Senior DevOps Engineer

Overview We’re seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to maintain and expand our multi-cloud infrastructure, provide on-call support, and collaborate closely with our engineering team through pair programming. You will be a key contributor to ensuring uptime, stability, and scalability for our clients’ systems. This role is best suited for a senior engineer who is comfortable with fractional ownership and delivering high-impact support in a low-hour, on-call engagement. Key Focus Areas - Multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS primary; Azure and GCP) - Container orchestration (Docker, Docker Swarm; familiarity with Podman or Kubernetes a plus) - Networking for client connectivity (VPCs, VPNs, security groups, subnets) - Rapid incident response and troubleshooting - Collaborative pair programming and knowledge sharing Key Responsibilities - Provide on-call support for production incidents and infrastructure issues; troubleshoot and resolve rapidly - Pair program with engineers to troubleshoot issues and share infrastructure best practices - Maintain and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, including Docker containers and Docker Swarm orchestration - Manage networking and client connectivity patterns - Maintain Terraform/Terragrunt configurations and automate deployment processes - Monitor system health and performance, and implement alerting improvements - Implement security best practices, manage IAM roles, and configure secrets - Document infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures - Collaborate on CI/CD workflows (primarily GitHub Actions) and support automation initiatives Required Skills & Experience - 3+ years of production experience with AWS (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch); familiarity with Azure or GCP - Production experience with Docker and Docker Swarm, including container networking and service discovery - Strong Terraform experience; Terragrunt preferred - CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions and scripting (Bash, Python) - Experience participating in on-call rotations and incident response - Strong communication skills and comfort with collaborative pair programming Preferred Skills - Python and/or Bash for infrastructure automation - Multi-cloud architecture patterns - Data pipeline infrastructure experience - Security best practices and cost optimization experience - Strong technical documentation skills Technical Stack - Cloud: AWS (primary), Azure, GCP - Containers: Docker, Docker Swarm, Podman, Kubernetes - IaC: Terraform, Terragrunt - CI/CD: GitHub Actions - Scripting: Python, Bash - Monitoring: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor - Storage: S3, ADLS Gen2 - Secrets: AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault Engagement Details - Approximately 5–15 hours per month - Contractor/Consultant role, fully remote - On-call availability required; flexible schedule - Long-term engagement with opportunity for expanded scope and responsibility Originally posted on Himalayas