Senior Engineer, Infrastructure)

Job Description Job Overview We are seeking a skilled Infrastructure Engineer with 4-5 years of hands-on experience to design, implement, and manage our cloud infrastructure and platforms. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our systems are highly available, scalable, and secure. The ideal candidate is proficient in the RedHat ecosystem, AWS, Kubernetes, and has a strong background in CI/CD pipelines with a DevSecOps mindset. Key Responsibilities • Cloud Infrastructure Management: o Design, deploy, manage, and optimize infrastructure on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, etc.). o Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation. o Manage and configure RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, ensuring security compliance and performance. • Containerization & Orchestration: o Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker. o Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters (EKS, self-managed, or other distributions) for production workloads. o Implement service meshes, ingress controllers, and cluster auto-scaling. • CI/CD & Automation: o Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD. o Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes to improve efficiency and reliability. o Integrate security scanning and compliance checks into the CI/CD pipeline (DevSecOps). • Application Security & Compliance (DevSecOps): o Implement application security best practices across the infrastructure stack (network, compute, identity). o Utilize secrets management tools (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault). o Collaborate with the security team to ensure infrastructure meets compliance standards (e.g., SOC2, ISO27001). o Perform vulnerability management and patch orchestration. • Monitoring, Logging, & Reliability: o Implement and manage monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, Datadog). o Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis. o Drive initiatives to improve system reliability, performance, and cost-optimization. • Collaboration & Mentorship: o Work closely with development teams to enable a true DevOps culture. o Document architectures, processes, and runbooks. o Share knowledge and mentor junior team members. Qualifications • Bachelors Degree in IT/Telecom, Computer Science. • 4-5 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud operations, or site reliability engineering (SRE). • Strong hands-on expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS) core services and best practices. • Proven experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration, security hardening, and troubleshooting. • Solid experience in building, deploying, and managing Kubernetes clusters in production. • Deep understanding of CI/CD principles and extensive experience with pipeline tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.). • Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills, preferably with Terraform. • Experience integrating security tools (SAST, DAST, secret scanning) into CI/CD pipelines. • Proficient in scripting languages (Bash, Python, or Go). • Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible preferred). • Excellent problem-solving skills and a systematic approach to incident management. • Strong communication and collaboration skills. Nice-to-Have Skills • AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator). • RedHat Certification (RHCE, RHCSA). • Kubernetes Certification (CKA, CKAD). • Experience with other cloud providers (Azure, GCP). • Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd). • Experience with GitOps methodologies and tools (FluxCD, ArgoCD). • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.