Cloud DevOps Engineer

Cloud DevOps Engineer role focused on designing, deploying, and managing scalable and secure AWS cloud solutions. Responsibilities include AWS infrastructure management, Kubernetes (EKS) operations, Linux administration, CI/CD pipeline implementation, and DevOps integration for cloud-native applications. The role also involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring cloud security and governance, and supporting containerized application environments.

Assist application teams in deploying solutions on AWS cloud platforms

Design and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure

Ensure cloud governance, compliance, and security best practices

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (network, DB, security)

Participate in architecture discussions, solution design, and POCs

Prepare technical documentation and presentations

Linux Hosting & Administration

Deploy and manage Linux-based EC2 instances

Configure and maintain web servers (Apache/Nginx), databases, and services

Automate patching using AWS Systems Manager (SSM)

Monitor system performance using CloudWatch Agent

Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis for system issues

Kubernetes Operations (AWS)

Deploy and manage containerized applications using Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)

Create and manage Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts

Implement auto-scaling using HPA & Cluster Autoscaler

Monitor cluster performance using CloudWatch Container Insights / Prometheus

DevOps Integration

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using: AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy Or Jenkins / GitHub Actions

Implement containerization using Docker and orchestration with EKS

Manage artifacts using Amazon ECR

Application Support

Provide L1/L2 support for applications running in containerized environments

Collaborate with development teams for issue resolution in staging/production

AWS Infrastructure Management

Deploy and manage: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, EKS

Implement Infrastructure as Code using: AWS CloudFormation / Terraform

Manage storage and backup using: S3 lifecycle policies, AWS Backup

Monitoring & Logging (AWS + Open Source)

AWS Native:

CloudWatch (metrics, logs, alarms)

CloudTrail (audit logging)

Open Source (any of the following):

ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Grafana + Prometheus

Loki for log aggregation

Experience with Amazon Managed Prometheus / Managed Grafana

Our Culture & Code of Conduct:

At ZainTECH, we take pride in a culture built on collaboration, innovation, and uncompromising integrity. We are looking for individuals who share these values and are committed to customer-centricity and ethical excellence. All employees are expected to uphold our Code of Conduct, which serves as a guiding framework for responsible behavior across everything we do — from how we work with each other to how we engage with clients and partners globally.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

3+ years of experience in AWS cloud infrastructure

Strong understanding of AWS cloud architecture and deployment models

Experience with AWS networking & security services: Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), AWS WAF, AWS Shield

VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, NACLs

Expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Integration with Active Directory (AWS Managed AD / AD Connector)

Good knowledge of Linux and Windows systems on AWS EC2

Experience with databases: AWS RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora

Experience in monitoring & governance: AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config

Hands-on experience with: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and DevOps and microservices architecture

AWS Certification preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect / SysOps Administrator

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills