Senior/Lead - AWS Devops

Job Description – Lead AWS DevOps Engineer Role: Lead AWS DevOps Engineer Experience: 9–12 Years Location: Hyderabad / Ahmedabad Employment Type: Full-time Job Summary We are looking for a Lead AWS DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on experience in AWS cloud, DevOps automation, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud architecture. The candidate will lead DevOps initiatives, drive automation and cloud best practices, and work closely with development, architecture, security, and business teams. Key Responsibilities Lead the design, implementation, and management of scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure . Define and implement DevOps and CI/CD strategies across multiple applications and environments. Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild , or similar tools. Lead Infrastructure as Code initiatives using Terraform and/or CloudFormation . Design and manage AWS services including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, ALB/NLB, Route 53, CloudWatch , etc. Lead containerization and orchestration initiatives using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS . Implement automation for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, deployments, and operational processes. Establish best practices for AWS security, IAM, networking, monitoring, logging, and cost optimization . Design solutions for high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, and performance . Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide technical guidance to engineering and operations teams. Drive DevSecOps practices, including security scanning, vulnerability management, secrets management, and compliance automation. Mentor and guide DevOps engineers and conduct technical reviews. Collaborate with architects, developers, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to improve delivery processes. Identify opportunities to improve reliability, deployment frequency, automation, and operational efficiency. Participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, and production support activities. Skills Required : 9+ years of experience in DevOps/Cloud Engineering with strong AWS expertise. Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud architecture and services . Excellent experience in CI/CD pipeline implementation and automation . Strong expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code . Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes/AWS EKS . Strong knowledge of AWS networking – VPC, subnets, routing, security groups, NACLs, load balancers, and Route 53. Strong understanding of IAM, security, encryption, and secrets management . Experience with Linux administration and troubleshooting . Strong scripting/programming skills in Python, Shell, or Bash . Experience with monitoring and logging using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK , or similar tools. Strong understanding of Git and source-control management . Proven experience in technical leadership and mentoring .