Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS

About Gartner IT:  Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.    About this role: Gartner Peer Platform is looking for a highly skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our Cloud and DevOps team. This role involves collaborating with architects, software engineers, and operations teams to support the design, deployment, management, and operation of our development, test, and production infrastructure. You will leverage your expertise in public cloud platforms (AWS), Kubernetes orchestration, and Python scripting to drive automation and innovation. You will play a critical role in enhancing our DevOps processes by incorporating AI-driven automation to improve the efficiency, reliability, and scalability of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines. What you’ll do: Contribute to the design, deployment, and management of scalable cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS and other public cloud platforms. Implement, and maintain Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration and manage application deployments. Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python to streamline infrastructure management, deployment, and monitoring. Collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, and operations teams to support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform and Jenkins/Cloud bees. Implement best practices for cloud security, compliance, and governance within the DevOps lifecycle. Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud resources to meet service level objectives. Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing within the team. Participate in capacity planning, load testing, incident response, and ad-hoc after-hours production support. Research and evaluate new cloud technologies and DevOps tools to continuously improve the infrastructure and automation capabilities. Assist in managing Kubernetes clusters and improving application deployment processes. Work with engineering teams to support the DevOps execution strategy for different projects. Drive continuous improvement in areas like monitoring, automation System patching strategies and implementation, including vulnerability management and security updates across multiple environments. Drive cost optimization and performance enhancement initiatives across cloud infrastructure. Ensure high availability of critical applications and manage multi-region cloud infrastructure to support robust and resilient operations Managing one-click deployment solutions to streamline application releases and improve operational efficiency.

Must-Haves : 4 to 6 years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or DevOps roles with a strong focus on AWS and public cloud services.  AWS hands-on experience (AWS highly preferred)  Strong experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and  orchestration.  Experience with Kubernetes, particularly in cluster management and application  deployments on EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)  Terraform experience (must have worked with modules)  Linux experience, hands-on CLI experience  Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Cloud Bees (preferred), and GitHub Actions.  Working experience with GitOps workflow  Exposure to tools such as Argo CD or Flux CD  Good working experience with Helm or Kustomize templates  Exposure to technologies such as Istio and Gateway API  Experience with bot traffic management using Cloudflare WAF AWS WAF etc.  Experience setting up rollouts using feature flags and implementing progressive rollout strategies, such as canary and