DevOps Engineer

Role & Responsibilities

We are looking for a hands-on AWS Cloud Engineer to support day-to-day cloud operations, automation, and reliability of AWS environments. This role works closely with the Cloud Operations Lead, DevOps, Security, and Application teams to ensure stable, secure, and cost-effective cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities-

• Operate and support AWS production environments across multiple accounts
• Manage infrastructure using Terraform and support CI/CD pipelines
• Support Amazon EKS clusters, upgrades, scaling, and troubleshooting
• Build and manage Docker images and push to Amazon ECR
• Monitor systems using CloudWatch and third-party tools; respond to incidents
• Support AWS networking (VPCs, NAT, Transit Gateway, VPN/DX)
• Assist with cost optimization, tagging, and governance standards
• Automate operational tasks using Python, Lambda, and Systems Manager

Ideal Candidate

• Strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ALB, CloudWatch)
• Experience with Terraform and Git-based workflows
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes / EKS
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• Scripting experience in **Python or Bash**
• Understanding of monitoring, incident management, and cloud security basics

Nice to Have-

• AWS Associate-level certifications
• Experience with Karpenter, Prometheus, New Relic
• Exposure to FinOps and cost optimization practices

Role & Responsibilities

• You take end-to-end ownership of infrastructure, design, scale, and operate it. This goes beyond execution. Here's what that looks like day to day:
• Own the design, architecture, and reliability of Locus's cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Aliyun, supporting multi-region, global deployments.
• Lead the evolution of our CI/CD ecosystem, optimize and refactor our Jenkins-as-Code setup for scalability, performance, and developer efficiency.
• Drive the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) journey end-to-end, migrate existing cloud resources, alarms, and configurations fully into code with strong versioning, review, and rollback practices.
• Partner with engineering teams to identify and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability bottlenecks, deep dives into memory, CPU, networking, and storage constraints.
• Define and implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response best practices, improve MTTR, system observability, and operational readiness.
• Lead initiatives around cost optimization, security hardening, and capacity planning, keep infrastructure efficient and compliant as the platform scales.
• Act as a technical mentor for junior DevOps engineers and raise the overall DevOps maturity across teams.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong Senior DevOps Engineer Profile
• Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 5+ years in DevOps / SRE / Infrastructure roles with hands-on experience (clear scale signals like traffic, uptime, latency, infra size should be mentioned)
• Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have B2B SaaS company experience with multi-tenant architecture OR multiple production stacks (multi-env / multi-client systems)
• Mandatory (Tech Skills 1 - Cloud & Infra): AWS (VPC, EKS, EC2, RDS, networking), Kubernetes (EKS) at scale, Designing high availability, multi-region systems
• Mandatory (Tech Skills 2 - Automation & IaC): Terraform (must-have), Helm / GitOps, Strong scripting (Python / Go / Bash)
• Mandatory (Tech Skills 3 - CI/CD & Release): Scalable CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Jenkins), Zero/low downtime deployments
• Mandatory (Tech Skills 4 - Reliability & Observability): SRE principles (SLOs, SLIs, error budgets), Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog), Alerting, on-call, incident management
• Mandatory (Education): BTech in Computer Science or related fields
• Mandatory (Company): Strong B2B SaaS product companies only (good scaled)

Key Responsibilities

DevOps Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute the end-to-end DevOps strategy for high-frequency trading and fintech platforms.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing DevOps team focused on automation, reliability, and performance.
• Partner closely with engineering and product leaders to ensure infrastructure strategy supports business and technical goals.

CI/CD & Infrastructure Automation

• Architect, implement, and optimize enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines for ultra-low-latency trading systems.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption using Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes, and advanced automation toolsets.
• Establish robust release management, deployment workflows, and versioning best practices for mission‑critical environments.

Cloud & On‑Prem Infrastructure Management

• Design and manage hybrid infrastructures across AWS, GCP, and on-premise data centers ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
• Implement sophisticated networking strategies for low-latency workloads including routing optimization and performance tuning.
• Lead multi‑cloud scalability, cost optimization, and environment standardization initiatives.

