Cloud Architect

About the Company

We are building an AI-driven platform focused on redefining how individuals explore and understand global markets. We are building a modern analytics layer that simplifies complex financial data into intuitive, structured insights.

Our approach combines data science, AI, and systematic frameworks to bring clarity, transparency, and accessibility to market intelligence.

• Mission: To build trustworthy, data-driven platforms that simplify complex markets and empower users to make informed decisions.
• Values: Customer-centricity, ownership, integrity, and continuous improvement.
• Culture: Collaborative, inclusive, experiment-driven, and supportive of professional growth.
• Why join: Opportunity to work on production SaaS and AI features, take high ownership, and make a visible impact on product direction.

About the Role

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to manage deployments, cloud infrastructure, and system reliability while ensuring secure and scalable systems.

You will work on a live SaaS product and upcoming AI-driven modules, contributing directly to production systems.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps (Core):

• Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred)
• Deploy and manage applications on AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Manage Linux-based servers and environments
• Ensure high availability, uptime, and performance
• Automate deployment workflows

Security (Integrated):

• Implement secure deployment practices
• Manage access control, secrets, and credentials
• Monitor logs and system activity
• Identify and fix basic vulnerabilities
• Support audit/log requirements (future compliance readiness)

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in DevOps / Cloud / System Administration
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux systems
• Experience with AWS or any cloud platform
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions preferred)
• Understanding of networking basics (DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, ports)
• Experience with Git & version control

Good to Have

• Docker / containerization
• Experience with Python-based deployments
• Basic knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
• Monitoring/logging tools
• Basic understanding of security concepts (OWASP, API security)

Must Have -

a. Background working with Startups

b. Good knowledge of Kubernetes & Docker

c. Background working in Azure

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure that our applications and environments are stable, scalable, secure and performing as expected.
• Proactively engage and work in alignment with cross-functional colleagues to understand their requirements, contributing to and providing suitable supporting solutions.
• Develop and introduce systems to aid and facilitate rapid growth including implementation of deployment policies, designing and implementing new procedures, configuration management and planning of patches and for capacity upgrades
• Observability: ensure suitable levels of monitoring and alerting are in place to keep engineers aware of issues.
• Establish runbooks and procedures to keep outages to a minimum. Jump in before users notice that things are off track, then automate it for the future.
• Automate everything so that nothing is ever done manually in production.
• Identify and mitigate reliability and security risks. Make sure we are prepared for peak times,
• DDoS attacks and fat fingers.
• Troubleshoot issues across the whole stack - software, applications and network.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables as part of a self-organizing team.
• Learn and unlearn every day by exchanging knowledge and new insights, conducting constructive code reviews, and participating in retrospectives.

Requirements

• 2+ years extensive experience of Linux server administration include patching, packaging (rpm), performance tuning, networking, user management, and security.
• 2+ years of implementing systems that are highly available, secure, scalable, and self-healingon Azure cloud platform
• Strong understanding of networking, especially in cloud environments along with a good understanding of CICD.
• Prior experience implementing industry standard security best practices, including those recommended by Azure
• Proficiency with Bash, and any high-level scripting language.
• Basic working knowledge of observability stacks like ELK, prometheus, grafana, Signoz etc
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code and Infrastructure Testing, preferably using Pulumi/Terraform.
• Hands-on experience in building and administering VMs and Containers using tools such as Docker/Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication skills, spoken as well as written, with a demonstrated ability to articulate technical problems and projects to all stakeholders.

As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll play a key role in managing our cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, and ensuring high availability across our global server network. You’ll work closely with our technical team to optimize performance and scalability.

Responsibilities

✅ Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure (primarily Azure)

✅ Automate deployments using CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent)

✅ Monitor and optimize server performance & uptime (100% uptime goal)

✅ Work with cPanel-based hosting environments and ensure seamless operation

✅ Implement security best practices & compliance measures

✅ Troubleshoot system issues, scale infrastructure, and enhance reliability

Requirements

🔹 3-7 years of DevOps experience in cloud environments (Azure preferred)

🔹 Hands-on expertise in CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)

🔹 Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes

🔹 Strong knowledge of Linux system administration & networking

🔹 Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)

🔹 Security-first mindset & automation-driven approach

Why Join Us?

🚀 Work at a fast-growing startup backed by Microsoft

💡 Lead high-impact DevOps projects in a cloud-native environment

🌍 Hybrid work model with flexibility in Bangalore, Delhi, or Mumbai

💰 Competitive salary ₹12-30 LPA based on experience

How to Apply?

