DevOps Engineer

HireOn Tech; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AWS Certifications

Kubernetes Certifications

Terraform

Job summary

HireOn Tech is seeking a Senior Cloud / DevOps Engineer (5+ years exp) to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure and automated CI/CD pipelines. You will drive container orchestration, observability, and DevSecOps to support AI/ML workflows.

In this hands-on role, you will design AWS architectures, manage Docker and Kubernetes (K8s), implement GitLab CI/CD, and set up monitoring with Datadog and New Relic while embedding security across pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Operations.
• Hands-on AWS and Linux system administration.
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes (K8s).
• Expertise with GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with Datadog and New Relic for monitoring.
• Python and Bash scripting in Linux environments.
• DevSecOps practices and AI/ML infrastructure support.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Set up observability via Datadog and New Relic.
• Implement security scans, IAM policies, and secrets management; support AI/ML infra.
• Write production-grade automation using Python and Shell in Linux environments.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Python

Shell scripting

Security

Tools

AWS

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Datadog

New Relic

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud / DevOps Engineer (5+ years exp) to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure and automated CI/CD pipelines. You will drive container orchestration, manage observability platforms, implement DevSecOps, and build modern platform infrastructure supporting AI/ML workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure: Design and maintain scalable, high-availability architecture on AWS.
• Containers & K8s: Architect and manage microservices using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• CI/CD Pipelines: Build and optimize end-to-end automated workflows using GitLab CI.
• Observability: Set up deep monitoring, logging, and proactive alerting via Datadog and New Relic.
• Security & DevSecOps: Integrate security scans, IAM policies, and secrets management; support AI/ML infrastructure deployments.
• Automation: Write production-level automation using Python and Shell Scripting in Linux environments.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Operations.
• Cloud & OS: Strong hands-on expertise with AWS & Linux system administration.
• Containers: Production experience with Docker & Kubernetes (K8s).
• CI/CD & Code: Expertise with GitLab / GitLab CI/CD.
• Monitoring: Hands-on setup with Datadog and New Relic.
• Scripting: Advanced proficiency in Python & Shell Scripting (Bash).
• Security & AI: Experience with DevSecOps best practices and supporting AI/ML application infrastructure.

Bonus Points

• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional).
• Kubernetes Certifications (CKA / CKS).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).