Senior DevOps Engineer

Qualys.com

Office

Pune, India

Full Time

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

Senior DevOps Engineer – Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Build & Release / DevOps team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in automation, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure management, and container orchestration. This role requires close collaboration with Engineering, QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and secure delivery of products.Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git-based workflows.
Manage and optimize infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible.
Containerize and orchestrate applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Administer and optimize artifact repositories (Nexus, YUM, Docker registries).
Maintain and scale HAProxy/NGINX load balancers and Apache web servers.
Support and automate upgrades/migrations across Linux (RHEL/OEL 8) environments.
Collaborate with Security/Compliance teams for artifact signing, FedRAMP/SOC2 readiness, and vulnerability scanning.
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability across pods.
Drive best practices in observability, logging, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps process improvements.

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of professional experience in DevOps/SRE/Build & Release engineering.
Strong hands-on expertise with:
Linux (RHEL/OEL) administration
Linux (RHEL/OEL) administration
Terraform / Ansible
Terraform / Ansible
Docker, Kubernetes
Docker, Kubernetes
Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket/Gerrit
Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket/Gerrit
Nexus / Artifact repositories
Nexus / Artifact repositories
HAProxy, NGINX, Apache
HAProxy, NGINX, Apache
Experience with OCI and AWS .
Solid understanding of networking, security practices, and compliance.
Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems.
Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python, or Groovy) for automation.

Nice to Have

Experience with Atlassian Data Center products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
Knowledge of Vault, Consul, or equivalent secret/state management systems.
Exposure to CI/CD for large-scale enterprise environments (2000+ users, multi-cluster setups).
Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).
Background in FedRAMP/GovCloud or other high-compliance environments.