ISchoolConnect - Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure

iSchoolConnect is an online platform that makes the University Admissions process hassle-free, fun and accessible to students around the globe.

Using our unique AI technology, we allow students to apply to multiple universities with a single application.

iSchoolConnect also connects with institutions worldwide and aids them in the transformation of their end-to-end admission processes using our various cutting-edge use cases.

Our technologies include the Conversational AI chatbot, Document Grader, Video Interview Analyzer, and a Single application use case which aids institutions with International Enrollment : Senior Devops Engineer

Location : Borivali West Mumbai (WFO) (Hybrid)

Reporting to : Chief Technical Architect

Principal Accountabilities :

- Develop and deliver automation software for enhancing the functionality, reliability, availability, and manageability of applications and cloud platforms.

- Design, architect, and implement self-service, self-healing, synthetic monitoring, and alerting platforms and tools.

- Automate software development, testing, and deployment processes through robust CI/CD pipelines.

- Integrate security standards such as SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and OWASP Top 10 best practices into application and infrastructure development.

- Monitor and secure applications using GCP Security Command Center, Cloud Armor, VPNs, ZTNs, and DMZ architectures.

- Maintain and secure APIs and reverse proxies using Apache and Nginx.

Work Dimensions :

- Deploy and manage cloud-based infrastructure services, particularly on AWS and GCP (hands-on experience in at least one is essential).

- Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet to automate provisioning and configuration.

- Build and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, and leverage services such as AWS Fargate and GCP Cloud Run.

- Design and manage high-availability and scalable cloud systems, integrating Cloud DNS and security configurations for global traffic handling.

- Introduce and evaluate new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to drive innovation, particularly in commerce platforms.

- Implement observability and analytics using the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and maintain logs for audit and monitoring.

- Manage SQL and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, MongoDB Atlas, Redis Cache, and MySQL for scalable data architecture.

- Manage machine learning model hosting and maintenance on GPU-based machines, ensuring availability and performance.

- Work with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Git, and Maven to maintain robust CI/CD pipelines.

- Deploy and manage WordPress environments, ensuring performance, security, and scalability.

Work Context :

- Operate in a fast-paced, high-growth, and entrepreneurial setting.

- Demonstrate collaboration and adaptability in learning new technologies.

- Ensure full legal and ethical compliance in all business conduct.

- Comfortable working with large media files (video, audio, text) and optimizing delivery.

- Apply a solution-oriented mindset with high attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining global quality standards.

- Fluent in Python and experienced or interested in architecting large-scale Qualities :

- 2 to 6 years of industry experience in IT or software engineering.

- Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with AWS or GCP.

- Expertise in object-oriented programming concepts.

- Strong grasp of web programming and developing secure, scalable web-based applications.

- Proficiency with languages such as Python, Bash, Core Java, Scala.

- Strong team collaboration skills with clear personal and professional growth goals.

- Open, humble, and a team-first mindset.

- Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, or Computer Science (Graduate-level education preferred).