AWS DevOps Engineer

Taxmann; Faridabad District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Taxmann in India is seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer with around 4 years of hands-on experience to design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, driving automation and deployment speed.

You will mentor juniors and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to build secure, highly available systems; exposure to Azure is a strong plus. The role includes IAM, VPC, CI/CD pipelines, IaC with Terraform, monitoring, and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands‑on experience working with AWS cloud services in a production environment.
• Strong expertise in core AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS, Route 53, ELB/ALB, Auto Scaling.
• Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation.
• Hands‑on experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows server administration.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure on AWS
• Architect and manage core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Route 53, CloudFront
• Build, own, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable fast and reliable deployments
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform / AWS CloudFormation
• Set up and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
• Implement security best practices including IAM policies, security groups, NACLs, KMS, Secrets Manager
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for infra, deployment, and production incidents
• Drive backup, disaster recovery, high-availability, and cost-optimization strategies
• Containerize applications and manage orchestration using Docker, ECS, and/or Kubernetes (EKS)
• Automate repetitive operational tasks through scripting and tooling
• Support hybrid or multi-cloud initiatives involving Azure services
• Mentor junior engineers and review their work

Skills

AWS

DevOps

CI/CD

Python

Terraform

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Ansible

CI tools

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer with around 4 years of hands‑on experience to join our infrastructure/DevOps team. The ideal candidate will independently design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS, drive automation initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and work closely with cross‑functional teams to build scalable, secure, and highly available systems. Exposure to Azure is a strong plus.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer with around 4 years of hands‑on experience to join our infrastructure/DevOps team. The ideal candidate will independently design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS, drive automation initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and work closely with cross‑functional teams to build scalable, secure, and highly available systems. Exposure to Azure is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure on AWS
• Architect and manage core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Route 53, and CloudFront
• Build, own, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (e.g., CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) to enable fast and reliable deployments
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform / AWS CloudFormation
• Set up and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.)
• Implement and enforce security best practices including IAM policies, security groups, NACLs, KMS, Secrets Manager, and compliance standards
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for infrastructure, deployment, and production incidents
• Drive backup, disaster recovery, high-availability, and cost-optimization strategies (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, right-sizing)
• Containerize applications and manage orchestration using Docker, ECS, and/or Kubernetes (EKS)
• Automate repetitive operational tasks through scripting and tooling
• Support any hybrid or multi-cloud initiatives involving Azure services, where applicable
• Mentor junior engineers and review their work, providing technical guidance
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and product teams to support and streamline application deployments
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of architecture, configurations, processes, and runbooks
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as needed

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience working with AWS cloud services in a production environment
• Strong expertise in core AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS, Route 53, ELB/ALB, Auto Scaling
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (subnets, routing, security groups, load balancers, VPNs, VPC peering, Direct Connect)
• Strong scripting/programming skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Proven experience with Linux and/or Windows server administration
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control, and branching strategies
• Solid experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS, or EKS/Kubernetes)
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet) is a plus
• Application Server Management — strong knowledge of networking, firewalls, load balancers, Nginx, Apache, etc.
• Ability to independently read, interpret AWS documentation, and troubleshoot complex issues
• Experience with cost optimization, security audits, and compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO, SOC2) is a plus
• AWS certification (Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional) preferred

Good to Have

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure services (Virtual Machines, VNets, Azure DevOps, Azure Storage, Azure AD/Entra ID, AKS)
• Experience with multi‑cloud or hybrid‑cloud environments
• Familiarity with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or Bicep
• Any Azure certification (AZ‑104, AZ‑400, etc.)

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to mentor and guide junior team members
• Proactive, ownership‑driven approach to infrastructure and incident management
• Strong collaboration skills in a cross‑functional, team‑oriented environment
• High attention to detail with a focus on reliability and scalability

Skills:- DevOps and Python