DevOps Engineer at GradRight · Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad · 3 - 4 years · ₹8L - ₹15L / yr · Bootstrapped · Posted 7 Oct 2025

About GradRight
Our vision is to be the world’s leading Ed-Fin Tech company dedicated to making higher education accessible and affordable to all. Our mission is to drive transparency and accountability in the global higher education sector and create significant impact using the power of technology, data science and collaboration.
GradRight is the world’s first SaaS ecosystem that brings together students, universities and financial institutions in an integrated manner. It enables students to find and fund high return college education, universities to engage and select the best-fit students and banks to lend in an effective and efficient manner.
In the last three years, we have enabled students to get the best deals on a $ 2.8+ Billion of loan requests and facilitated disbursements of more than $ 350+ Million in loans. GradRight won the HSBC Fintech Innovation Challenge supported by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India & was among the top 7 global finalists in The PIEoneer awards, UK.
GradRight’s team possesses extensive domestic and international experience in the launch and scale-up of premier higher education institutions. It is led by alumni of IIT Delhi, BITS Pilani, IIT Roorkee, ISB Hyderabad and University of Pennsylvania. GradRight is a Delaware, USA registered company with a wholly owned subsidiary in India.
About the Role
We are looking for a passionate DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS cloud infrastructure, containerization, and orchestration. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building, automating, and maintaining scalable cloud solutions, ensuring smooth CI/CD pipelines, and supporting development and operations teams.
Core Responsibilities
Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure on AWS.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
Containerize applications using Docker and manage deployments with Kubernetes (EKS, self-managed, or other distributions).
Monitor system performance, availability, and security using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack.
Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and deployment processes.
Required Skills & Experience
3–4 years of professional experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
Strong expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, EKS, etc.).
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS or self-hosted clusters).
Proficiency in CI/CD pipeline design and automation.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / AWS CloudFormation).
Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting.
Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
Familiarity with networking concepts (DNS, Load Balancing, Security Groups, Firewalls).
Basic programming/scripting experience in Python, Bash, or Go.
Nice to Have
Exposure to microservices architecture and service mesh (Istio/Linkerd).
Knowledge of serverless (AWS Lambda, API Gateway).

About GradRight
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Gradright is an ed-fin start-up aiming to foster accountability and create a long-lasting impact in global higher education using the power of technology, data science and collaboration. Our mission is to aid a million students in making rational and informed decisions about their universities and finances by 2025 and help them in pursuing their passion without unnecessary financial burden.
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Job Summary :
We are looking for a proactive and skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team and play a key role in building, managing, and scaling infrastructure for high-performance systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Python scripting, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices around CI/CD, monitoring, and incident response.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure on cloud platforms such as AWS.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Cloud Formation, or similar.
- Manage Kubernetes clusters, configure namespaces, services, deployments, and auto scaling. CI/CD & Release Management
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment of services.
- Collaborate with developers to ensure smooth and frequent deployments to production.
- Manage versioning and rollback strategies for critical deployments.
- Containerization & Orchestration using Kubernetes.
- Containerize applications using Docker, and manage them using Kubernetes.
- Write automation scripts using Python or Shell for infrastructure tasks, monitoring, and deployment flows.
- Develop utilities and tools to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.
- Monitoring & Incident Management
- Analyze system performance and implement infrastructure scaling strategies based on load and usage trends.
- Optimize application and system performance through proactive monitoring and configuration tuning.
Desired Skills and Experience :
- Experience Required - 6+ yrs.
- Hands-on experience on cloud services like AWS, EKS etc.
- Ability to design a good cloud solution.
- Strong Linux troubleshooting, Shell Scripting, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins Skills.
- Design and implement the CI/CD pipeline following the best industry practices using open-source tools.
- Use knowledge and research to constantly modernize our applications and infrastructure stacks.
- Be a team player and strong problem-solver to work with a diverse team.
- Having good communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Automate application deployments from Bitbucket to servers using CI/CD pipelines.
- Design and manage scalable, highly available AWS infrastructure.
- Implement Auto Scaling, ELB, and Route 53 for traffic management and high availability.
- Work with AWS services including IAM, RDS, DynamoDB, EC2, and other cloud services.
- Build and manage Docker containers and server images.
- Deploy and manage applications using Kubernetes.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Develop automation scripts using Python and Bash.
