Devops Engineer

Devops EngineerLocation: Irvine, CA (ONSITE) Full Time ONLYMust Have Technical/Functional Skills• Strong hands-on experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline implementation in enterprise environments.• Solid expertise with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps or similar platforms.• Strong hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).• Proven experience supporting Data Center Exit or on premises to public cloud migration programs.• Strong knowledge of AWS services including EC2, EKS, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch and ECR.• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for AWS environments.• Working knowledge of GitOps practices and tools such as Argo CD or Flux.• Experience supporting Java and.NET application build and deployment pipelines.Roles & Responsibilities• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for applications migrating from on premises to AWS.• Build and operate Kubernetes (EKS) platforms to support containerized and microservices-based applications.• Implement GitOps-based deployment models to manage application and infrastructure changes.• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and DevOps pipelines.• Collaborate with application, cloud, middleware and database teams during migration and cutover.• Implement monitoring, logging and alerting for EKS workloads and AWS infrastructure.• Enforce DevOps and GitOps best practices including version control, release management and rollback strategies.• Troubleshoot build, deployment, container and infrastructure issues during migration and steady-state operations.Cloud Experience Needed• 7+ years of overall IT experience with at least 3+ years working as a DevOps engineer on AWS.• Hands-on experience deploying and operating Kubernetes (EKS) clusters in production environments.• Strong understanding of AWS-native services for automation, monitoring and container security.• Experience supporting hybrid CI/CD and GitOps models during on premises to cloud transitions.• Practical exposure to DevSecOps practices and IAM integration is preferred.• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation in large migration programs.• Experience working in mission-critical, enterprise-scale Data Center Exit initiatives.• AWS, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) or DevOps-related certifications are preferred.