DevOps Engineer

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Irvine, CA (Onsite) Employment Type: Fulltime Must 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.