The Lead AWS DevOps Engineer will design and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and provide technical guidance to teams.
Job Summary
We are looking for a Lead AWS DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Terraform and AWS DevOps practices. The role involves designing, implementing, and managing AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, enabling CI/CD automation, and supporting serverless and API-driven architectures. The candidate is expected to be hands-on while also providing technical guidance and leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
- Develop reusable, modular, and scalable Terraform code for AWS resources.
- Manage and operate core AWS services, including VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, RDS, ECS, Lambda, and API Gateway.
- Design, deploy, and operate containerized workloads on Amazon ECS.
- Build, manage, and optimize Docker images for application and platform workloads.
- Develop, deploy, and integrate AWS Lambda functions using Python.
- Design, publish, and manage APIs using Amazon API Gateway.
- Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
- Implement automated build, test, deployment, and rollback strategies for both serverless and container-based workloads.
- Apply security best practices across AWS infrastructure (IAM, encryption, network security).
- Support cost optimization initiatives and monitor cloud resource usage.
- Design and support Disaster Recovery (DR) and backup strategies.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex AWS infrastructure, container, and pipeline issues.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to DevOps and cloud engineers.
- Collaborate with application, data, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Required Qualifications
- 8–12+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform for AWS Infrastructure as Code.
- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS, including ECS and core services.
- Practical experience running containerized applications on Amazon ECS.
- Familiarity with Docker, including image creation, optimization, and lifecycle management.
- Experience developing AWS Lambda functions using Python.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon API Gateway.
- Strong experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
- Solid understanding of Git version control, branching strategies, and automation workflows.
- Experience supporting production-grade AWS environments.
- Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
- Good communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Experience
- Experience with AWS SageMaker and ML platform infrastructure.
- Experience with Amazon OpenSearch.
- Exposure to Factory DB or similar enterprise data platforms.
- Experience with AWS Glue and data integration pipelines.
- Knowledge of cloud cost optimization (FinOps) practices.
- Experience designing and validating Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
- Experience with advanced container orchestration patterns on ECS (e.g., autoscaling, blue/green deployments).
- Experience with serverless and event-driven architectures at scale.
Certifications (Preferred)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or Associate
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Relevant security or data-related AWS certifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Top Skills
Amazon Api Gateway
Amazon Ecs
AWS
Ci/Cd
Docker
Python
Terraform
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