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DevOps Engineer Job Description

A DevOps engineer job description for teams that need automated build, deployment and infrastructure, reliable monitoring and fast incident response. It covers CI/CD, containers, infrastructure as code and cloud cost control.

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JOB DESCRIPTION – DEVOPS ENGINEER

Job Title:: DevOps Engineer
Department:: Engineering – Infrastructure
Reports To:: DevOps Lead / Engineering Manager
Location:: [Work Location]
Employment Type:: Full-time, Permanent
Experience:: 3–6 years in DevOps or SRE
Job Code:: [Reference Number]

About [Company Name]

[Company Name] is [one-line description of your business, products/services and team size]. Office address: [Company Address].

Job Summary

The DevOps Engineer will build and maintain the delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure for [Company Name], enabling fast, safe releases and reliable, cost-efficient production systems on [Cloud Platform].

Key Responsibilities

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines in [CI Tool]
Containerise applications with Docker and manage Kubernetes clusters
Provision infrastructure using Terraform / CloudFormation
Set up monitoring, logging and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Participate in on-call and lead incident response
Manage secrets, IAM roles and network security groups
Automate backups and disaster recovery tests
Track and optimise cloud costs
Support developers with environments and tooling
Document runbooks

Required Skills

Linux administration and shell scripting
Docker and Kubernetes
Terraform / IaC
CI/CD tooling
[AWS / Azure / GCP]

Qualifications & Experience

B.E. / B.Tech or equivalent
3–6 years in DevOps / SRE

Preferred Skills (Good to Have)

CKA / cloud certifications
Helm and ArgoCD
Python / Go scripting

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

KPI	Target	Review Frequency
Deployment frequency	[Number] per week	Monthly
Mean time to recovery	Under [Number] minutes	Monthly
Uptime	[Percentage]%	Monthly
Cloud cost vs budget	Within [Percentage]%	Monthly

Salary Range

₹[Minimum CTC] – ₹[Maximum CTC] per annum (CTC), depending on experience and skills. Final offer will show the fixed and variable split and approximate in-hand salary.

Benefits

Provident Fund (EPF) and ESI as applicable, gratuity as per law
[Number] days of paid leave plus public holidays as per company policy
[Health insurance / group mediclaim cover]
On-call allowance
Certification reimbursement

How to Apply

Send your CV with the tools and cloud platforms you have managed in production. Send your application to [HR Email] with the subject line "Application – DevOps Engineer – [Your Name]" or apply through [Application Link]. Last date to apply: [Date].

Prepared by
[HR Name]
Human Resources
Date: [Date]

Approved by
[Reporting Manager]
Engineering – Infrastructure
Date: [Date]

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What this template includes

A job summary that explains why the devops engineer role exists and where it sits in Engineering – Infrastructure
10 role-specific responsibilities, starting with design and maintain CI/CD pipelines in [CI Tool]
Required skills such as linux administration and shell scripting and docker and kubernetes, so screening criteria are clear
Qualifications and experience (3–6 years in DevOps or SRE) stated up front to filter applications
A KPI table, e.g. deployment frequency, that later becomes the appraisal yardstick
Salary range, benefits and how-to-apply sections with placeholders ready to fill

When to use it

Releases are manual and error-prone
Moving workloads to Kubernetes
Setting up monitoring and on-call
Controlling rising cloud bills

How to customise this template

1Replace [Company Name], [Work Location] and the reporting line (DevOps Lead / Engineering Manager) with your actual details
2Trim or reorder the responsibilities so the top three reflect what the devops engineer will spend most time on
3List your cloud provider, CI tool (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab) and IaC tool
4Fill in the salary range as annual CTC in ₹ and decide whether to show it publicly or only on request
5Set realistic targets in the KPI table with the hiring manager before the role goes live

HR tips

Mention on-call expectations and any allowance up front
Include cloud cost as a KPI; DevOps often controls it
Ask for a walk-through of a pipeline the candidate built

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Frequently asked questions

What does a DevOps engineer do?+

A DevOps engineer automates build, test and deployment, manages cloud infrastructure as code, sets up monitoring and supports reliable operations.

Which tools should a DevOps engineer know?+

Git, Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, a major cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Linux and monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.

Is DevOps the same as SRE?+

They overlap. SRE focuses more on reliability targets and incident management; DevOps focuses on delivery automation. Many Indian companies combine both.

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