- Implement monitoring and logging using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
- Integrate security and compliance practices into CI/CD pipelines.
- Optimize infrastructure for security, scalability, performance, and cost.
Required Skills
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps or a similar role.
- Strong knowledge of AWS beyond EC2.
- Hands-on experience with Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Good understanding of Terraform/IaC and automation.
- Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps, security, and compliance best practices.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Build production-grade cloud infrastructure that powers enterprise applications with cutting-edge DevOps practices.
What you'll do:
- Design CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
- Containerize apps with Docker, deploy on Kubernetes clusters
- Manage infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Set up monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
- Cloud migrations (AWS EC2, EKS, RDS → GCP equivalent)
- Optimize costs and performance for live production systems
What we need:
- Basic Python/Bash scripting
- Docker basics, Git workflows
- Cloud exposure (AWS/GCP/Azure free tier projects)
- Problem-solving mindset, eagerness to learn
Real impact:
- Deploy apps used by 1000+ daily users
- Work with senior DevOps engineers on client deliverables
- Build portfolio for FAANG-level interviews
Job Description:
Pre-requisite skills required for a DevOps Engineer role include:
- 6+yrs exp in DevOps
- Experience working on Linux based infrastructure
- knowledge in AWS, docker, CI/CD tools
- Hands on exp in Python/shell scripting language
- hands on exp in AWS and Azure
- Work exp in Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, LINUX
- Excellent understanding of Ruby, Python, Perl, and Java
- Configuration and managing databases such as MySQL, Mongo
- Excellent troubleshooting
- Working knowledge of various tools, open-source technologies, and cloud services
Job Title : DevOps Engineer – Linux, AWS & Infrastructure
Experience : 3+ Years
Location : Sector 48, Gurgaon
Work Mode : 6 Days WFO – Monday to Saturday
Week Off : 01st & 03rd Saturday Off
Employment Type : Full-Time
Job Summary :
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Linux, Networking, Server Administration, AWS, CI/CD, Containers, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure Automation. The ideal candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills, production ownership, and the ability to manage and automate infrastructure reliably.
Key Responsibilities :
- Manage and troubleshoot Linux servers, bare-metal infrastructure, and server environments.
- Perform system administration, networking, performance monitoring, and production troubleshooting.
- Design, maintain, and optimize Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
- Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes environments.
- Work with AWS Cloud services, infrastructure, security, and deployment environments.
- Monitor system health, application performance, logs, and infrastructure using appropriate monitoring and logging tools.
- Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Automate repetitive operational tasks using Python, Bash, Shell scripting, or similar technologies.
- Implement infrastructure and application security, access controls, patching, and hardening.
- Investigate production incidents, perform root-cause analysis (RCA), and drive issues to resolution.
- Take end-to-end ownership of infrastructure reliability, availability, and operational issues.
- Collaborate with development and other engineering teams to improve deployment, scalability, and system reliability.
Mandatory Skills :
Linux & Networking | Bare Metal / Server Administration | Jenkins / CI-CD | Docker / Containers | AWS Cloud | Kubernetes | Git | Monitoring & Logging | Security | Infrastructure as Code (IaC) | Automation / Scripting | Production Troubleshooting & Ownership
Preferred Skills :
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, load balancing, and networking fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform / CloudFormation.
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK / EFK, CloudWatch, or similar monitoring / logging tools.
- Good understanding of Linux performance troubleshooting, processes, memory, disk, networking, and file systems.
- Experience handling production incidents, RCA, deployments, and system reliability.
- Exposure to cloud security, IAM, secrets management, and server hardening.
What We’re Looking For :
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps / SRE / Infrastructure Engineering.
- Strong practical knowledge rather than certification-based/theoretical understanding.
- Good troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for production systems.
- Comfortable working in a 6-day work-from-office environment.
🚀 Job Title : DevOps Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Experience Level : 4+ Years
Location : Gurugram Sector 48, Haryana (On-site)
Employment Type : Full Time Opportunity
About the Role :
We are looking for a proactive DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with around 4 years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and scaling cloud infrastructure and CI/CD delivery pipelines.
