Requirements :

- 3 - 5 years of proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.

- Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting skills.

- Expertise in cloud platforms, particularly AWS and Azure.

- Proficiency in CI/CD pipeline design and management using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or Azure DevOps.

- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent tools.

- Knowledge of container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), ECS, or Swarm.

- Experience with Microsoft Active Directory, Azure AD, AWS Managed AD, and LDAP services for centralized authentication and authorization.

- Ability to implement and manage scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure components.

- Experience configuring DNS, firewalls, reverse proxies (Nginx, HAProxy), SSL, and networking rules.

- Monitoring and observability experience with tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Loki, or Datadog.

- Incident response experience, including participation in on-call rotations and post-mortem reviews.

- Strong understanding of security best practices, IAM policies, system hardening, patch management, and compliance support (CIS benchmarks, audits).

- Experience with secrets management, encryption, and firewall configuration.

- Working knowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, including basic deployment and performance tuning.

- Familiarity with supporting data workflows, ETL jobs, and Airflow-based pipelines or serverless functions (e.g., AWS Lambda).

- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and Python for automation and troubleshooting.

- Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, QA, and security teams to ensure seamless delivery pipelines.

- Strong communication skills with the ability to document processes, share knowledge, and mentor junior engineers or interns.

- AWS certifications (Cloud Practitioner, SysOps, or Developer Associate) preferred.

- Experience in regulated environments (healthcare, finance, or education) is a plus.

- Prior exposure to system migrations, cost optimization, or performance tuning initiatives.