Senior DevOps Engineer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

JobType: full-time

You will take ownership of Kubernetes operations, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation, working closely with engineering and product teams to build robust, production-grade systems. The position offers the opportunity to shape DevOps strategy, enhance observability, and drive continuous improvement in a high-impact, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure, with a focus on modern cloud platforms.
• Lead end-to-end Kubernetes operations, including provisioning, scaling, upgrades, networking, storage, and troubleshooting.
• Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless and reliable code deployment.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform to standardize and automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop and manage deployment frameworks such as Helm charts and GitOps workflows for consistent and secure releases.
• Establish and enhance observability through monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure system health and performance.
• Automate operational processes such as scaling, failover management, disaster recovery, and patching.
• Enforce best practices in DevOps, including security policies, access controls, and resource optimization.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to improve system resilience.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and product teams to improve deployment velocity and system reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in cloud security, cost optimization, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain documentation, knowledge sharing, and standard operating procedures for DevOps practices.

• 5–9 years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering roles.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, including cluster management, scaling, and production troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably Azure) and cloud-native architectures.
• Proficiency in containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration tools like Helm.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps or similar.
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or PowerShell) for automation and operational efficiency.
• Solid understanding of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Knowledge of cloud security practices, identity management, and compliance standards.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a proactive and ownership-driven mindset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work across cross-functional teams.