Senior DevOps Engineer

POSITION TITLE: Senior DevOps Engineer

REPORTING TO: Assistant Manager - IT

WORKING LOCATION: Bangalore, India

SUMMARY OF ROLE AND OBJECTIVES:

A Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in Terraform and Kubernetes is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable infrastructure solutions, including building projects from scratch. They automate deployment processes, manage infrastructure as code, and ensure high availability of services. Their role involves optimizing CI/CD pipelines, enhancing system performance, and ensuring seamless integration with cloud platforms. They also focus on security, compliance, and collaboration with development teams to accelerate delivery cycles and improve overall system reliability.

ROLE & OBJECTIVES:

Specific Assignments:

• Design and deploy cloud infrastructure using Terraform, enabling Infrastructure as Code for consistent environments.
• Set up and manage Kubernetes clusters to ensure scalability, high availability, and self-healing of applications.
• Implement Container as a Service (CaaS) using Kubernetes for secure, multi-tenant environments.
• Create CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployments into Kubernetes clusters.
• Automate provisioning of environments with Terraform to ensure consistency and reduce manual effort.
• Implement monitoring and logging in Kubernetes using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
• Apply security best practices in Kubernetes, including RBAC, network policies, and secrets management.
• Optimize Kubernetes resources, auto-scaling, and load balancing for improved performance and cost-efficiency.
• Design disaster recovery plans with automated backups and restoration for Kubernetes environments.
• Collaborate with teams and document best practices for containerized workloads and infrastructure.

Required:

• Solid experience with Terraform and Kubernetes (minimum 3 years).
• Hands-on experience with Azure administration.
• Experience with Rancher, AKS, Puppet, and a good understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps, and related tools.
• Experience working with RedHat Satellite or Foreman is an advantage.
• Experience working in an ITIL process-based environment.
• Strong team player, willing to work in shifts.
• Ability to provide technical recommendations and solve technical problems.
• Experience in implementing best security and performance standards in provisioning infrastructure.
• Contact regional IT teams, collect requirements, and implement standard operating procedures.
• Utilize ITIL and DevOps approaches to solve technical problems and troubleshoot issues.
• Work with application teams to accommodate cloud requirements.
• Serve as an escalation point for all IT teams for support and troubleshooting.
• Provide quality documentation to enable smooth day-to-day operations.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 5 to 8 years of experience in DevOps in an enterprise level organization.

Technology skills:

Mandatory

• Solid experience in Linux operating systems administration in an enterprise-level organization.
• Solid hands-on experience on Terraform and Kubernetes (Minimum 3 years);
• Good hand-on experience on Azure administration;
• Experience on Rancher, AKS, EKS, Puppet or Ansible and good understanding on DevOps and Tools;
• Good hand-on experience on Python, Shell scripting (DSC preferred)
• Good knowledge on ITIL v3 Incident/Problem and Change management process.
• Good to have a basic understanding of Linux operating systems administration in an enterprise-level organization.

Preferred

• Advanced proficiency in Kubernetes ecosystem tools, such as Helm and Istio.
• Experience with multi-cloud environments, particularly AWS and Google Cloud, in addition to Azure.
• Expertise in automating infrastructure deployments using CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with service mesh architectures and microservices management.
• Experience with container security practices, including image scanning and runtime security.
• Strong scripting skills in languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools like Ansible or Chef.
• Experience with logging and monitoring tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
• Understanding of networking concepts, particularly within cloud environments.
• Ability to lead or mentor junior DevOps engineers.
• Experience in working with Agile methodologies and contributing to DevOps culture and practices.

Personal Skills:

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills;
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills. Must be Fluent in English;
• Working experience in an enterprise grade company with IT teams spread over the globe;
• Should be a self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team-player and exhibit exceptional relationship management skills;
• Ability to adapt quickly to an existing, complex environment;
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts and software is necessary.

Certifications:

• Certified on Kubernetes Administration (CKA) – Preferred
• Preferred to have HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Good to have Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

PREFERED CANDIDATE:

• The successful candidate will have a self-motivated, get-it-done attitude; the ability to think critically; enjoy working with teams spread globally and across cultures; a desire to learn in new areas; and the discipline to pay attention to deadlines, details and quality.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to interact with team in Europe and India and internal customers globally;
• Will be an added advantage if worked on Laboratory related applications.