Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer who can design, implement, and scale modern cloud-native infrastructure while integrating AI-driven automation (AIOps) into development, deployment, and monitoring workflows.

This role requires deep expertise in cloud platforms, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code, along with the ability to leverage AI tools to improve operational efficiency, incident management, and developer productivity.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps &

- Infrastructure

- Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure (primarily AWS).
- Implement and manage containerized environments using Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions / Bitbucket Pipelines.
- Ensure high system reliability, uptime, and performance across environments.

AI-Driven DevOps (AIOps)

- Implement AI-powered monitoring and alerting for proactive issue detection and resolution.
- Leverage AI tools for:
- Log analysis and anomaly detection
- Predictive incident management
- Root cause analysis (RCA) acceleration

- Integrate LLM-based assistants (internal or external) to:

- Automate troubleshooting workflows
- Generate deployment scripts / configs
- Improve developer productivity

- Explore and implement self-healing systems using automation + AI insights.

Security &

- Compliance

- Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with best practices.




- Implement SAST/DAST and vulnerability scanning tools.
- Work with SBOM and CVE tools (e.g., syft, grype).
- Manage IAM policies, secrets, and secure configurations across environments.

Collaboration &

- Architecture

- Work closely with developers, architects, and product teams to ensure smooth delivery.
- Participate in architecture design and technical decision-making.
- Define and enforce DevOps best practices, standards, and processes.
- Mentor junior engineers and improve team capabilities.

Operations &

- Incident Management

- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for production issues.
- Improve observability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.
- Ensure fast incident response and resolution using automation and AI insights.

Required Skills &

- Qualifications

Core Technical Skills

- Strong expertise in AWS Cloud:
- EC2, ECS, EKS, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
- EventBridge, SQS, SNS, SES, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, WAF

- Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes (must-have)
- Strong experience in Terraform (IaC) (must-have)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions / Bitbucket Pipelines)
- Strong knowledge of Linux systems and networking fundamentals




- Programming/scripting experience in Python / Shell / JavaScript

DevOps &

- Observability

- Experience with monitoring & observability stacks:
- Prometheus, Grafana, ELK

- Experience in serverless architectures
- Knowledge of high-availability and scalable system design

Security

- Experience with:
- SAST / DAST tools
- Vulnerability management
- SBOM tools (syft, grype)

AI / Automation (Mandatory Mindset)

- Experience or strong exposure to:
- AI-assisted DevOps tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT-based workflows)
- Log intelligence and anomaly detection systems

- Ability to identify and implement automation opportunities using AI
- Understanding of AI/ML fundamentals in operations (AIOps) is a robust plus

Soft Skills

- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Process-oriented with strong documentation practices
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-project environment

Good to Have

- AWS / Kubernetes / Terraform certifications
- Experience in platform engineering or internal developer platforms
- Exposure to multi-cloud environments
- Experience building DevOps frameworks for enterprise clients

What We Expect (Mako Context Fit)

- Ability to handle multiple client environments simultaneously
- Strong ownership mindset for delivery + stability
- Capability to drive DevOps maturity across teams
- Comfortable working in high-pressure, client-facing scenarios

Required Skills Quick learner Team player Communication Problem-Solving

📌 Senior DevOps Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Mako IT Lab
📍 Chennai