Senior DevOps Engineer

Required Skills: Advanced AWS Infrastructure Expertise, CI/CD Pipeline Automation, Monitoring, Observability & Incident Management, Security, Networking & Risk Management, Infrastructure as Code & ScriptingCriteria:5+ years of DevOps/SRE experience in cloud-native, product-based companies (B2C scale preferred)Strong hands-on AWS expertise across core and advanced services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, RDS, VPC, IAM, ELB/ALB, Route53)Proven experience designing high-availability, fault-tolerant cloud architectures for large-scale trafficStrong experience building & maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins mandatory; GitHub Actions/GitLab CI a plus)Prior experience running production-grade microservices deployments and automated rollout strategies (Blue/Green, Canary)Hands-on experience with monitoring & observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch, New Relic, etc.)Solid hands-on experience with MongoDB in production, including performance tuning, indexing & replicationStrong scripting skills (Bash, Shell, Python) for automationHands-on experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible)Deep understanding of networking fundamentals (VPC, subnets, routing, NAT, security groups)Strong experience in incident management, root cause analysis & production firefighting DescriptionRole OverviewCompany is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, automate CI/CD pipelines, implement monitoring and security frameworks, and proactively identify scalability challenges. This role requires someone who has hands-on experience running infrastructure at B2C product scale, ideally in media/OTT or high-traffic applications.   Key Responsibilities1. Cloud Infrastructure — AWS (Primary Focus)Architect, deploy, and manage scalable infrastructure using AWS services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, RDS, ELB/ALB, VPC, IAM, Route53, etc.Optimize cloud cost, resource utilization, and performance across environments.Design high-availability, fault-tolerant systems for streaming workloads. 2. CI/CD AutomationBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.Automate deployments for microservices, mobile apps, and backend APIs.Implement blue/green and canary deployments for seamless production rollouts. 3. Observability & MonitoringImplement logging, metrics, and alerting using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch, New Relic, etc.Perform proactive performance analysis to minimize downtime and bottlenecks.Set up dashboards for real-time visibility into system health and user traffic spikes. 4. Security, Compliance & Risk Highlighting• Conduct frequent risk assessments and identify vulnerabilities in:  o Cloud architecture  o Access policies (IAM)  o Secrets & key management  o Data flows & network exposure• Implement security best practices including VPC isolation, WAF rules, firewall policies, and SSL/TLS management. 5. Scalability & Reliability EngineeringAnalyze traffic patterns for OTT-specific load variations (weekends, new releases, peak hours).Identify scalability gaps and propose solutions across:  o Microservices  o Caching layers  o CDN distribution (CloudFront)  o Database workloadsPerform capacity planning and load testing to ensure readiness for 10x traffic growth. 6. Database & Storage SupportAdminister and optimize MongoDB for high-read/low-latency use cases.Design backup, recovery, and data replication strategies.Work closely with backend teams to tune query performance and indexing. 7. Automation & Infrastructure as CodeImplement IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.Automate repetitive infrastructure tasks to ensure consistency across environments. Required Skills & ExperienceTechnical Must-Haves5+ years of DevOps/SRE experience in cloud-native, product-based companies.Strong hands-on experience with AWS (core and advanced services).Expertise in Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.Solid background working with MongoDB in production environments.Good understanding of networking: VPCs, subnets, security groups, NAT, routing.Strong scripting experience (Bash, Python, Shell).Experience handling risk identification, root cause analysis, and incident management. Nice to HaveExperience with OTT, video streaming, media, or any content-heavy product environments.Familiarity with containers (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS), and service mesh.Understanding of CDN, caching, and streaming pipelines. Personality & MindsetStrong sense of ownership and urgency—DevOps is mission critical at OTT scale.Proactive problem solver with ability to think about long-term scalability.Comfortable working with cross-functional engineering teams. Why Join company? • Build and operate infrastructure powering millions of monthly users. • Opportunity to shape DevOps culture and cloud architecture from the ground up. • High-impact role in a fast-scaling Indian OTT product.