipeline failures and optimize performance.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Implement, manage, and version infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Develop reusable IaC modules to automate provisioning and configuration of cloud resources.
- Enforce IaC best practices for governance, standardization, and compliance.
Containerization & Orchestration
- Build, deploy, and manage applications using Docker containers.
- Work with container registries, images, and environment configurations.
- Support container-based deployment models and integration with CI/CD pipelines.
- Exposure to Kubernetes or OpenShift is a plus (not mandatory).
Monitoring, Logging & Observability
- Configure and maintain monitoring and logging solutions using:
- Datadog, Splunk, CloudWatch, ELK stack, or equivalent tools
- Set up dashboards, alerts, and proactive monitoring strategies.
- Conduct root cause analysis for system issues and performance bottlenecks.
Security & Compliance
- Implement cloud security best practices for IAM, access control, encryption, and policies.
- Conduct regular audits and ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with security teams to manage vulnerability scanning and patching.
Collaboration & Support
- Work closely with development, QA, and platform engineering teams to support deployment needs.
- Participate in on-call rotation and handle production incidents.
- Document architectural patterns, workflows, processes, and troubleshooting guides.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 2 to 5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
- Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation).
- Proficiency in defining cloud infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Hands-on experience with Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools.
- Solid understanding of Docker containerization.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog, Splunk, CloudWatch, or similar.
- Strong knowledge of Linux fundamentals, networking, and shell scripting.
- Good understanding of source control systems (Git, Bitbucket, GitHub).
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of Kubernetes or OpenShift container orchestration.
- Experience with serverless architectures and AWS Lambda workflows.
- Exposure to Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting.
- Understanding of security best practices (IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager).
- Experience working in Agile environments.
Soft Skills
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Good analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Fast learner with a proactive and ownership-driven mindset.