Performance Monitoring & Optimization

• Oversee large-scale monitoring systems using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and related observability tools.
• Implement predictive alerting, automated remediation, and system‑wide health checks for zero‑downtime operations.
• Conduct root-cause analyses and performance tuning for systems processing millions of transactions per second.

Security & Compliance

• Champion DevSecOps practices and embed security across the entire development and deployment lifecycle.
• Ensure adherence to financial regulatory standards (SEBI and global frameworks) with strong audit and compliance mechanisms.
• Lead security automation efforts, vulnerability management, and advanced IAM policy implementation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of DevOps experience, with 5+ years in a leadership capacity.
• Deep hands-on expertise in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and ArgoCD.
• Strong command of AWS, GCP, and hybrid cloud infrastructures.
• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and large-scale container orchestration.
• Advanced proficiency in Terraform, Helm, and overall IaC workflows.
• Strong Linux administration, networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, Firewalls), and system internals.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Excellent scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go for automation and tooling.
• Deep understanding of security principles, encryption, IAM, and compliance frameworks.

Good to Have

• Experience with ultra-low-latency or high-frequency trading systems.
• Knowledge of FIX protocol, FPGA acceleration, or network‑level optimizations.
• Familiarity with Redis, Nginx, or other high‑throughput systems.
• Exposure to micro‑second‑level performance tuning or network acceleration technologies.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a team that consistently raises the bar and delivers exceptional engineering outcomes.
• A culture where innovation, ownership, and bold thinking are valued.
• Exceptional growth opportunities—ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-impact environments.
• Build systems that influence markets and redefine the fintech landscape.

This isn’t just a role—it’s a challenge, a platform, and a proving ground.

Ready to step up? Apply now.

About Kiru:

Kiru is a forward-thinking payments startup on a mission to revolutionise the digital payments landscape in Africa and beyond. Our innovative solutions will reshape how people transact, making payments safer, faster, and more accessible. Join us on our journey to redefine the future of payments.

Position Overview:

We are searching for a highly skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team in Pune, India. As a DevOps Engineer at Kiru, you will play a critical role in ensuring our payment infrastructure's reliability, scalability, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilize your expertise in technology infrastructure configuration to manage and automate infrastructure effectively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Software Developers and technology management, to design and implement robust and efficient DevOps solutions.
• Configure and maintain a secure backend environment focusing on network isolation and VPN access.
• Implement and manage monitoring solutions like ZipKin, Jaeger, New Relic, or DataDog and visualisation and alerting solutions like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Work closely with developers to instrument code for visualisation and alerts, ensuring system performance and stability.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development and deployment pipelines.
• Collaborate on the selection and implementation of appropriate DevOps tools and technologies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues promptly to minimize downtime.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging DevOps trends and best practices.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation related to DevOps processes and configurations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.
• Experience configuring infrastructure on Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Kubernetes as a container orchestration technology
• Experience with Terraform and Azure ARM or Bicep templates for infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Experience configuring and maintaining secure backend environments, including network isolation and VPN access.
• Proficiency in setting up and managing monitoring and visualization tools such as ZipKin, Jaeger, New Relic, DataDog, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with developers to instrument code for visualization and alerts.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• A proactive and self-motivated approach to work.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Services and managing identities across Azure services.
• Previous experience in a financial or payment systems environment.

About Kiru:

At Kiru, we believe that success is achieved through collaboration. We recognise that every team member has a vital role to play, and it's the partnerships we build within our organisation that drive our customers' success and our growth as a business.

We are more than just a team; we are a close-knit partnership. By bringing together diverse talents and fostering powerful collaborations, we innovate, share knowledge, and continually learn from one another. We take pride in our daily achievements but never stop challenging ourselves and supporting each other. Together, we reach new heights and envision a brighter future.

