Hi,
We are looking for Devops Engineer at Albany, NY (Hybrid)
Role: Devops Engineer
Location : Albany, NY (Hybrid)
Mode: W2 Contract
Note: Need Locals (NY or NJ)
In-Person Interview
Job Description :
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable cloud-native platforms. This role focuses on Kubernetes-based environments, GitOps deployment strategies, and improving automation, reliability, observability, and security across modern infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with Amazon EKS, ArgoCD, Istio, and GitLab CI/CD.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage containerized infrastructure using Kubernetes on Amazon EKS
- Build and maintain GitOps-based deployment pipelines using ArgoCD and GitLab
- Implement and manage Istio service mesh for traffic routing, security, and observability
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
- Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and related tools
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot production issues, and perform root cause analysis
- Collaborate with development, security, and cloud teams to enhance platform reliability
- Establish best practices for containerization, scaling, and high availability
- Strengthen platform security including IAM, secrets management, and network policies
- Drive performance tuning, cost optimization, and platform modernization
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 6+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
- Experience managing workloads on Amazon EKS
- Expertise in ArgoCD and GitOps practices
- Strong experience with GitLab and CI/CD pipeline development
- Hands-on experience with Istio or similar service mesh technologies
- Solid understanding of AWS services, networking, IAM, and security
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go
- Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
- Knowledge of observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or CloudWatch
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with microservices and distributed systems
- Familiarity with container security, policy-as-code, and security scanning tools
- AWS or Kubernetes certifications
- Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments
Key Skills
- Kubernetes
- Amazon EKS
- ArgoCD
- Istio
- GitLab CI/CD
- AWS
- CI/CD Pipelines
Regards,
Vignesh Aruswamy
Senior Recruiter
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