In this role, you will bridge the gap between development and operations. You will be responsible for orchestrating containerized applications, automating infrastructure via Code (IaC), establishing SRE best practices (SLIs, SLOs, SLAs), and ensuring maximum uptime, resiliency, and operational efficiency across multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Mandatory Skills :
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Python, Bash, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, New Relic, CloudWatch, SRE, SLI/SLO/SLA, Linux
Key Responsibilities :
1. Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure as Code (IaC) :
- Provision, configure, and maintain scalable, high-availability infrastructure on multi-cloud platforms, primarily AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Route53, ALB/ASG, Lambda, EBS).
- Build, deploy, and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation to enforce consistency and eliminate configuration drift.
- Execute disaster recovery (DR) planning, automated failover / failback mechanisms, and chaos engineering exercises to validate system resiliency.
2. CI/CD, Automation & Development :
- Design, end-to-end maintain, and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions.
- Automate release pipelines, versioning, branching strategies, and approval gates using Groovy, Python, and Bash scripting. Integrate automated code quality and security scanning tools (SonarQube, Black Duck, or Fortify) directly into delivery pipelines.
- Develop custom tools, scripts, or microservices (e.g., Python / Node.js) to automate manual operational tasks and operational toil.
3. Containerization & Orchestration :
- Onboard and orchestrate containerized microservices utilizing Docker and Kubernetes (including Helm charts).
- Ensure high availability, auto-scaling, resource management, and fault tolerance for Kubernetes pod deployments.
4. Observability, SRE & Incident Management :
- Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) maturity by establishing, tracking, and reporting SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Build, configure, and manage full-stack observability tools : Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic, Elasticsearch / Logstash / Kibana (ELK), Sentry, and AWS CloudWatch.
- Set up real-time alerting, custom metric dashboards, and automated log rotation / pruning scripts.
- Handle production incidents, lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations, and implement preventive measures to reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR).
Required Qualifications & Skills :
- Education : Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience : ~4 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud System Administration roles.
- Cloud & Infrastructure : Hands-on experience with AWS (Core services like EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, Lambda, Auto Scaling) and exposure to Azure / GCP.
- CI/CD & Version Control : Proficiency with Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and Git workflows.
- Containerization : Core proficiency in Docker and Kubernetes cluster management / onboarding.
- Infrastructure as Code : Expertise in Ansible, Terraform, or AWS CloudFormation.
- Scripting & Languages : Strong hands-on automation skills with Python, Bash, and foundational knowledge of Node.js, Java or C++.
- Observability & Logging : Strong experience with Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic, ELK stack, or Splunk.
- Database & SQL : Familiarity with relational databases (MySQL, RDS) for monitoring setup and operational analytics.
Company Overview:
Planview is hiring a DevOps Engineer in Bengaluru, India to support Planview SaaS applications across the product line. You will work in a global, collaborative team — owning CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automation to keep deployments fast and systems reliable.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins for reliable, fast delivery.
- Manage containerized workloads on Docker and ECS — task definitions, services, and clusters.
- Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform (CloudFormation a plus).
- Automate configuration and deployment tasks using Python (Ansible a plus).
- Set up and maintain monitoring and alerting via New Relic (CloudWatch, Datadog, or Prometheus/Grafana a plus).
- Write Shell and Python scripts to automate operations and reduce manual work.
- Manage Git workflows — branching, merge strategies, and pull request reviews.
- Administer and support MSSQL databases underpinning the product line — backups, restores, and basic performance troubleshooting.
- Troubleshoot deployment, performance, and infrastructure issues with development teams.
- Participate in on-call rotations and drive incident response.
- Continuously improve infrastructure resilience and deployment speed.
- Apply AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to speed up IaC authoring, pipeline debugging, and day-to-day scripting.
Qualifications
Must-Have Skills
- Experience: 4–6 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering.
- OS: Linux & Windows administration (systemd, package management, log analysis).
- Cloud: AWS (Active Directory, ECS, EC2, CloudFront, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda basics).
- Source Control: Git — branching, merge/rebase, PR reviews.
- CI/CD (Jenkins): Pipeline creation and basic Groovy scripting.
- Containerization (Docker + ECS): Task definitions, services, and clusters.
- IaC: Terraform.
- Monitoring: New Relic.
- Scripting: Bash and Python scripting for automation.
- Networking Basics: DNS, load balancers, security groups, VPNs.
- Logging: ELK stack / CloudWatch Logs.
- Database: MSSQL administration — backups, restores, basic performance troubleshooting.
- Infrastructure Automation: Hands-on experience automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment end-to-end.
