Senior DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer | AWS, Harness & Terraform

Job Summary

Synechron is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on expertise in building, automating, and managing CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure. This key role will support our drive toward engineering excellence, innovation, and operational reliability. The successful candidate will be a champion of automation, cloud delivery, and best-in-class DevOps practices, collaborating across teams to create robust, scalable, and secure platforms for critical business applications.

Software Requirements

Required Tools & Proficiency

• AWS Cloud Platform (strong, demonstrable experience managing deployments)

• Harness (must have in-depth, hands-on experience)

• Jenkins (pipeline automation and orchestration)

• Terraform (infrastructure as code for cloud provisioning)

• Git-based version control (Bitbucket or GitHub–admin and repo management)

• Python (for automation and scripting tasks)

Preferred/Bonus Skills

• CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines

• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

• System monitoring and alerting (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)

• Experience with security compliance and cloud governance frameworks

Overall Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage advanced CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness, and Bitbucket Pipelines

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and environment configuration using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

• Deploy, manage, and monitor applications on AWS, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security

• Collaborate with development and QA teams to accelerate release cycles and enable continuous integration/delivery

• Manage source code repositories and branching strategies with GitHub or Bitbucket

• Lead incident response efforts and quickly resolve build, deployment, and infrastructure issues

• Implement best practices in DevOps, automation, monitoring, and security compliance

• Continuously optimize infrastructure and pipeline performance

• Participate in architectural decisions and recommend new DevOps tools and workflows

Technical Skills (By Category)

• Programming Languages:

  • Required: Python (automation, scripting)

  • Preferred: Shell/Bash scripting

• Cloud Technologies:

  • Essential: AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, etc.)

• Infrastructure Automation:

  • Essential: Terraform (provisioning, modules), Harness (deployment automation, pipeline configuration)

• CI/CD & Source Control:

  • Essential: Jenkins, Git, GitHub, Bitbucket

  • Preferred: GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines

• Containerization (Preferred):

  • Docker, Kubernetes

• Security Protocols (Preferred):

  • IAM, SSL/TLS, RBAC

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 8 years in a DevOps or cloud infrastructure role

• Proven experience with AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub/Bitbucket, and Harness managing critical production applications

• Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices and systems automation within cloud environments

• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing deployments in fast-paced, large-scale production settings

• Prior experience implementing security policies and compliance controls in the DevOps lifecycle

• Industry experience in finance, banking, or large, cloud-centric enterprise environments is a plus

• Alternative experience: Significant success in major public cloud DevOps projects

Day-to-Day Activities

• Design, automate, and improve end-to-end CI/CD and infrastructure processes

• Review and merge code, manage pull requests, and maintain repository hygiene

• Troubleshoot and resolve build, deployment, or production issues promptly

• Optimize automation scripts, infrastructure modules, and security controls

• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and cross-team project reviews

• Guide developers and QA on DevOps best practices; offer technical support as needed

• Maintain up-to-date system documentation and DevOps knowledge bases

• Proactively identify and automate manual or repetitive tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

• 8+ years of relevant experience in DevOps and cloud engineering

• Certifications in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS SysOps Administrator), Terraform, or related platforms are highly desirable

• Continuous learning mindset, demonstrated by ongoing certification, training and engagement with the DevOps community

Professional Competencies

• Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills

• Leadership and teamwork abilities to foster a culture of DevOps excellence

• Clear communicator capable of bridging between technical and non-technical teams

• Strong stakeholder management and proactive knowledge sharing habits

• Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-changing technology environment

• Innovation mindset with a focus on automation, process improvement, and scalability

• Excellent organization and time management; able to juggle multiple tasks and priorities

S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Experience Level

Senior Level