Senior DevOps Engineer / Technical Lead

Jersey City, NJ
Remote

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Job Description

Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Senior DevOps Engineer / Technical Lead to design, implement, and maintain reliable, secure, and scalable cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with AWS, Linux administration, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure automation.
The candidate should also possess experience with DevSecOps practices, monitoring and observability tools, scripting, and production troubleshooting. This role requires close collaboration with development, security, and infrastructure teams to improve deployment efficiency, system reliability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
Manage Linux environments, networking configurations, and cloud infrastructure operations.
Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
Manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, and Helm.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent tools.
Implement monitoring and observability solutions using Datadog, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch, or Prometheus.
Apply DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, security patching, and code quality analysis.
Work with tools such as Snyk and SonarQube to improve application and infrastructure security.
Troubleshoot production incidents, identify root causes, and implement preventive measures.
Improve system reliability, performance, and deployment processes.
Develop and maintain operational runbooks and technical documentation.
Write automation scripts using Python, Bash, or Groovy.
Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to implement best practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure.
Solid knowledge of Linux administration and networking.
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/EKS, Docker, and Helm.
Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and automation using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Datadog, Splunk, CloudWatch, and Prometheus.
Understanding of DevSecOps practices, vulnerability scanning, Snyk, SonarQube, secrets management, and patch management.
Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Groovy.
Proven troubleshooting and production support capabilities.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Key Competencies

AWS Cloud Infrastructure
DevOps and CI/CD Automation
Kubernetes, EKS, Docker, and Helm
Infrastructure as Code
DevSecOps and Cloud Security
Monitoring and Observability
Production Incident Management
Scripting and Automation
Cross-Functional Technical Leadership

Numbers & Facts

Location

Jersey City, NJ (

Remote)

Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Ansibleunmatched
Applications Securityunmatched
Automationunmatched
Bash Scriptingunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
Continuous Integrationunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Dockerunmatched
GitHubunmatched
Groovy Programming Languageunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Incident Managementunmatched
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)unmatched
Jenkinsunmatched
Linux Administrationunmatched
Linux Operating Systemunmatched
Network Configuration Managementunmatched
Operations Planningunmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Reliability Engineeringunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
Security Infrastructureunmatched
Security Patchesunmatched
Software Patchesunmatched
Splunkunmatched
System Operationsunmatched
Systems Reliabilityunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
Vulnerability Scannersunmatched

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