Senior Devops Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

At Staffworxs, we don't just connect talent — we power transformation. Headquartered in Frisco, TX, with teams in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, we combine global reach with deep expertise. Our Digital & Data Analytics practice drives growth and innovation for some of the world's top brands, who continue to retain us as their trusted partner. If you're ready to make an impact, you're in the right place.

A Senior DevOps Engineer plays a critical role in architecting, automating, and operating highly scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure. This role bridges development and operations by enabling rapid, reliable software delivery through robust CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and modern cloud-native practices. They will lead the design and implementation of platform solutions that improve system reliability, performance, and developer productivity, while establishing and enforcing DevOps and DevSecOps best practices across the organization. Note: Client looking for GCP and AWS inclined candidate and someone worked with multiple applications. If the candidate has strong AWS experience that will also work. Open for relocation candidates, but they should be onsite from Day 1. 12+ years in cloud + DevOps/infrastructure Hands-on across GCP and AWS (not just one cloud) Strong Kubernetes + container platform engineer Experienced in enterprise DevOps pipelines + CI/CD automation Comfortable with production-grade systems (HA, scaling, security, monitoring) Able to work in DevOps + SRE + Cloud Platform Engineering hybrid role

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following functions in the Architecture & Engineering organization:

• Utilize technical skills and tools to coordinate, maintain, enhance, and deploy cloud-based solutions while following corporate standards and best practices
• Work within a DevOps team to meet project objectives in a timely fashion
• Update project status reports (progress/risks/issues/roadblocks) as required by Senior Management
• Use DevOps methodology and toolsets to implement and support solutions in AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Implement proposed solutions to ensure the delivery of a quality product or service
• Ensure cloud resources meet UMG's operational requirements and are in compliance with UMG infrastructure and security standards
• Provide documentation and communication to peers and other IT Teams for status, coordination, objectives, and performance
• Oversee vendors work efforts on implementations
• Compile and remediate vulnerabilities identified by the securities team
• Assess and troubleshoot, consult with vendors, and coordinate with other teams for problem resolution
• Ensure high work standards regarding incident and change management tasks
• Other tasks as deemed necessary or appropriate

Skills/Abilities:

• Proven experience with Amazon AWS, GCP, and Azure in an enterprise setting (personal use of these services will not be considered as equivalent)
• Proficient usage and management of Kubernetes technology stacks (K8s, EKS, GKE, Helm, Prometheus, Cortex, Grafana, Istio, and more)
• Solid grasp and usage of version control and release management concepts and tools, particularly Git (Github / SVN/Bitbucket) for code branching and merging
• Accomplished with DevOps Implement, manage, and use DevOps methodologies and toolsets (Chef, Terraform, Jira, Slack, Vault, Python, Cortex)
• Follow deployment practices using CICD Processes and Technologies (Jenkins, TeamCity, Tekton, Spinnaker, Octopus, CodeDeploy, Automate)
• Clear understanding that implementation of security principles and tools is not "optional"
• Understanding of Modern Auth (OIDC, SSO, SAML, Federation)
• Proficient usage and management of Linux and Windows technology stacks (Ubuntu, Windows Server, Nginx, Apache, MySQL, PHP, IIS, MS SQL, .NET, and more)
• Build and support solutions using both serverless and server-based infrastructure in AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments
• Proficiency with serverless technologies (K8s, RDS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, BigQuery, EKS, GKE, BigTable, Azure AD, Azure B2C, API Gateway, CloudFront, Lambda at Edge)
• Solid understanding of key cloud design concepts such as "High Availability" (HA), "Elastic Load Balancing" (ELB), Principle of Least Privilege, Resiliency, Ephemeral Computing, Stateless Computing, Virtual Networking, and Scaling
• Detailed knowledge and demonstrated experience with key AWS specific technologies including EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, Storage Gateway, VPC, Transit Gateway, Dedicated Instances, Large Memory U-Type Instances, and Lambda
• Detailed knowledge and demonstrated experience with key GCP specific technologies including Compute Engine, BigQuery, IAM, BigTable, VPC, Shared VPC, Flow Logs, and Cloud Functions
• Depth of knowledge of VPC, Cloud Networking, Hybrid Cloud, and IAM constructs in AWS, Azure, and GCP

Experience:

• 7 years minimum Experience in delivering IT infrastructure and cloud projects with multiple stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Extensive experience in technical server and Enterprise storage management
• Practical (hands-on) Experience with all 3 leading cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Practical (hands-on) Experience with UMG primary DevOps toolsets (Chef, Terraform Enterprise, Jira, Confluence, Git, Vault, Slack)
• Practical (hands-on) Experience with UMG primary serverless technologies (k8s, GKE, EKS, Lambda, RDS)
• Practical (hands-on) Experience with UMG primary VM technologies (EC2, Dedicated Instances, Compute Engine)
• Practical (hands-on) experience using scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Golang, AWS CLI, GCP CLI, Bash)
• Practical (hands-on) experience using AWS Linux, Ubuntu Linux, and SLES Linux
• Practical (hands-on) experience using Windows
• Practical (hands-on) experience using Kubernetes (K8s) and related toolsets (K8s, EKS, GKE, Grafana, Prometheus, Cortex)
• Other tools: Dynatrace, Azure AD, Intune, SEP, Redlock, Prisma Cloud, SAP, GoAnywhere)

Staffworxs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.