Senior Devops Engineer

About the Company We are an AI and Data Consulting Startup transforming how businesses leverage technology through four core service lines: Consulting Services: AI Strategy, Automation, and Digital Transformation for enterprises. SaaS Platform Development: Building a business application suite similar to Odoo and Zoho that is AI-native and user friendly. Data Lakehouse Solutions: Unified data pipelines for aggregation, cleaning, governance, and advanced analytics. Government Contracting: Developing secure, compliant AI solutions for the public sector. Our tech stack includes Python, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Go, Rust, Azure, Kubernetes, Spark, MLflow, Postgres, graph databases, and vector stores. We're a small, fast-moving team delivering enterprise-grade solutions with startup agility. Role Overview We are seeking a Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer to design, scale, and optimize our cloud infrastructure. You'll directly influence our system reliability, deployment velocity, and security posture. Roles & Responsibilities Infrastructure & Cloud Management Design and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters for production workloads. Configure Azure networking components – VNets, Application Gateway, NSG, Load Balancing. Build and maintain Dockerized microservices and Helm chart deployments. Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for modular, reusable infrastructure. CI/CD Pipeline & Deployment Automation Build GitHub Actions workflows for automated testing, building, and deployment. Implement blue-green and canary deployments for zero-downtime releases. Create automated rollback mechanisms and optimize build & deployment pipelines. Monitoring, Observability & Reliability Implement Prometheus, Grafana, ELK / Datadog for system monitoring. Define alerting thresholds and dashboards for uptime and performance metrics. Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem documentation. Performance, Scalability & Cost Optimization Architect solutions for real-time WebSocket scalability across thousands of users. Implement auto-scaling policies (Kubernetes HPA, cluster autoscaler). Optimize infrastructure to reduce cloud costs by 20–30%. Security & Compliance Implement secrets management with Azure Key Vault or HashiCorp Vault. Enforce container security, network segmentation, and access control. Support SOC 2, HIPAA, and CMMC L2 compliance initiatives. Collaboration & Mentorship Work closely with the Solutions Architect and developers to ensure release reliability. Mentor junior team members and document DevOps best practices. Participate in on-call rotations and improve operational excellence. Skills & Qualifications Must-Have Skills Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster management Docker, Helm, Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) Prometheus / Grafana / ELK Stack Azure Networking (NSG, VNet, Load Balancer, App Gateway) Secrets Management (Azure Key Vault / HashiCorp Vault) SQL / WebSocket scalability knowledge Good-to-Have Skills ArgoCD / Flux (GitOps) KEDA (Event-Driven Autoscaling) OpenTelemetry (Distributed Tracing) Istio / Linkerd (Service Mesh) Python or Go scripting FinOps and Azure Cost Management Education UG: B.Tech / B.E. – Computer Science / Information Technology PG: M.Tech / M.E. / Any Postgraduate (preferred) Why Join Us Impact: You'll have significant influence on the overall architecture and scalability of our products and the solutions we provide to a diverse set of clients. Growth: Opportunities to lead team(s) as our organization expands. Learning: Work with the latest in Azure, Kubernetes, and AI infrastructure. Culture: Flat hierarchy, collaborative, and outcome-driven team.