DevOps SDE III

About Plum

Plum is an employee insurance and health benefits platform focused on making health insurance simple, accessible and inclusive for modern organizations. Healthcare in India is seeing a phenomenal shift with inflation in healthcare costs 3x that of general inflation. A majority of Indians are unable to afford health insurance on their own; and so as many as 600mn Indians will likely have to depend on employer-sponsored insurance.

Plum is on a mission to provide the highest quality insurance and healthcare to 10 million lives by FY2030, through companies that care. Plum is backed by Tiger Global and Peak XV Partners.

Position Overvie

wWe are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of expertise to lead our cloud infrastructure and DevOps initiatives. This role is critical in scaling our platform to serve millions of users while maintaining the highest standards of security, reliability, and performance in the healthcare domain

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Key Responsibiliti**

esInfrastructure & Container Manageme

• ntDesign, implement, and upgrade enterprise-grade container infrastructure including Kubernetes clusters, node pools, and service mesh architectur
• esLead the migration and optimization of legacy systems to cloud-native containerized solutio
• nsCreate, maintain, and optimize deployment manifest files for microservices using HELM charts and advanced templati
• ngArchitect and implement multi-environment Kubernetes strategies (dev, staging, production) with proper resource allocation and security boundari
• esTroubleshoot complex container infrastructure issues and implement preventive measur

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CI/CD & Automation Leaders**

• hipDesign and maintain sophisticated CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD for GitOps-based deployme
• ntsLead the implementation of advanced pipeline strategies including blue-green deployments, canary releases, and feature flagg
• ingDevelop comprehensive automation frameworks using multiple scripting languages (Groovy, Go, Python, Shell, PowerShe
• ll)Implement and enforce software development best practices including quality gates, automated testing, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing integrat
• ionMentor junior team members on DevOps best practices and tool

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DevSecOps & Secu**

• rityChampion DevSecOps practices by integrating security tools and processes throughout the software development lifec
• ycleImplement comprehensive security scanning, compliance monitoring, and vulnerability management workf
• lowsDesign and maintain secure artifact repositories using Nexus and JFrog Artifactory with proper access controls and vulnerability scan
• ningEnsure HIPAA and healthcare data compliance requirements are met across all infrastructure compon
• entsLead security incident response and post-mortem activi

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Observability & Performance Engine**

• eringDesign and implement comprehensive observability solutions using distributed tracing (Jaeger), service mesh monitoring (Kiali), and cloud-native monitoring
• toolsArchitect centralized logging solutions using Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and Fluentd for high-volume healthcare
• dataImplement advanced monitoring and alerting strategies using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and New Relic with custom dashboards and SLA tra
• ckingOptimize application and infrastructure performance based on observability ins
• ightsDesign disaster recovery and business continuity strat

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Infrastructure as Code & Cloud Archit**

• ectureLead infrastructure design and implementation using Terraform and CloudFormation for multi-cloud enviro
• nmentsArchitect scalable, fault-tolerant cloud solutions capable of handling healthcare workloads with strict uptime requir
• ementsDesign and implement auto-scaling strategies for handling variable healthcare enrollment periods and claim processing
• loadsManage complex networking configurations including VPCs, load balancers, CDNs, and firewall rules for high-volume t

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Required Qualifi**

cationsExperience & Ed

• ucation4+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud & DevOps engineering with a proven track record of scaling production
• systemsBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technica
• l fieldExperience in healthcare, fintech, or other regulated industries is highly pr

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Technical E**

• xpertiseCloud P
  latforms: Expert-level proficiency in at least one major cloud p
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  form:GCP: Compute Engine, IAM, VPC, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Cloud SQL, GKE, Pub/Sub, Operations Suite, Cloud Security Comman
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  enterAWS: EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS, SNS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AW
• S ConfigContainer Orche
  stration: Advanced Kubernetes experience including custom operators, RBAC, network policies, and multi-cluster ma
• nagementInfrastructure
  as Code: Expert proficiency in Terraform with experience in complex, multi-environment dep
• loymentsCI/
  CD Tools: Advanced experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, and GitOps metho
• dologiesMonitoring & Obser
  vability: Hands-on experience with the full observability stack and custom metric dev
• elopmentPro
  gramming: Strong scripting and automation skills in multiple l

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Preferred Quali**

• ficationsMu
  st Have - Certification in cloud platforms (GCP Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Solutions A
• rchitect)Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio,
• Linkerd)Knowledge of healthcare compliance standards (HIPA
• A, SOC 2)Experience with chaos engineering and reliability
• practicesExperience with FinOps and cloud cost opt
• imizationBackground in microservices architecture and API gateway m

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Leadership & S**

• oft SkillsProven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor junior
• engineersExperience with incident management and on-call respon
• sibilitiesStrong communication skills for collaborating with cross-functi
• onal teamsExperience with agile methodologies and project
• managementAbility to work in a fast-paced startup environment while maintaining attention

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