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Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and CI/CD automation to lead cloud infrastructure initiatives. The ideal candidate will design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, ensure platform reliability, and drive continuous improvement in cloud operations and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, with a strong focus on Declarative Pipeline syntax.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and management of applications across various GCP services including GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, VPC, and Cloud Functions.
• Collaborate closely with development and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration of applications into the CI/CD pipeline and GCP environment.
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and ing solutions to maintain visibility, reliability, and performance of cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and organizational policies across GCP environments.
• Document processes, configurations, and architectural decisions to maintain operational transparency.
• Stay updated with the latest GCP services, DevOps, and SRE best practices to enhance infrastructure efficiency and reliability.

Mandatory Skills:

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – Hands-on experience with core GCP compute, networking, and storage services.
• Jenkins – Expertise in Declarative Pipeline creation and optimization.
• CI/CD – Strong understanding of automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Solid understanding of SRE principles including automation, scalability, observability, and system reliability.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes – GKE).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Shell, Python, or Groovy for automation tasks.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Deployment Manager for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools like Stackdriver, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid environments (AWS experience is a plus).
• GCP certification (Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect) preferred.

Skills

Gcp, Jenkins, CICD Aws,

Nice to Haves

Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Deployment Manager for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Exposure to monitoring and observability tools like Stackdriver, Prometheus, or Grafana.

Knowledge of multi-cloud or hybrid environments (AWS experience is a plus).

GCP certification (Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect) preferred.

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Notice period - 0 to 15days only

Location – Pune, Trivandrum, Kochi, Chennai

Role Proficiency:

Leverage expertise in a technology area (e.g. Java Microsoft technologies or Mainframe/legacy) to design system architecture.

Knowledge Examples:

• Domain/ Industry Knowledge: Basic knowledge of standard business processes within the relevant industry vertical and customer business domain

1. Technology Knowledge: Demonstrates working knowledge of more than one technology area related to own area of work (e.g. Java/JEE 5+ Microsoft technologies or Mainframe/legacy) customer technology landscape multiple frameworks (Struts JSF Hibernate etc.) within one technology area and their applicability. Consider low level details such as data structures algorithms APIs and libraries and best practices for one technology stack configuration parameters for successful deployment and configuration parameters for high performance within one technology stack
2. Technology Trends: Demonstrates working knowledge of technology trends related to one technology stack and awareness of technology trends related to least two technologies
3. Architecture Concepts and Principles: Demonstrates working knowledge of standard architectural principles models patterns (e.g. SOA N-Tier EDA etc.) and perspective (e.g. TOGAF Zachman etc.) integration architecture including input and output components existing integration methodologies and topologies source and external system non functional requirements data architecture deployment architecture architecture governance
4. Design Patterns Tools and Principles: Applies specialized knowledge of design patterns design principles practices and design tools. Knowledge of documentation of design using tolls like EA
5. Software Development Process Tools & Techniques: Demonstrates thorough knowledge of end-to-end SDLC process (Agile and Traditional) SDLC methodology programming principles tools best practices (refactoring code code package etc.)
6. Project Management Tools and Techniques: Demonstrates working knowledge of project management process (such as project scoping requirements management change management risk management quality assurance disaster management etc.) tools (MS Excel MPP client specific time sheets capacity planning tools etc.)
7. Project Management: Demonstrates working knowledge of project governance framework RACI matrix and basic knowledge of project metrics like utilization onsite to offshore ratio span of control fresher ratio SLAs and quality metrics
8. Estimation and Resource Planning: Working knowledge of estimation and resource planning techniques (e.g. TCP estimation model) company specific estimation templates
9. Working knowledge of industry knowledge management tools (such as portals wiki) company and customer knowledge management tools techniques (such as workshops classroom training self-study application walkthrough and reverse KT)
10. Technical Standards Documentation & Templates: Demonstrates working knowledge of various document templates and standards (such as business blueprint design documents and test specifications)
11. Requirement Gathering and Analysis: Demonstrates working knowledge of requirements gathering for ( non functional) requirements analysis for functional and non functional requirement analysis tools (such as functional flow diagrams activity diagrams blueprint storyboard) techniques (business analysis process mapping etc.) and requirements management tools (e.g.MS Excel) and basic knowledge of functional requirements gathering. Specifically identify Architectural concerns and to document them as part of IT requirements including NFRs
12. Solution Structuring: Demonstrates working knowledge of service offering and products

Additional Comments:

Looking for a Senior Java Architect with 12+ years of experience. Key responsibilities include:

• Excellent technical background and end to end architecture to design and implement scalable maintainable and high performing systems integrating front end technologies with back-end services.

• Collaborate with front-end teams to architect React -based user interfaces that are robust, responsive and aligned with overall technical architecture.

• Expertise in cloud-based applications on Azure, leveraging key Azure services.

• Lead the adoption of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring and logging to ensure reliable and efficient deployment cycles.

• Provide technical leadership to development teams, guiding them in building solutions that adhere to best practices, industry standards and customer requirements.

• Conduct code reviews to maintain high quality code and collaborate with team to ensure code is optimized for performance, scalability and security.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to defined requirements and deliver technical solutions aligned with business goals.

