Senior DevOps Engineer

Position: Senior DevOps Engineer

Grade: Senior Level

Experience: 6-7 Years

Location: Hyderabad

Employment Type: Full-time

Open Positions: 2

Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes infrastructure design and implementation. This role requires an individual who can architect, build, and manage enterprise-grade Kubernetes clusters from the ground up. The position offers an exciting opportunity to lead infrastructure modernization initiatives and work with cutting-edge cloud-native technologies.

Initial Setup Phase:

** Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Design & Implementation**
Design and architect enterprise-grade Kubernetes clusters across multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Build production-ready Kubernetes infrastructure with high availability, scalability, and security best practices

Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Helm charts, and GitOps methodologies

Set up monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for Kubernetes workloads

Design disaster recovery and backup strategies for containerized applications

Leadership & Team Management
Lead a team of 3-4 DevOps engineers and provide technical mentorship

Drive best practices for containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native development

Collaborate with development teams to optimize application deployment strategies

Conduct technical reviews and ensure code quality standards across infrastructure components

Facilitate knowledge transfer and create comprehensive documentation

Operational Excellence
Manage CI/CD pipelines integrated with Kubernetes deployments

Implement security policies including RBAC, network policies, and container security scanning

Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization

Automate routine operations and reduce manual intervention

Ensure 99.9% uptime for production Kubernetes workloads

Strategic Planning
Define infrastructure roadmap aligned with business objectives

Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies for container orchestration

Capacity planning and cost optimization for cloud infrastructure

Risk assessment and mitigation strategies for production environments

** Must-Have Technical Skills

Core Kubernetes Expertise**
6+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments

Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components (etcd, API server, scheduler, kubelet)

Expertise in Kubernetes networking (CNI, Ingress controllers, Service mesh)

Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes storage (CSI, Persistent Volumes, StorageClasses)

Experience with Kubernetes operators and custom resource definitions (CRDs)

Infrastructure as Code
Terraform - Advanced proficiency for infrastructure provisioning

Helm - Creating and managing complex Helm charts

Ansible/Chef/Puppet - Configuration management experience

GitOps workflows - ArgoCD, Flux, or similar tools

Cloud Platforms
Multi-cloud experience with at least 2 major cloud providers:
AWS: EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation

Azure: AKS, Virtual Networks, Azure Resource Manager

GCP: GKE, Compute Engine, VPC, Deployment Manager

CI/CD & DevOps Tools
Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions

Docker - Advanced containerization and optimization techniques

Container registries - Docker Hub, ECR, ACR, GCR management

Version control - Git workflows and branching strategies

Monitoring & Observability
Prometheus & Grafana - Metrics collection and visualization

ELK Stack / EFK - Centralized logging solutions

Jaeger/Zipkin - Distributed tracing implementation

AlertManager - Intelligent alerting and incident management

** Good-to-Have Skills

Advanced Technologies**
Service Mesh experience (Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect)

Serverless platforms (Knative, OpenFaaS, AWS Lambda)

Database operations in Kubernetes (PostgreSQL, MongoDB operators)

Machine Learning pipelines on Kubernetes (Kubeflow, MLflow)

Security & Compliance
Container security tools (Twistlock, Aqua Security, Falco)

Policy management (Open Policy Agent, Gatekeeper)

Compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR)

Certificate management (cert-manager, Let's Encrypt)

Programming & Scripting
Python/Go - For automation and tooling development

Shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell) - Advanced automation

YAML/JSON - Configuration management expertise

Required Qualifications
Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Relevant certifications preferred:

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Cloud provider certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Experience
6-7 years of DevOps/Infrastructure engineering experience

4+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production

2+ years in a lead/senior role managing infrastructure teams

Experience with large-scale distributed systems and microservices architecture