Senior Staff Engineer

Job Title: Senior Staff Engineer - DevOps, Digital Business

Location: Gurgaon 

Department: Technology Operations 

About the Role: 

To architect, implement, and optimize the core infrastructure of our OTT platform, focusing on Amazon EKS and AWS cloud-native technologies. This is a hands-on individual contributor role for someone who thrives on solving complex infrastructure challenges at scale while building high-performing, reliable, and secure systems. 

You will play a pivotal role in enhancing our Infrastructure on AWS, Kubernetes-based deployments, ensuring robust CI/CD pipelines, and driving AWS optimizations to support millions of users. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Architect and manage Amazon EKS clusters for high availability, scalability, and performance in production. 

• Design cloud-native solutions on AWS, leveraging services like EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront, and ALB/ELB. 

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Terraform, Helm, and AWS CloudFormation. 

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD, ensuring zero-downtime releases. 

• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and AWS CloudWatch. 

• Optimize Kubernetes networking, Ingress, and service discovery with Helm, Istio, or Linkerd. 

• Lead security implementations, including IAM policies, encryption, and compliance automation. 

Technical Expertise: 

• Amazon EKS: Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes on AWS, with experience managing large-scale EKS clusters in production. 

• Proficiency with key AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFront, ALB/ELB, and VPCs. 

• Hands-on experience optimizing costs and performance for AWS workloads. 

• Containerization: Deep expertise with Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes networking concepts (e.g., CNI, Ingress). 

• Infrastructure Automation: Strong experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Pulumi. 

• CI/CD Pipelines: Advanced experience building and managing CI/CD workflows for Kubernetes-based applications. 

• Networking & Load Balancing: Strong knowledge of load balancers (ALB/ELB), DNS, and CDN optimizations for high-traffic systems. 

• Programming: Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash for automation and tooling. 

Experience: 

• 10+ years in platform engineering or DevOps roles, with 5+ years of experience in AWS and Kubernetes. 

• Proven track record of managing infrastructure for high-traffic systems. 

Soft Skills: 

• Ability to work independently in a high-impact, hands-on role. 

• Strong communication and technical documentation skills to interact with cross-functional teams. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in the OTT or video streaming industry,  

• Familiarity with service meshes like Istio or Linkerd on Kubernetes. 

• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect/DevOps Engineer or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA). 

Why join us?

Sony Pictures Networks is home to some of India's leading entertainment channels such as SET, SAB, MAX, PAL, PIX, Sony BBC Earth, Yay, Sony Marathi, Sony SIX, Sony TEN, Sony TEN1, SONY Ten2, SONY TEN3, SONY TEN4, to name a few 

Our foray into the OTT space with one of the most promising streaming platforms, Sony LIV brings us one step closer to being a progressive digitally-led content powerhouse. 

Our independent production venture- Studio Next has already made its mark with original content and IPs for TV and Digital Media. 

But our quest to Go Beyond doesn't end there. Neither does our search to find people who can take us there. 

We focus on creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where we celebrate diversity with our Bring Your Own Self Philosophy and are recognised as a Great Place to Work.

- Great Place to Work Institute- Ranked as one of the Great Places to Work for since 5 years 

- Included in the Hall of Fame as a part of the Working Mother & Avtar Best Companies for Women in India study- Ranked amongst 100 Best Companies for Women In India 

- ET Human Capital Awards 2021- Winner across multiple categories 

- Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Award - Outstanding Learning Practices.

The biggest award of course is the thrill our employees feel when they can Tell Stories Beyond the Ordinary

Competencies 1. Educational qualification/Certifications 2. Relevant corporate exposure 3. Relevant understanding of the industry & business 4. Career Track Record/Stability 5. Functional Competencies 6. Takes Initiative/ Energizes others with his/her passion 7. Proactively seeks newer and better ways of operating 8. Displays " Can Do" energy/ Is resourceful and persistent in overcoming obstacles 9. Demonstrates accountability and is decisive in taking prudent risks/ Stretches to take risks that he/she believes in 10. Takes responsibility for failures and learns from them/Suggests improvements 11. Is comfortable taking hard calls and making decisions for own area 12. Empowers the team and supports new ideas and data 13. Requires minimal supervision and direction 14. Is a strong team player, owns & celebrates success of the team or a team member 15. Strives for excellence as an individual and as a team member 16. Has good relationship building skills/ interpersonal & communication skills 17. Anticipates & proactively drives change 18. Challenges status quo & pushes persistently for change, simplification & speed 19. Is respected & inspires respect 20. Is a willing listener/Frequently leverages others ideas to improve own work area 21. Operates with unyielding Integrity 22. Collaborates with others in an open and transparent manner 23. Does not hesitate to give timely and honest feedback

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