Job Description

Job Summary:

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We are seeking a highly capable and hands-on DevOps Engineer / DevOps Consultant to support critical cloud engineering, platform operations, and migration initiatives within a complex enterprise environment. This contract role requires a self-driven professional who can operate independently, take ownership of deliverables, and execute with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively across infrastructure, security, networking, and application teams.

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The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and migrating secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines, with deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, containerization, Linux administration, networking, security integration, and observability platforms.

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A key focus of this role will be to lead and support enterprise migration activities, including:

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- AWS tenant migration from Org A to Org B
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- Observability migration from Splunk to Google Observability and Google SecOps
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- Complex network and security infrastructure changes, including Route 53, SSL/TLS certificate changes, Transit Gateway (TGW) updates, DNS server changes, Zscaler changes, and WAF changes
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- Governance and security policy updates, including SCP (Service Control Policy) changes
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- The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong technical depth, sound engineering judgment, and a commitment to security by design, shift-left engineering, cost optimization, standardization, and operational excellence.
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Key Responsibilities:

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- Design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure using AWS services.
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- Take a hands-on role in the implementation, troubleshooting, and optimization of infrastructure, automation, deployment pipelines, and production support activities.
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- Lead and support AWS tenant migration activities, including the movement of infrastructure, services, configurations, and dependencies from Org A to Org B.
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- Plan and execute migration tasks with strong attention to service continuity, dependency mapping, risk mitigation, rollback planning, and post-migration stabilization.
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- Support the migration of observability and security monitoring platforms from Splunk to Google Observability and Google SecOps, including log routing, monitoring integration, alerting considerations, and operational transition.
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- Design and execute complex network infrastructure changes, including:
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- Route 53 updates and DNS cutover activities
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- SSL/TLS and certificate changes
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- Transit Gateway (TGW) changes
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- DNS server changes
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- Zscaler-related updates
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- WAF configuration changes
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- Implement and manage SCP (Service Control Policy) changes in alignment with organizational governance, security, and access control requirements.
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- Architect and implement AWS networking solutions, including VPC, NAT Gateway, Transit Gateway, Route Tables, Route 53, Resolvers, and DNS configurations.
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- Manage and optimize AWS services such as ACM, CloudFront, API Gateway, Athena, ECS, Lambda, Step Functions, and AWS Glue.
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- Manage storage and data platform components, including EBS, RDS, MongoDB, Snowflake, and S3 / S3 Tables.
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- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, with emphasis on modularity, reusability, governance,



and compliance with engineering standards.
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- Build, optimize, and troubleshoot GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment.
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- Containerize applications using Docker and support deployment in containerized environments.
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- Administer Linux-based systems, including system configuration, operational support, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
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- Automate operational and deployment activities using shell scripting and related scripting techniques.
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- Collaborate with security teams to integrate security controls, vulnerability management, and policy enforcement into engineering workflows.
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- Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities without compromising security, performance, or reliability.
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- Standardize infrastructure modules, deployment patterns, and operating procedures to improve consistency and maintainability.
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- Produce clear and accurate documentation covering architecture, migration runbooks, implementation procedures, operational workflows, and support handover materials.
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- Work closely with cross-functional teams to improve platform maturity, reliability, migration readiness, and delivery efficiency.
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- Act as a dependable technical contributor who can independently drive workstreams, resolve issues proactively, and escalate risks appropriately.
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Required Technical Skills:

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AWS Cloud Services

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- Strong hands-on experience with VPC, NAT Gateway, Transit Gateway, Route Tables, Route 53, Route 53 Resolvers, ACM, CloudFront, API Gateway, Athena, ECS, Lambda, Step Functions, and AWS Glue.
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Migration Experience

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- Proven experience in planning and executing infrastructure and platform migrations, including:
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- AWS tenant migration from one AWS Organization to another
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- Observability migration from Splunk to Google Observability and Google SecOps
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- Network and security change execution involving Route 53, certificates, TGW, DNS, Zscaler, and WAF
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- SCP policy changes in controlled enterprise environments
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Networking

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- Strong understanding of DNS, routing, load balancing, SSL/TLS, certificate lifecycle management, network troubleshooting, and hybrid and enterprise network change coordination.
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Storage and Data Platforms

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- Experience with EBS, RDS, MongoDB, Snowflake, and S3.
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Infrastructure as Code

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- Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining Terraform modules.
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- Ability to build reusable, compliant, and standardized infrastructure code.
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CI/CD and Automation

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- Strong experience designing, implementing, and optimizing GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
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- Experience integrating testing and deployment controls into automation workflows.
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Containerization

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- Hands-on expertise in Docker container creation, management, and troubleshooting.
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Linux Administration

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- Solid capability in Linux administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
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Scripting

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- Proficiency in shell scripting for automation, task orchestration, and operational efficiency.
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Security and Compliance

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- Experience integrating security controls and vulnerability management into engineering processes.
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- Experience supporting Google SecOps workflows.
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- Understanding of governance controls and access policy management within AWS.
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Preferred Experience:

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- Experience working in large-scale enterprise AWS environments.
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- Experience leading or supporting AWS Organization / tenant migration programs.
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- Experience delivering observability transformation initiatives, especially migration from Splunk to Google-native observability and security platforms.
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- Experience coordinating DNS, certificate, TGW, Zscaler, WAF, and routing changes in production environments.
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- Experience implementing and validating SCP changes within controlled governance frameworks.
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- Experience supporting production cutovers, incident management, rollback planning, and post-migration stabilization.
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- Experience developing reusable Terraform modules and platform standards.
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- Exposure to Kubernetes, Jira, Packer, AWS Bedrock, AWS Agent Core, Core Principles.
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The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

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1. A hands-on approach with the ability to actively execute engineering and migration tasks, not just provide guidance.
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2. A self-driven and independent working style, with the ability to manage priorities, drive workstreams, and deliver results with minimal supervision.
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3. Proven experience supporting complex enterprise migrations involving infrastructure, observability, network, and governance changes.
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4. Strong troubleshooting capability across AWS, networking, Linux, CI/CD, and containerized environments.
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5. Strong ownership mindset, accountability, and attention to detail.
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6. Excellent communication and documentation skills, including the ability to work effectively with engineering, network, security, and governance stakeholders.
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7. A strong commitment to security, operational excellence, resilience, and cost efficiency.
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Candidates are expected to uphold and promote the following principles:

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- Hands-On Ownership: Take direct responsibility for implementation, troubleshooting, migration execution, and operational outcomes.
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- Self-Driven Delivery: Operate independently, manage priorities effectively, and proactively drive tasks to completion.
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- Security by Design: Incorporate security controls from the earliest stages of infrastructure, migration, and application design.
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- Shift Left: Introduce validation, testing, and security scanning early in the delivery lifecycle.
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- Operational Excellence: Build reliable, supportable, and well-documented solutions that meet enterprise production standards.
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- Cost Optimization: Continuously evaluate and implement ways to reduce cloud and operational costs without compromising service quality.
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- Code Standardization: Maintain consistent standards across infrastructure code, automation scripts, and configuration management.
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- Reusable Design Patterns: Apply scalable, supportable, and repeatable design patterns across infrastructure and delivery pipelines.
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- DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself): Promote modularity and reuse to reduce duplication across scripts, templates, and infrastructure components.
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📌 Senior AWS DevOps Engineer (Karnataka)
🏢 JRD Systems
📍 Karnataka