Job description
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
Who can apply
The source lists worldwide eligibility. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-11, UTC-10, UTC-9.5, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC-4, UTC-3.5, UTC-3, UTC-2, UTC-1, UTC+0, UTC+1, UTC+2, UTC+3, UTC+3.5, UTC+4, UTC+4.5, UTC+5, UTC+5.5, UTC+5.75, UTC+6, UTC+6.5, UTC+7, UTC+8, UTC+8.75, UTC+9, UTC+9.5, UTC+10, UTC+10.5, UTC+11, UTC+12, UTC+12.75, UTC+13, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.