DevOps Engineer

Hi, I hope you are doing well Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Jersey City, NJ (Local candidates only) :: Onsite Long Term Contract Job Description Monitor, maintain, and improve the reliability, availability, and performance of critical services. Develop and implement monitoring solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to track system health and performance. Automate repetitive tasks and improve infrastructure efficiency using tools like Terraform, or similar. Create and maintain Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to drive reliability improvements. Participate in on-call rotations to handle incident response, root cause analysis, and mitigation strategies. Release Management: Manage the end-to-end software release lifecycle, ensuring timely and smooth releases across all environments. Work with different teams to coordinate and validate code releases. Create and maintain a release calendar in collaboration with product and engineering teams to plan upcoming deployments. Troubleshoot issues during the release process and ensure post-release validation. Track and report release metrics to identify improvement opportunities and minimize downtime. DevOps: Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) to support continuous integration and deployment. Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar to manage infrastructure environments. Collaborate with development teams to create scalable solutions that meet business and technical requirements. Support containerization and orchestration efforts (Docker, Kubernetes) for application deployments. Drive adoption of DevOps best practices across teams, fostering a culture of automation and agility. Requirements for this role include: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 5 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or related roles. Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native infrastructure. Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack). Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go) and automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform). Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI). Experience with release management, managing production deployments, and ensuring stable releases. Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes). Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of GitOps, chaos engineering, and incident management tools (PagerDuty, Opsgenie) Thanks with regards, Lucky Mishra Technical Recruiter Office: 614-495-9222 Ext: 427 luckymishrausgrpinc.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucky-mishra-45481a252