Senior DevOps Engineer

About the job Additional Requirements Preferred AWS Certifications Candidates holding one or more of the following certifications will be highly preferred: * AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional * AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty * AWS Certified Security – Specialty * AWS Certified Database – Specialty (Preferred) ⸻ Preferred Industry Experience Candidates with experience building or operating any of the following platforms will receive priority: * Social Media Platforms * Video Streaming Platforms * Live Streaming Platforms * Messaging Platforms * Voice & Video Communication Platforms * SaaS Platforms * Large-scale Consumer Applications ⸻ Mandatory Technical Experience The candidate must demonstrate proven production experience with: * Infrastructure supporting millions of users. * High Availability (99.99%+ uptime). * Zero-downtime deployments. * Blue/Green deployments. * Canary deployments. * Rolling deployments. * Multi-Availability Zone (Multi-AZ) architectures. * Disaster Recovery (DR). * Backup and Restore strategies. * Infrastructure Security Hardening. * Cost Optimization. * Performance Optimization. * Observability and Monitoring. * Incident Response. ⸻ Leadership Responsibilities The Senior AWS DevOps Engineer will: * Own the complete AWS infrastructure. * Lead all DevOps decisions. * Define AWS best practices. * Review infrastructure changes before deployment. * Establish security standards. * Review cloud costs periodically. * Mentor junior engineers when applicable. * Maintain complete technical documentation. * Ensure infrastructure scalability for future growth. ⸻ Required Portfolio Applicants must provide evidence of previous work, such as: * AWS architectures they designed. * Infrastructure diagrams. * Terraform repositories (where permissible). * CI/CD pipeline examples. * Production deployment examples. * Monitoring dashboards. * GitHub profile (if public). * Technical documentation or architecture documents. ⸻ Interview Requirements Candidates should be prepared for: * Live AWS architecture design. * Infrastructure troubleshooting session. * Terraform review. * Docker and containerization assessment. * Networking assessment. * Security assessment. * High-scale architecture discussion. * Cost optimization discussion. * CI/CD implementation review. ⸻ Employment Conditions * Minimum 10 years of hands-on AWS experience. * Fluent English communication. * Strong documentation skills. * Ability to work in a distributed engineering team. * Ability to take full ownership of the infrastructure. * Long-term commitment preferred. ⸻ Important Notice Candidates who rely primarily on theoretical knowledge or AI-generated answers without demonstrable practical experience will not be considered. The selected engineer will be expected to independently design, implement, secure, automate, and operate the complete AWS infrastructure for a global-scale cloud-native platform following enterprise-grade engineering standards.