Devops Engineer - Contract role

DevOps Engineer

Locations: Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-site)

Duration – 6+ Months Contract

Experience – 4+ Years

The role required working in EST Hrs, ie, 4:30 pm - 1:30 am IST

Job Description:

We're looking for a strong DevOps Engineer who designs, builds, and maintains scalable cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation.

They streamline software and data delivery by managing CI/CD pipelines, optimizing cloud costs, and ensuring robust security and observability.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering, or a related field.

• 4-6+ years of professional IT experience, with at least 4 years focused on cloud, data engineering, or DevOps.

• Cloud Platforms: Strong, demonstrable expertise in AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Scripting & Languages: Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Bash, or Go.

• DevOps Tools: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Git/GitOps practices.

• Database/Data Skills: Familiarity with SQL and data lake/warehouse architectures, as EXL heavily integrates DevOps with AI-driven analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Build and manage cloud foundation platforms using tools like Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.

• Pipeline Automation: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or similar platforms to automate deployments.

• Cloud Operations & Cost Optimization: Configure cloud services (IAM, VPC, EC2, Kubernetes) and optimize resource usage for cost efficiency and scalability.

• Security & Compliance: Enforce security best practices, including IAM policies, least privilege access, data encryption, and compliance monitoring.

• Monitoring & Support: Develop robust observability, logging, and alerting frameworks using tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or CloudWatch.

• Implement security best practices and integrate vulnerability scanning for source code, containers, and infrastructure within CI/CD pipelines.

• Identify, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities and configuration issues across cloud and application environments.

• Recommend and implement cloud resource organization, subscription structure, access controls, and governance standards.

• Collaborate with development and architecture teams to design secure, scalable, and cost effective cloud solutions.