Senior DevOps Engineer

Akaasa Infotech Noida; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Akaasa Infotech Noida is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience for a contractual, fully remote role. The position involves managing cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflows across AWS/Azure/GCP, with a focus on security and high availability.

Shifts include UK and US EST, requiring flexibility in schedules. The candidate will collaborate across development, QA, security, and operations teams to ensure scalable, reliable delivery and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM/Bicep.
• Scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Git and version control systems.
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix environments, networking, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or cloud-native monitoring services.
• Understanding of security best practices, secrets management, and access control.
• Experience supporting production environments and resolving deployment-related issues.
• Experience with Ansible and configuration management.
• Knowledge of Helm, Argo CD, or other GitOps tools.
• Experience with SonarQube, SAST/DAST, and container image scanning.
• Knowledge of microservices and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
• Relevant cloud or Kubernetes certifications are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application build, testing, and deployment.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident management solutions.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to improve deployment processes.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application deployment, networking, and performance-related issues.
• Implement DevSecOps practices, access controls, vulnerability scanning, and security best practices.
• Manage source control, branching strategies, release automation, and deployment workflows.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, availability, and operational efficiency.
• Support production releases, root cause analysis, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job description

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Experience: 7+ Years
Employment Type: Contractual
Work Mode: 100% Remote
Location: Remote, India

Working Shifts

• UK Shift: 1:00 PM 10:00 PM IST
• US EST Shift: 5:30 PM 2:30 AM IST
• Candidates must be comfortable working in either shift, depending on project requirements.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and deployment management. The ideal candidate should have hands‑on expertise in cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, orchestration, monitoring, and automation to support scalable and reliable application delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application build, testing, and deployment.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident management solutions.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to improve deployment processes.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application deployment, networking, and performance‑related issues.
• Implement DevSecOps practices, access controls, vulnerability scanning, and security best practices.
• Manage source control, branching strategies, release automation, and deployment workflows.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, availability, and operational efficiency.
• Support production releases, root cause analysis, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Mandatory Skills

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation.
• Strong hands‑on experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM/Bicep.
• Scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Git and version control systems.
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix environments, networking, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or cloud‑native monitoring services.
• Understanding of security best practices, secrets management, and access control.
• Experience supporting production environments and resolving deployment‑related issues.
• Experience with Ansible and configuration management.
• Knowledge of Helm, Argo CD, or other GitOps tools.
• Experience with SonarQube, SAST/DAST, and container image scanning.
• Knowledge of microservices and cloud‑native architectures.
• Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
• Relevant cloud or Kubernetes certifications are an advantage.