SDE 3 (DevOps)

DevOps 3 – Lead DevOps Overview We are seeking a DevOps 3 – Lead DevOps Engineer / Infrastructure Architect to own and scale our cloud-native infrastructure, with a deep focus on Kubernetes, platform reliability, and automation. This role requires strong architectural thinking, hands-on technical depth, and the ability to lead DevOps initiatives across multiple engineering teams. You will drive infrastructure design, build platform-level capabilities, and ensure our environments are secure, observable, cost-efficient, and highly scalable. This role sits at the intersection of DevOps, SRE, cloud architecture, and platform engineering , and requires expert-level hands-on execution. What You’ll Do Kubernetes Architecture & Platform Ownership Architect, design, and operate large-scale Kubernetes clusters (EKS/GKE/AKS) for microservices and data workloads. Define cluster topology, autoscaling strategies (HPA/VPA/Karpenter), node groups, and networking models. Build and maintain service mesh frameworks (Istio/Linkerd), ingress controllers, and API gateways. Develop internal platform tooling for deployments, traffic management, rollback, and cluster governance. Own cluster security: pod security standards, network policies, admission controllers, RBAC. Infrastructure Architecture & Automation Design end-to-end cloud infrastructure architectures ensuring security, reliability, and cost optimization. Implement and enforce Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform/Pulumi at org-wide scale. Define patterns for multi-account architecture, VPC design, load balancing, secret management, and zero-trust networking. Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives and implement FinOps practices. CI/CD Platform & Deployment Engineering Architect highly reliable CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions / GitLab CI / Jenkins / ArgoCD. Build automated release pipelines for microservices, operators, and stateful workloads. Set standards for blue/green, canary, shadow deploy, and progressive rollouts. Build reusable deployment templates and developer self-service mechanisms. Reliability, Observability & Operations Own organization-wide monitoring, logging, and alerting platforms (Prometheus, Loki, Grafana, New Relic). Define SLOs/SLIs, reliability targets, and implement automated remediation workflows. Lead incident response for high-severity issues and drive long-term fixes through RCAs. Build platform-wide health dashboards, cluster insights, cost dashboards, and performance metrics. Security & Compliance Implement Kubernetes and cloud-native security best practices: IAM hardening, OPA/Gatekeeper policies, secret lifecycle, container scanning, and runtime security. Automate compliance validations and enforce organization-wide DevSecOps policies. Partner with security teams for penetration tests, threat modeling, and vulnerability management. Technical Leadership & Collaboration Mentor engineers and guide teams on DevOps, Kubernetes, and cloud architecture. Lead technical design reviews, platform roadmap discussions, and cross-team initiatives. Influence engineering decisions by providing architectural recommendations and operational insights. What You’ll Bring Core Technical Strengths 6–12 years of DevOps/SRE/Platform experience with deep Kubernetes expertise. Hands-on experience designing, operating, and scaling production-grade Kubernetes clusters. Expert-level understanding of: Kubernetes internals (scheduler, controller manager, CRDs, operators) Container runtime fundamentals Cluster networking (CNI, service mesh, ingress, DNS) Security (PSPs, policies, certificate mgmt) Strong cloud architecture experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), especially: VPC design, interconnects, NAT, security groups Load balancing, autoscaling, resilience patterns Monitoring stack setup and automation Automation & Tooling Strong proficiency in IaC (Terraform, Pulumi) and GitOps (ArgoCD/FluxCD). Programming/scripting proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash. Experience building internal dev platforms, tools, and automation frameworks. Soft Skills Ability to drive architecture discussions and make high-impact technical decisions. Leadership mindset with strong ownership and ability to influence without authority. Strong communication and stakeholder management across engineering, security, and product teams. Preferred Qualifications Experience with multi-cluster, multi-region, or hybrid-cloud Kubernetes setups. Prior work with distributed systems, high-scale environments, or data platforms. Exposure to eBPF, Cilium, or advanced CNI plugins. Certifications such as CKA/CKAD/CKS or AWS Solutions Architect.