Lead DevOps Engineer

Role: Lead DevOps Engineer
Location: Bangalore - Onsite
Duration: Full-Time
Timings: 1-10 PM
Experience: 6+ yrs
Skills to crack: DevOps/ AWS/ CI-CD/ Java-based applications

Job Summary: 

• The Lead DevOps Engineer will oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of our AWS-based infrastructure and DevOps processes for a Java SaaS product.
• This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership, guiding a team of engineers to optimize deployment, scalability, and reliability.
• The ideal candidate is a Java-savvy DevOps expert with deep AWS experience and a passion for automating everything. 

 
Key Responsibilities: 

• Infrastructure Management: Architect, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure (e.g., EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3) to support a Java-based SaaS application. 

• CI/CD Leadership: Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline to streamline Java application deployments. 

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of DevOps engineers, fostering collaboration and technical excellence. 

• Automation: Drive automation of infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation. 

• Performance Optimization: Monitor and optimize system performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency in AWS, leveraging Java profiling and AWS services (e.g., CloudWatch, Elastic Beanstalk). 

• Security: Implement and enforce security best practices (e.g., IAM roles, VPC configurations, encryption) to protect the SaaS platform and customer data. 

• Collaboration: Work closely with Java developers, QA teams, and product managers to ensure seamless integration and delivery of features. 

• Incident Response: Lead troubleshooting and resolution of production issues, ensuring high availability and minimal downtime (e.g., using AWS X-Ray, ELB). 

• Documentation: Maintain clear documentation of infrastructure, processes, and runbooks for the team and stakeholders. 

• Innovation: Stay ahead of AWS and DevOps trends, recommending new tools or services to enhance the platform (e.g., EKS, Fargate). 

 

Required Qualifications: 

Experience: 

• 5+ years in DevOps or systems engineering, with at least 3 years in a lead or senior role. 

• 5+ years working with AWS cloud environments, ideally supporting SaaS products. 

• 3+ years of experience with Java-based applications (e.g., Spring Boot, Maven, Gradle). 

Technical Expertise: 

• Expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.). 

• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodeBuild/CodeDeploy). 

• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation). 

• Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures. 

• Familiarity with Java build tools and runtime environments (e.g., Tomcat, JVM tuning). 

• Knowledge of monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana) and logging (ELK, Splunk). 

Certifications (Preferred): 

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect, or similar. 

 
Soft Skills:

• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a collaborative mindset.