Job Description: Junior DevOps Engineer

Experience: 1+ Year

Role: DevOps Engineer (Surat, Gujarat based candidates only)

Employment Type: Full time

Job Overview:

We are looking for a Junior DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience in Windows and Linux servers, AWS cloud infrastructure, deployments, server monitoring, and database management. The candidate should be able to manage day-to-day server operations, troubleshoot deployment issues, maintain server stability, and automate deployment processes.

Required Skills and Responsibilities :

1. Windows Server Management

- Basic Windows Server administration and troubleshooting.
- Manage services, scheduled tasks, IIS, and application deployments.
- Monitor CPU, RAM, disk usage, and Windows event logs.
- Troubleshoot application and server-related issues.

2. Linux / Ubuntu Server Management

- Basic to intermediate Ubuntu server administration.
- Knowledge of SSH, users, permissions, packages, disk space, CPU, and RAM monitoring.
- Manage system services using systemctl and inspect logs using journalctl.
- Troubleshoot server, network, and application issues.

3. Nginx, PM2, and Application Management

- Configure and manage Nginx as a reverse proxy.
- Manage websites, domains, SSL certificates, and HTTPS.
- Know common Nginx and PM2 commands.
- Run and manage Node.js applications using PM2.
- Configure PM2 startup, restart policies, and log management.
- Set up background services, scheduled jobs, and cron jobs.
- Troubleshoot website downtime, HTTP errors, and application failures.

4. AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Hands-on knowledge of the following AWS services:

- EC2: Instance creation, configuration, security groups, SSH/RDP access, and server maintenance.
- S3: Bucket creation, permissions, file storage, and access policies.
- CloudFront: CDN configuration, caching, and invalidation.
- ECS and Docker: Container creation, image management,



deployments, and basic container troubleshooting.
- Load Balancer: ALB/NLB configuration, target groups, health checks, and traffic distribution.
- Serverless: Basic AWS Lambda deployment and configuration.
- Networking: Public/private IPs, Elastic IPs, VPC, subnets, route tables, and security groups.
- IAM: Roles, policies, users, and access management.
- Monitoring and Logs: CloudWatch metrics, alarms, application logs, and server logs.
- Auto Deployment: Automated application deployment and basic infrastructure automation.
- Understand AWS cost optimization, backups, and basic disaster recovery.

5. Server Optimization and Stability

- Monitor CPU, RAM, disk usage, network traffic, and server performance.
- Identify resource bottlenecks and troubleshoot high CPU/RAM usage.
- Investigate application crashes, server downtime, and slow response times.
- Configure log rotation, disk cleanup, and service restart policies.
- Apply basic server security practices, updates, and backup procedures.
- Maintain server uptime and application stability.

6. CI/CD and Automated Deployment

- Understand CI/CD concepts and deployment pipelines.
- Configure basic pipelines using GitHub Actions.
- Automate application build, test, and deployment processes.
- Deploy applications to Windows and Ubuntu servers.
- Understand environment variables, secrets, rollback procedures, and deployment verification.
- Troubleshoot failed builds and deployment pipelines.

7. GitHub and Version Control





- Use Git and GitHub for source code management.
- Understand clone, pull, push, commit, branch, merge, and pull requests.
- Manage deployment branches and resolve basic merge conflicts.
- Configure GitHub Actions workflows for automated deployment.

8. Database Setup and Monitoring

- Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL)

- Installation, configuration, connectivity, service management, backups, restores, and basic performance monitoring.

- PostgreSQL

- Installation, configuration, user and permission management, backups, restores, and service monitoring.

Additional database responsibilities:

- Monitor database CPU, memory, storage, connections, and logs.
- Troubleshoot database connectivity and service failures.
- Understand database security, backup scheduling, and recovery basics.

Additional Requirements:

- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to learn new DevOps tools and technologies.
- Ability to follow deployment checklists and document server configurations.
- Understanding of production and staging environments.
- Ability to work with developers to resolve infrastructure and deployment issues.

Preferred Skills:

- Bash and PowerShell scripting.
- Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
- Basic networking, DNS, and SSL/TLS knowledge.
- Experience managing .NET applications and Node.js applications.
- Familiarity with Redis and automated backup systems.

What We Expect:

The candidate should be able to independently handle routine server administration, application deployments, log investigation, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting, while escalating complex production infrastructure issues when necessary.

Pay: Up to ₹20,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Flexible schedule
- Leave encashment
- Paid time off
- Work from home

Work Location: In person

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