Senior Devops Specialist

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Experience: 15+ years overall software industry experience; 5+ years hands-on DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, ELK)Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate has a broad and deep background in the software industry, with a proven track record in designing, implementing, and managing modern DevOps solutions, especially using Docker, Kubernetes, and the ELK stack. You’ll be responsible for architecting, automating, and optimizing our applications and infrastructure to drive continuous integration, continuous delivery, and high reliability.Key Responsibilities:

·       Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available container orchestration platforms using Docker and Kubernetes.

·       Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and automation frameworks.

·       Deploy, configure, and maintain monitoring/logging solutions leveraging the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).

·       Collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to establish best practices for infrastructure as code, configuration management, and release engineering.

·       Drive efforts toward system reliability, scalability, and performance optimization.

·       Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments.

·       Mentor and guide junior team members; contribute to DevOps process improvements and strategy.

·       Ensure security, compliance, and governance are adhered to in all DevOps operations.

·       Participate in on-call rotations for production support, when necessary.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

·       15+ years overall experience in the software industry, with strong exposure to large-scale enterprise environments.

·       At least 5 years of hands-on experience with:

o    Docker: containerization, image management, best practices

o    Kubernetes: architecture, deployment, scaling, upgrades, troubleshooting

o    ELK stack: design, deployment, maintenance, performance tuning, dashboard creation

·       Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, etc.)

·       Proficiency with one or more scripting/programming languages (Python, Bash, Go, etc.)

·       Strong background in infrastructure automation and configuration management (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)

·       Solid understanding of networking, load balancing, firewalls, and security best practices.

·       Experience with public cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.

·       Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

·       Relevant certifications (CKA, CKAD, AWS DevOps Engineer, etc.)

·       Experience with microservices architecture and service mesh solutions.

·       Exposure to application performance monitoring (APM) tools