Lead DevOps Engineer

Unified Infotech seeks a skilled and motivated DevOps Lead with strong AWS expertise and growing experience in Azure to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will drive seamless cloud application access, manage customer workload migrations, oversee hybrid cloud deployments, and implement service assurance solutions. While AWS is currently the primary platform, familiarity with Azure's growing capabilities is essential.

Your Mission, Your Impact

• Cloud Platform Mastery: At least 3 years of hands-on AWS experience, with a solid understanding of Azure and a willingness to grow in this area. Specific Azure tools, like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Active Directory, will be essential as Azure-based projects increase.
• System Architecture Perspective: Detail-oriented, with a holistic understanding of system architecture and the ability to work effectively across AWS and Azure platforms.
• Linux & Virtualization Skills: Strong Linux administration and shell scripting abilities.
• Server Optimization: Experience with server technologies (Apache, Nginx, Node.js) and their optimization.
• Database Proficiency: Comfortable with database management, replication, and disaster recovery in MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB.
• Production-Scale Cloud Deployments: Proven experience migrating complex, multi-tier applications to AWS and Azure, optimizing for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• CI/CD and Automation: Experience in building, automating, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, with a preference for candidates skilled in Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Security Management: Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, leveraging tools such as AWS IAM, Azure Security Center, and Sentinel.
• Cost Management: Ability to analyze and optimize infrastructure costs, primarily within AWS and Azure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and Design Solutions: Define architecture, design, implement, and manage complex technical solutions for our clients across AWS and Azure platforms.
• Drive Automation & CI/CD: Automate cloud infrastructure deployments and manage CI/CD pipelines to enhance operational efficiency using tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, or Azure DevOps.
• Backup and Disaster Recovery: Set up and maintain backup, replication, archiving, and disaster recovery measures, with an emphasis on Azure’s resilience features as we scale.
• Implement Security Protocols: Manage security infrastructure and vulnerability assessments, using AWS and Azure security tools.
• Cost Analysis & Optimization: Conduct infrastructure cost analysis, proactively optimizing for performance while ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Team Leadership and Mentorship: Lead and mentor cross-functional DevOps teams, monitor project timelines, and ensure high standards of technical output.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with solution architects, developers, and project managers to align DevOps initiatives with client and organizational goals.

Experience:

• 6 + years