Regardless of your career journey, we provide the guidance and resources you need to thrive. You will have everything required to excel through training programs, mentorship, and ongoing support. At Kiru, your success is our success, and that success matters because we are the essential partners for the world's most critical businesses. These companies manufacture, transport, and supply the world's essential goods.

Equal Opportunities and Accommodations Statement:

Kiru is committed to fostering a workplace and global community where inclusion is celebrated and where you can bring your authentic selfbecause that's who we're interested in. If you are interested in this role but don't meet every qualification in the job description, don't hesitate to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer.

• Seeking an Individual carrying around 5+ yrs of experience.
• Must have skills - Jenkins, Groovy, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Python, Linux Admin
• Terraform, AWS deep knowledge to automate and provision EC2, EBS, SQL Server, cost optimization, CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, Server less automation is plus.
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English. Enjoy writing crisp and understandable documentation
• Comfortable programming in one or more scripting languages
• Enjoys tinkering with tooling. Find easier ways to handle systems by doing some research. Strong awareness around build vs buy.

• Good knowledge of at least one language (C#, Java, Python, Go, PHP, Node.js)
• Have enough experience on application and infrastructure architectures
• Design and plan cloud solution architecture
• Design for security, network, and compliances
• Analyze and optimize technical and business processes
• Ensure solution and operational reliability
• Manage and provision cloud infrastructure
• Manage IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions
• Design strategies around cloud governance, migration, Cloud operations and DevOps
• Design highly scalable, available, and reliable cloud applications
• Build and test applications
• Deploy applications on cloud
• Integration with cloud services

Certification:

• Architect level certificate of any cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Description

DevOps Engineer / SRE

• Understanding of maintenance of existing systems (Virtual machines), Linux stack
• Experience running, operating and maintainence of Kubernetes pods
• Strong Scripting skills
• Experience in AWS
• Knowledge of configuring/optimizing open source tools like Kafka, etc.
• Strong automation maintenance - ability to identify opportunities to speed up build and deploy process with strong validation and automation
• Optimizing and standardizing monitoring, alerting.
• Experience in Google cloud platform
• Experience/ Knowledge  in Python will be an added advantage
• Experience on Monitoring Tools like Jenkins, Kubernetes ,Nagios,Terraform  etc

Experienced with Azure DevOps, CI/CD and Jenkins.

Experience is needed in Kubernetes (AKS), Ansible, Terraform, Docker.

Good understanding in Azure Networking, Azure Application Gateway, and other Azure components.

Experienced Azure DevOps Engineer ready for a Senior role or already at a Senior level.

Demonstrable experience with the following technologies:

Microsoft Azure Platform As A Service (PaaS) product such as Azure SQL, AppServices, Logic Apps, Functions and other Serverless services.

Understanding of Microsoft Identity and Access Management products such including Azure AD or AD B2C.

Microsoft Azure Operational and Monitoring tools, including Azure Monitor, App Insights and Log Analytics.

Knowledge of PowerShell, GitHub, ARM templates, version controls/hotfix strategy and deployment automation.

Ability and desire to quickly pick up new technologies, languages, and tools

Excellent communication skills and Good team player.

Passionate about code quality and best practices is an absolute must

Must show evidence of your passion for technology and continuous learning

Minimum 4 years exp 

Skillsets:

1. Build automation/CI: Jenkins
2. Secure repositories: Artifactory, Nexus
3. Build technologies: Maven, Gradle
4. Development Languages: Python, Java, C#, Node, Angular, React/Redux
5. SCM systems: Git, Github, Bitbucket
6. Code Quality: Fisheye, Crucible, SonarQube
7. Configuration Management: Packer, Ansible, Puppet, Chef
8. Deployment: uDeploy, XLDeploy
9. Containerization: Kubernetes, Docker, PCF, OpenShift
10. Automation frameworks: Selenium, TestNG, Robot
11. Work Management: JAMA, Jira
12. Strong problem solving skills, Good verbal and written communication skills
13. Good knowledge of Linux environment: RedHat etc.
14. Good in shell scripting
15. Good to have Cloud Technology : AWS, GCP and Azure