Job Specifications
Senior DevOps Engineer
Houston, TX
$155,000 - $210,000
Hybrid
Were looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to lead infrastructure initiatives, optimize CI/CD systems, and mentor other engineers as we continue to scale our client's platform.
Role Overview
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, youll take ownership of our cloud infrastructure and delivery pipelines. Youll collaborate closely with developers, architects, and security teams to build highly available, fault-tolerant systems as well as drive best practices in automation, observability, and reliability.
Responsibilities
Architect, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable software delivery.
Lead the design and automation of scalable infrastructure in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Define and enforce best practices for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and logging systems (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog).
Optimize cloud costs, security, and performance across multiple environments.
Collaborate with development teams to design cloud-native, containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes.
Drive incident response processes and improve system reliability (SRE principles).
Mentor junior DevOps and software engineers on automation and cloud operations.
Requirements
7+ years of hands-on DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering experience.
Proven expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud infrastructure.
Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale.
Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI).
Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, or Go preferred).
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible).
Excellent grasp of cloud security, networking, and system observability.
Experience leading projects or mentoring engineering teams.
Nice to Have
Experience with service mesh, serverless, or multi-cloud deployments.
Background in performance optimization, disaster recovery, or SRE practices.
Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA/CKAD, or Azure DevOps Expert.
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