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• Candidate should have good Platform experience on Azure with Terraform.
• The devops engineer  needs to help developers, create the Pipelines and K8s Deployment Manifests.
• Good to have experience on migrating data from (AWS) to Azure. 
• To manage/automate infrastructure automatically using Terraforms. Jenkins is the key CI/CD tool which we uses and it will be used to run these Terraforms.
• VMs to be provisioned on Azure Cloud and managed.
• Good hands on experience of Networking on Cloud is required.
• Ability to setup Database on VM as well as managed DB and Proper set up of cloud hosted microservices needs to be done to communicate with the db services.
• Kubernetes, Storage, KeyValult, Networking(load balancing and routing) and VMs are the key infrastructure expertise which are essential. 
• Requirement is  to administer Kubernetes cluster end to end. (Application deployment, managing namespaces, load balancing, policy setup, using blue-green/canary deployment models etc).
• The experience in AWS is desirable 
• Python experience is optional however Power shell is mandatory
• Know-how on the use of GitHub

Who we are :

Stanza Living is India's largest and fastest growing tech-enabled, managed accommodation company that delivers a hospitality-led living experience to migrant students and young working professionals across India. We have a full-stack business model that focuses on design, development and delivery of daily living solutions tailored to the young consumers' lifestyle. From smartly-planned residences, host of amenities and services for hassle-free living to exclusive community engagement programmes - everything is seamlessly integrated through technology to ensure the highest consumer delight.

Today, we are :

• India's largest managed accommodation company with over 75,000+ beds under management across 25+ cities
• Most capitalized player in the managed accommodation space, backed by global marquee investors - Falcon Edge, Equity International, Sequoia Capital, Matrix Partners, Accel Partners
• Recognized as the Best Real Estate Tech company across the Globe in 2020 by leading analysis agency, Tracxn
• LinkedIn Top Startup to Work for - 2019

Objectives of this role :

- Work in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the company

- Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance

- Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to developer teams to build their cloud competencies

- Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards for code quality and thoughtful design

- Manage cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines

Job Description :

- Excellent understanding of Cloud Platform (AWS)

- Strong knowledge on AWS Services, design, configuration on enterprise systems

- Good knowledge on Kubernetes configuration, Dockers

- Understanding the needs of the business for defining AWS system specifications

- Understand Architecture Requirements and ensure effective support activities

- Evaluation and choosing suitable AWS Service or and suggesting methods for integration

- Overseeing assigned programs and guiding the team members

- Providing assistance when technical problems arise

- Making sure the agreed infrastructure and architecture are implemented

- Addressing the technical concerns, suggestions, and ideas

- Configure Monitoring systems to make sure they meet business goals as well as user requirements

- Excellent knowledge of AWS IaaS Layer

- Ability to lead & implement PS workloads or POCs

- Ensure continual knowledge management

Head Kubernetes

Docker, Kubernetes Engineer – Remote (Pan India) 

ABOUT US

Established in 2009, Ashnik is a leading open-source solutions and consulting company in South East Asia and India, headquartered in Singapore. We enable digital transformation for large enterprises through our design, architecting, and solution skills. Over 100 large enterprises in the region have acknowledged our expertise in delivering solutions using key open-source technologies. Our offerings form critical part of Digital transformation, Big Data platform, Cloud and Web acceleration and IT modernization. We represent EDB, Pentaho, Docker, Couchbase, MongoDB, Elastic, NGINX, Sysdig, Redis Labs, Confluent, and HashiCorp as their key partners in the region. Our team members bring decades of experience in delivering confidence to enterprises in adopting open source software and are known for their thought leadership.

THE POSITION

Ashnik is looking for talented and passionate Technical consultant to be part of the training team and work with customers on DevOps Solution. You will be responsible for implementation and consultations related work for customers across SEA and India. We are looking for personnel with personal qualities like -

• Passion for working for different customers and different environments.
• Excellent communication and articulation skills
• Aptitude for learning new technology and willingness to understand technologies which he/she is not directly working on.
• Willingness to travel within and outside the country.
• Ability to independently work at the customer site and navigate through different teams.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• 3+ years of experience with B.E/ B.Tech, MCA, Graduation Degree with higher education in the technical field.
• Must have prior experience with docker containers, swarm and/or Kubernetes.
• Understanding of Operating System, processes, networking, and containers.
• Experience/exposure in writing and managing Dockerfile or creating container images.
• Experience of working on Linux platform.
• Ability to perform installations and system/software configuration on Linux.
• Should be aware of networking and SSL/TLS basics.
• Should be aware of tools used in complex enterprise IT infra e.g. LDAP, AD, Centralized Logging solution etc.

A preferred candidate will have

• Prior experience with open source Kubernetes or another container management platform like OpenShift, EKS, ECS etc.
• CNCF Kubernetes Certified Administrator/Developer
• Experience in container monitoring using Prometheus, Datadog etc.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and their usage
• Knowledge of scripting language e.g., shell scripting

RESPONSIBILITIES

First 2 months:

• Get an in-depth understanding of containers, Docker Engine and runtime, Swarm and Kubernetes.
• Get hands-on experience with various features of Mirantis Kubernetes Engine, and Mirantis Secure Registry

After 2 months:

• Work with Ashnik’s pre-sales and solution architects to deploy Mirantis Kubernetes Engine for customers
• Work with customer teams and provide them guidance on how Kubernetes Platform can be integrated with other tools in their environment (CI/CD, identity management, storage etc)
• Work with customers to containerize their applications.
• Write Dockerfile for customers during the implementation phase.
• Help customers design their network and security policy for effective management of applications deployed using Swarm and/or Kubernetes.
• Help customer design their deployments either with Swarm services or Kubernetes Deployments.
• Work with pre-sales and sales team to help customers during their evaluation of Mirantis Kubernetes platform
• Conduct workshops for customers as needed for technical hand-holding and technical handover.

