Devops Engineer : Irvine, CA_Onsite _Full time Permanent

Irvine, California, United StatesOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our team in Irvine, CA. This full-time, permanent role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes (EKS) platforms, particularly for applications migrating from on-premises to AWS. You will leverage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and GitOps practices (Argo CD/Flux) to automate provisioning and manage changes. The role involves collaborating with various teams, implementing monitoring and alerting, and troubleshooting complex issues during migration and steady-state operations. A strong background in AWS services and containerization is essential.

Job Role : Devops Engineer

Location : Irvine, CA

Job Type : Full time Permanent

Visa Type : Only Independent Candidates (USC/GC)

Job Description

Devops Engineer

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.

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