Lead DevOps Engineer

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🕒 December 1, 2025

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RecruitNest Consulting

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2024

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RecruitNest Consulting is a dynamic talent solutions partner that connects top professionals with organizations and helps build future-ready teams through personalized, efficient, and results-driven hiring strategies. The firm offers talent acquisition, team-building, and recruitment consulting services to streamline hiring processes and improve organizational staffing outcomes for client companies.

📋 Description

• Lead the architecture, deployment, and management of scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS. • Oversee the design and maintenance of production-grade Kubernetes clusters (EKS preferred). • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for multi-account, modular environments. • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline. • Ensure security and compliance through IAM guardrails, auditing tools (GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail), and cost optimization strategies. • Automate infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and operational workflows for improved efficiency. • Design disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability solutions for critical systems. • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem reviews for production issues. • Mentor and guide DevOps engineers, fostering technical growth and best practices adoption. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application deployment and scalability needs.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. • 5+ years of professional DevOps or Cloud Engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership capacity. • Proven hands-on experience managing production-grade infrastructure (not just lab or personal projects). • Top 3 non-negotiable tools: AWS, Terraform, and Docker. • Deep expertise in AWS (EKS, ECS, IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail) and Terraform. • Strong background in Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting at scale. • Experience with CI/CD automation tools (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline). • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) and automation workflows. • Solid understanding of networking, monitoring, and observability tools. • Strong communication and documentation skills to articulate technical solutions clearly. • Preferred: AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Professional). • Experience implementing GitOps methodologies and security automation. • Familiarity with policy as code, zero-trust models, and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2). • Knowledge of cost optimization and disaster recovery best practices. • Can start immediately, if possible.