DevOps Engineer

Simplex Technology Solutions is seeking a seasoned DevOps Engineer with extensive AWS expertise to join their on-site team in Lahore. The company powers the commerce platform behind some of the world’s largest restaurant brands, supporting websites, mobile apps, kiosks, call centers, delivery, and loyalty programs. Operating on AWS, the platform handles high transaction volumes with 99.99% uptime across the Middle East and Europe. This role is ideal for someone passionate about AWS, automation, and proactive system reliability, who thrives in a fast-paced environment focused on scaling and securing critical infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain the AWS infrastructure core, including EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS/Aurora, S3, VPC, CloudFront, Route 53, and IAM, ensuring scalability, high availability, and multi-region resilience.
- Containerize applications using Docker and manage workloads on ECS/EKS with secure, optimized container images.
- Own and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, integrating SonarQube for quality and security gates to maintain high standards before deployment.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, automating provisioning, scaling, and backups with Bash and Python scripting to reduce manual effort.
- Monitor platform health through metrics, logs, traces, and service-level objectives (SLOs), maintaining reliability and security by default.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to cost, capacity, and reliability, while keeping runbooks updated to enable smooth team operations.

Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with deep knowledge of AWS core services.
- Strong expertise in Docker and container orchestration platforms such as ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes.
- Proven experience managing CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions, including the integration of quality and security tools like SonarQube.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK, alongside automation scripting skills in Bash and Python.
- A proactive, team-oriented mindset with excellent documentation and knowledge-sharing habits.
- Security-first approach to code, pipelines, and infrastructure, ensuring secure practices are embedded in daily work.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- AWS certifications, particularly DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect, are highly desirable.
- In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS), observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Datadog, and experience with FinOps or cost optimization strategies.
- Experience working in regulated or audit-compliant environments, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, or PCI-DSS frameworks.

Why Join Simplex?
At Simplex, you will have real ownership of a platform that supports millions of orders for globally recognized brands. The company fosters an AI-first culture, integrating tools like Claude (Anthropic) into daily workflows to accelerate writing infrastructure code, pipelines, scripts, and troubleshooting. The team prioritizes automation over firefighting and values engineers who improve the entire system, making this an excellent environment for those who want to make a significant impact at scale.