Software Dev Ops Engineer II

Candescent is the largest non-core digital banking provider. We bring together the transformative technologies that power and connect account opening, digital banking and branch solutions for banks and credit unions of all sizes on any core. Our Candescent solutions power the top three U.S. mobile banking apps and are trusted by banks and credit unions of all sizes.

We offer an extensive portfolio of industry-leading products and services with an extensible ecosystem of out-of-the-box and integrated partner solutions. In addition, our API-first architecture and developer tools enable financial institutions to optimize and expand upon their existing capabilities by seamlessly integrating custom-built or third-party solutions. And our connected in-person, remote and digital experiences reinvent customer service across all channels.

Self-service configuration and marketing tools give financial institutions greater control of their branding, targeted messaging and overall user experience. And data-driven analytics and reporting tools provide valuable insights to help drive continued growth and profitability. From conversions and implementations to custom development and customer care, our clients get expert, end-to-end support at every step.

Are you ready for the next step in developing your career at Candescent? You are encouraged to grow and continue to make a positive impact to help us transform, connect and run our customers' technology platforms. As you consider internal growth and career opportunities, be sure to reference all Success Finder resources, including the Career Roadmap and Career Development Workbook. These resources have been created to guide you throughout this process.

Position: SW Dev Ops Engineer II - Cloud Platform
Experience: 4-6 Years
Location: Bangalore(Ecospace)
Join us in our mission to create a seamless and dependable banking experience for our customers.As a senior engineer in the organization cloud you will play a vital role in shaping the future of customer interactions with money.

Be a part of our innovative Cloud Engineering team in digital banking domain, where our primary focus is on enhancing the reliability and performance of our Digital First banking platform. As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the Cloud Platform team, you will be at the forefront of implementing and enforcing robust standards and practices that ensure the security, availability, and overall reliability of our services.

In this critical role, you will provide essential guidance, tooling, and best practices to development teams, empowering them to build reliable, high-performance, and scalable cloud applications. Your expertise will be instrumental in collaborating with Product Development and Production Operations to deploy and support our Digital Banking SaaS offerings in the cloud.

Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership, insight, and guidance

Build, improve, maintain, support our Cloud Platform in GCP.

Build, improve, maintain, support CI/CD Pipelines using GitOps principles

Contribute to development of operational automation and self-service frameworks

Contribute to continuous adoption and improvement of SRE methodology

Manage projects to completion, as assigned

Partner with cloud architects to build, test and revise proposed architectures and solutions

Work with Development, Security and Business Unit teams to deliver a world class cloud platform

Support production escalations as needed.

Driving ongoing improvements and efficiencies in operational practices, tools & processes.

Identify areas for improvement or gaps in our systems, whether related to scaling, reliability, automation or cost optimization.

Required Skills/Experience
4+ years of GCP cloud experience.

Building and supporting production level Kubernetes clusters; Optimizing containerized workloads

Experience with cloud networking; configuring VPC's, firewalls, ingress/egress.

A deep understanding of GitOps processes in relation to building and deploying services into the Cloud (ideally GCP)

A strong working knowledge of Kubernetes (ideally using GKE in GCP)

Experience working with DevOps/SRE & Agile (Scrum) methodologies.

Experience working with IAC technologies (especially Terraform)

Experience in Cloud migrations will be an added advantage.

B.Tech in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Must have high initiative and be a clear communicator.

Extensive experience with Prometheus/Dynatrace or other logging tools is must.

Strong knowledge/experience with Application and Infrastructure Delivery automation, orchestration and configuration management.

Continued establishment of best in class DevOps development, automation and deployment practices, policies and standards.

Desired Skill Set
Docker and Kubernetes

Google cloud platform

Cloud migrations (Google/AWS)

IAC - Terraform

Scripting – Python

CI/CD - GitHub Actions

Version control – GIT

Networking – Native Cloud Networking

GitOps - ArgoCD

Nginx

HELM

EEO Statement
Integrated into our shared values is Candescent's commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, military service, genetic information, or any other characteristic or conduct protected by law. Candescent is committed to being a globally inclusive company where all people are treated fairly, recognized for their individuality, promoted based on performance and encouraged to strive to reach their full potential. We believe in understanding and respecting differences among all people. Every individual at Candescent has an ongoing responsibility to respect and support a globally diverse environment.

Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.