- AI-Assisted Engineering: Comfortable working with AI coding/DevOps assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) for IaC generation, scripting, and troubleshooting — verified via a mandatory AI proficiency assessment during interviews.
Nice-to-Have Skills
• Configuration Management: Ansible.
• Additional IaC: CloudFormation.
• Architecture: Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Cloudflare: DNS, CDN, WAF.
• Artifact Repositories: Nexus, JFrog Artifactory, ECR.
• Other CI/CD Tools: GitHub Actions.
• AWS cost optimization / FinOps awareness.
• Datadog, CloudWatch, or Prometheus/Grafana.
• AIOps: Exposure to AI-driven anomaly detection, root-cause analysis, or incident triage (e.g., Dynatrace Davis AI, Datadog Bits AI, Harness AIDA).
• Database Basics: RDS backups, restores, performance tuning.
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and managing our cloud infrastructure on AWS, while utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and Argo CD for containerization and deployment. You will collaborate closely with development teams to ensure smooth software releases, scalability, and reliability of our systems. Also, you will be working on Airflow and Spark configurations for Data pipelines.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilizing services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, and Lambda.
- Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration, automated testing, and deployment using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to automate the provisioning and configuration of AWS resources.
- Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability of the system.
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth and efficient software releases, including version control, branching strategies, and release management.
- Implement and maintain robust security practices, including access control, network security, and data encryption.
- Automate manual tasks and processes using scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, and implement best practices for infrastructure and deployment processes.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest DevOps tools, technologies, and best practices, and identify opportunities for improvement and optimization in our infrastructure and processes.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, with a focus on AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Argo CD.
- Strong experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS, including services like EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, and Lambda.
- Hands-on experience with containerization technologies, specifically Docker and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in CI/CD pipeline setup and management using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Solid understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) principles and experience with tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Experience in monitoring and troubleshooting complex infrastructure and application issues.
- Strong scripting and automation skills using languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS certifications, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
- Experience with infrastructure monitoring and logging tools like CloudWatch, ELK stack, or Prometheus/Grafana.
- Knowledge of serverless architectures and experience with AWS Lambda.
- Familiarity with other cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing security measures in cloud infrastructure.
Job Title : DevOps Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Experience : 4+ Years
Location : Gurugram, Sector 48, Haryana (On-site)
Employment Type : Full-Time
Working Days : Monday to Saturday (1st & 3rd Saturday Off)
About the Role :
We are looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong experience in Linux, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and production application deployments.
The ideal candidate should have real-world production experience, excellent troubleshooting skills, and the ability to manage both infrastructure and application-level issues.
Mandatory Skills :
Linux, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Python, Bash, Git, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch, New Relic, SRE (SLI/SLO/SLA), Networking (DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, Load Balancer), Production Application Deployment & Troubleshooting
Key Responsibilities :
- Manage and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
- Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot applications across production environments.
- Automate infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
- Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters.
- Monitor systems using Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch, and New Relic.
- Perform Linux server administration and troubleshooting.
- Handle production incidents, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and improve system reliability.
- Collaborate with development teams to support application releases and automation.
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps / SRE.
- Strong Linux administration and production troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with AWS and modern DevOps toolchains.
- Hands-on experience with application deployment and production support.
What We're Looking For :
- Strong practical Linux and cloud knowledge.
- Real production experience with application deployments.
- Ability to troubleshoot both infrastructure and application issues.
- Experience handling live production incidents.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Candidates should be comfortable with scenario-based technical discussions and demonstrate genuine hands-on expertise.
Interview Process :
- HR Screening
- Technical Round
- Client Technical Round
- Final Discussion
Note : The interview will focus on practical hands-on experience in Linux, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, application deployment, production troubleshooting, and real-world DevOps scenarios.
Job Description:
- Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure using AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline the development lifecycle.
- Automation: Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment processes.
- Monitoring and Performance: Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system health, performance, and reliability.
- Security: Ensure the security of cloud infrastructure and applications, including identity management and compliance with industry standards.
- Collaboration: Work closely with client and development teams to integrate DevOps practices and deliver high-quality software.
- Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure, configurations, and processes.
- Innovation: Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, integrating them into the DevOps strategy as appropriate.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience: 7 - 10 years of overall experience with relevant experience of at least 7 years in DevOps and served as a lead or senior engineer.






