Cloud DevOps Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer with approximately 5 years of experience to join our Cloud Operations team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure, automation, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes. This role involves managing and optimizing our cloud-based systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable and secure cloud infrastructure using platforms such as AWS(preferably), Azure, or Google Cloud.

CI/CD Pipeline Development: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment process and ensure smooth integration of code changes.

Monitoring and Performance Optimization: Implement monitoring tools to track system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize resource utilization.

Automation: Automate repetitive tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications.

Security and Compliance: Ensure that cloud infrastructure adheres to security best practices and compliance requirements.

Troubleshooting and Support: Provide support for cloud infrastructure issues, troubleshoot problems, and implement solutions in a timely manner.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in a DevOps or similar role, with a focus on cloud operations.

Cloud Platforms: Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS(preferably), Azure, or Google Cloud.

CI/CD Tools: Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.

Scripting Languages: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python/Bash

Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.

Networking and Security: Strong understanding of networking protocols, security practices, and system administration.

Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments.

Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Educational Background: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch.

Certifications: Relevant certifications in cloud services or DevOps practices.

Agile Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile development practices.

About Virtusa

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.

Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.

Virtusa was founded on principles of equal opportunity for all, and so does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.