Package: upto30 L

Office: Mumbai

THE POSITION

Ashnik is looking for experienced technology consultant to work in DevOps team in pre-sales function. The primary area of focus will be Microservices, CI/CD pipeline, Docker, Kubernetes, containerization and container security. A person in this role will be responsible for leading technical discussions with customers and partners and helping them arrive at final solution.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Engineering or equivalent degree
• Must have at least 8 years of experience in IT industry designing and delivering solutions
• Must have at least 3 years of hand-on experience of Linux and Operating system
• Must have at least 3 years of experience of working in an environment with highly virtualized or cloud based infrastructure
• Must have at least 2 years hands on experience in CI/CD pipeline, micro-services, containerization and kubernetes
• Though coding is not needed in this role, the person should have ability to understand and debug code if required
• Should be able to explain complex solution in simpler ways
• Should be ready to travel 20-40% in a month
• Should be able to engage with customers to understand the fundamental/driving requirement

DESIRED SKILLS

• Past experience of working with Docker and/or Kubernetes at Scale
• Past experience of working in a DevOps team
• Prior experience in Pre-sales role

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own pre-sales or sales engineering responsibility to design, present, deliver technical solution
• Be the point of contact for all technical queries for Sales team and partners
• Build full-fledged solution proposals with details of implementation and scope of work for customers
• Contribute in technical writings through blogs, whitepapers, solution demos
• Make presentations at events and participate in events.
• Conduct customer workshops to educate them about features in Docker Enterprise Edition
• Coordinate technical escalations with principal vendor
• Get an understanding of various other components and considerations involved in the areas mentioned above
• Be able to articulate value of technology vendor’s products that Ashnik is partnering with eg.  Docker, Sysdig, Hashicorp, Ansible, Jenkins etc.
• Work with partners and sales team for responding to RFPs and tenders

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

You would be adding a great experience of working with a leading open source solutions company in South East Asia region to your career. You would get to learn from the leaders and grow in the industry. This would be a great opportunity for you to grow in your career through continuous learning, adding depth and breadth of technologies. Since we work with leading open source technologies and engage with large enterprises, it creates enormous possibilities for career growth for our team. Not to mention that our people find the journey with Ashnik to be exciting and a fulfilling experience.

Q2 is seeking a team-focused Lead Release Engineer with a passion for managing releases to ensure we release quality software developed using Agile Scrum methodology.  Working within the Development team, the Release Manager will work in a fast-paced environment with Development, Test Engineering, IT, Product Management, Design, Implementations, Support and other internal teams to drive efficiencies, transparency, quality and predictability in our software delivery pipeline.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership on cross-functional development focused software release process.
• Management of the product release cycle to new and existing clients including the build release process and any hotfix releases
• Support end-to-end process for production issue resolution including impact analysis of the issue, identifying the client impacts, tracking the fix through dev/testing and deploying the fix in various production branches.
• Work with engineering team to understand impacts of branches and code merges.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate release delivery risks.
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure product features are delivered on time.
• Lead recurring release reporting/status meetings to include discussion around release scope, risks and challenges.
• Responsible for planning, monitoring, executing, and implementing the software release strategy.
• Establish completeness criteria for release of successfully tested software component and their dependencies to gate the delivery of releases to Implementation groups
• Serve as a liaison between business units to guarantee smooth and timely delivery of software packages to our Implementations and Support teams
• Create and analyze operational trends and data used for decision making, root cause analysis and performance measurement.
• Build partnerships, work collaboratively, and communicate effectively to achieve shared objectives.
• Make Improvements to processes to improve the experience and delivery for internal and external customers.
• Responsible for ensuring that all security, availability, confidentiality and privacy policies and controls are adhered to.

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years related experience in product release management role.
• Excellent understanding of software delivery lifecycle.
• Technical Background with experience in common Scrum and Agile practices preferred.
• Deep knowledge of software development processes, CI/CD pipelines and Agile Methodology
• Experience with tools like Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira and Confluence.
• Familiarity with enterprise software deployment architecture and methodologies.
• Proven ability in building effective partnership with diverse groups in multiple locations/environments 
• Ability to convey technical concepts to business-oriented teams.
• Capable of assessing and communicating risks and mitigations while managing ambiguity.
• Experience managing customer and internal expectations while understanding the organizational and customer impact.
• Strong organizational, process, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

What you need to have: