Deployment Engineer

Job Description: DevOps Engineer / Deployment Engineer

About the Company:
ZeTheta Algorithms Private Limited is a pioneering FinTech start-up developing innovative AI-powered educational tools for simulated financial training and learning. We're revolutionizing how students and fresh graduates gain practical experience in financial markets and technology through our comprehensive platform.

About the Role:
The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing our cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines. Working closely with student interns and fresh graduates, you'll ensure smooth deployment of our FinTech platforms while establishing best practices for continuous integration and delivery. This is a hands-on role that combines technical expertise with mentorship opportunities. Understanding and experience of multiple tech stacks is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

CI/CD Pipeline Management:

• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI
• Automate build, test, and deployment processes for multiple web applications and APIs
• Establish automated testing frameworks and code quality checks in deployment workflows
• Create deployment strategies including blue-green deployments and rolling updates
• Manage version control workflows and branching strategies for student development teams
• Set up automated rollback mechanisms for failed deployments

Cloud Infrastructure & Optimization:

• Deploy and manage applications on AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda)
• Optimize EC2 instances for cost-efficiency and performance (right-sizing, auto-scaling, spot instances)
• Configure and manage S3 buckets for static assets, backups, and data storage with lifecycle policies
• Set up and optimize AWS services: CloudFront (CDN), Route 53 (DNS), ELB (Load Balancers)
• Implement AWS cost optimization strategies to minimize cloud spending while maintaining performance
• Monitor and optimize database performance on RDS and MongoDB Atlas
• Configure VPC, security groups, and network architecture for secure deployments

Testing & Quality Assurance:

• Implement automated testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Pytest, Selenium)
• Set up code coverage tools and enforce quality gates
• Create integration and end-to-end testing environments
• Perform load testing and performance benchmarking using tools like Apache JMeter or k6
• Debug deployment issues and work with development teams to resolve code problems
• Establish monitoring for test execution and deployment success rates

Monitoring & Observability:

• Implement application and infrastructure monitoring using CloudWatch, Datadog, or Prometheus
• Set up logging aggregation and analysis (ELK Stack, CloudWatch Logs)
• Create dashboards for system health, performance metrics, and deployment tracking
• Establish alerting systems for critical issues and downtime
• Monitor application performance metrics (response times, error rates, throughput)
• Generate regular reports on system uptime, performance, and cost optimization

Security & Compliance:

• Implement security best practices for cloud infrastructure (IAM policies, encryption, secrets management)
• Set up SSL/TLS certificates and HTTPS configurations
• Manage AWS Security Groups and Network ACLs
• Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies
• Conduct security audits and vulnerability assessments
• Ensure compliance with data protection standards for educational platforms

Documentation & Mentorship:

• Create comprehensive documentation for deployment processes and infrastructure setup
• Document troubleshooting guides and runbooks for common issues
• Mentor student interns on DevOps practices and cloud technologies
• Conduct code reviews focused on deployability and cloud best practices
• Train team members on AWS services and deployment workflows

Qualifications:

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 2-4 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or deployment engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53)
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI)
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Docker Compose)
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems administration
• Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or for automation
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
• Knowledge of Git version control and branching strategies
• Understanding of networking concepts (DNS, load balancing, CDN)

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS certification (Solutions Architect Associate, DevOps Engineer, or similar)
• Experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic)
• Knowledge of database administration (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and test automation
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements
• Experience working with development teams in agile environments

Technical Skills:

Must Have:

• AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53, CloudWatch, IAM)
• CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI)
• Docker & containerization
• Linux/Unix administration
• Git & version control
• Bash/Python scripting
• Nginx/Apache web servers
• Kubernetes
• Terraform or CloudFormation
• MongoDB Atlas, PostgreSQL
• Redis for caching
• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Prometheus & Grafana
• SSL/TLS certificate management (Let's Encrypt, AWS Certificate Manager)

What We Offer:

Compensation Package:

• Monthly Salary:
  ₹35,000-₹55,000
• ESOPs
• Performance Bonus

Professional Growth:

• Hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure at scale (1 mln users)
• Opportunity to build DevOps practices from the ground up
• Mentorship opportunities with student interns and junior developers
• Exposure to cutting-edge FinTech and AI/ML technologies
• Clear path to Senior DevOps Engineer/Infrastructure Lead roles

Work Environment:

• Onsite full time
• Collaborative, learning-focused culture
• Direct impact on product reliability and user experience
• Work with modern tech stack and latest AWS services

Mission-Driven Impact:

• Support innovation in technology that empowers 100,000+ students globally
• Build scalable infrastructure
• Contribute to solving India's employability crisis through technology
• Work on platforms that create real career opportunities for students

Position Details:

• Role Type:
  Full-time with equity participation
• Location:
  Mumbai (Andheri)
• Reporting:
  Reports to CTO/Technical Lead
• Team Interaction:
  Works closely with 15-25 student developers and interns
• Work Schedule:
  8 hours daily with core overlap time for team collaboration

Key Performance Indicators:

• Deployment frequency and success rate (target: 95%+ success rate)
• Application uptime (target: 99.5%+)
• AWS cost optimization (target: 20-30% reduction year-over-year)
• Mean time to recovery (MTTR) for incidents
• Pipeline execution time improvements
• Security audit compliance scores

Why Join ZeTheta Now:
We're scaling rapidly with proven product-market fit and need someone to build robust infrastructure that can support our growth from 100,000 to 1 million+ users. You'll have the opportunity to shape our entire DevOps strategy and establish best practices that will define our technical culture. This is your chance to gain end-to-end ownership of cloud infrastructure at a high-growth startup.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit:

1. Detailed resume highlighting DevOps and cloud infrastructure experience
2. Portfolio showcasing previous infrastructure projects (GitHub repos, architecture diagrams, case studies)
3. AWS architecture diagram you've designed or implemented (anonymized if needed)
4. Brief cover letter explaining your approach to cost optimization and deployment automation
5. Two professional references

Technical Assessment:
Shortlisted candidates will be given a practical assignment involving:

• Setting up a CI/CD pipeline for a sample application
• AWS infrastructure design for a scalable web application
• Cost optimization proposal for a given infrastructure scenario

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

This role is perfect for someone who wants to gain significant hands-on experience in a high-growth startup environment while building equity and contributing to meaningful social impact through technology.