• Excellent communication skills

• Mentor team members providing guidance on technical challenges and helping them grow their skill set.

• Good to have experience in GCP and retail domain.

Skills: Devops, Azure, Java

Must-Haves

Java (12+ years), React, Azure, DevOps, Cloud Architecture

Strong Java architecture and design experience.

Expertise in Azure cloud services.

Hands-on experience with React and front-end integration.

Proven track record in DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation).

Notice period - 0 to 15days only

Location: Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Trivandrum

Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Role & Responsibilities

• Application Architecture: Design and implement application environment
• Manage the configuration and operation of client-based (on-premise) computer operating systems
• Monitor the system daily and respond immediately to security or usability concerns
• Create and monitor the disaster recovery (DR) of all servers.
• Respond and assign a team to resolve help desk requests
• Monitor and maintain server functionality and security issue.
• Administrate infrastructure, including firewalls, databases, malware protection software and other processes
• Automation configuration management using either Ansible, Puppet, Chef or an equivalent
• Manage and administer servers, networks, and applications such as DNS, FTP, and Web servers.
• Troubleshoot in-house network issues and fix them.
• Provide solutions to complex problems on the integration of various technologies
• Design plans as well as lead initiatives for the optimization and restructuring of network architecture
• Monitor the environmental conditions of a data center and cloud servers to ensure they are optimum for servers, routers, and other devices
• Collaborate with IT handlers, sales, and data center managers to develop an action plan for improved operations
• Conduct inspections on power and cooling systems to ensure they are operational and efficient
• Resolve operational, infrastructure or hardware incidents in a data center and cloud servers.
• Monitor and maintain company assets
• Infra-team management and skills enhancement (training) plans and execution

Skills

• In-depth knowledge of the Linux Operating System
• Expertise in Shell and/or Python scripting
• In-depth knowledge of any of the CI/CD tools like Jenkins/GitLab etc.
• Basic knowledge of monitoring tools like Zabbix/ Nagios etc.
• Expertise in any one of the cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and other cloud solution providers
• Strong experience with SQL and MySQL
• A working understanding of code and script (PHP, Python, Angular and NodeJS)
• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations
• Basic experience with VMware
• Advanced knowledge of system vulnerabilities and security issues

Technical Lead - .NET

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver technical systems
• Maintain adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc.
• Participate in the development and review of documents to comply with SDLC methodologies [e.g., Engineering Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), estimation, Solution Design Document (SDD) and Software Architecture Documents (SAD)]
• Provide support and documentation to assist in sustaining the project during the transition to production where necessary
• Adhere to Application Engineering methodologies, standards, code reviews
• Provide feedback regarding application engineering methodologies, standards, and leading practices when appropriate
• Identify potential points of contention for missed activities and notify project leadership of situation and remediation plan
• Minimize technical exposure and risk on projects
• Provide technical guidance to development team members
• Technical deliverables (i.e., code and documentation) on projects assigned
• Translate detailed Requirements and Design and Solution Architecture deliverables into detailed design specifications
• Maintain effective and consistent communication within the team, with peers, the leadership team, and the peers in other IT groups
• Proactively raise issues to Technical and Group Leads when necessary
• Produce high-quality application engineering deliverables in accordance with the project timeline
• Build and unit test a project to detailed design specifications
• Provide thought leadership and technical guidance to engineering staff
• Review of code completed
• Review performance of developers
• Proactively anticipate project issues before they occur; define the problem; identify possible causes; work with the team to identify solutions; select and implement the most appropriate solution
• Apply judgment in implementing Application Engineering methodologies, processes, and practices to specific requirements of projects/programs which may include product design engineering, information security, code maintainability and reliability

Requirements:

Must Have:

• Bachelor’s OR master’s degree in a technical field and/or equivalent work experience
• At least 3 years acting a senior architecture / technical lead role in a comparable organization
• Significant experience of deploying large, enterprise-wide implementations to significant user volumes
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience leading a team of developers - defining work breakdown structures/tasks, assigning the teamwork items, monitoring, and ensuring quality and adherence to standards etc.
• At least 8 years of relevant hands-on work experience building, integrating, and delivering enterprise-wide web and windows applications using Microsoft and other technologies for large organizations on complex projects
• 8+ years of ASP.Net MVC, ASP.Net experience
• 8+ years of experience of working with applications that have a SQL Server backend
• 5+ years of experience with Object-Relational Mappers such as Entity Framework, ADO.NET, Dapper
• Expert level knowledge of .NET Web API is required. .NET Core knowledge is preferred, but Web API experience with legacy .NET is ok
• 5+ years of experience with GIT
• 3+ years of experience of Azure Devops
• In-depth knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) principles, and familiarity with many design patterns for Software applications.
• Demonstrated expertise in application design and construction, work breakdown structure of items, design and code reviews, unit test and build activities, deployment and performance related activities, documentation, support, and training/mentoring
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written

Nice to have:

• Ideally experience working with SSRS, SSIS
• Experience with MongoDB or another document database would be a plus
• Knowledge and experience with working on N-Tier applications.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships
• Experience working on projects following Agile methodologies would be ideal
• Experience working with Azure or other cloud providers would be ideal
• Ability to work within diverse, global, virtual teams.
• Proven ability to thrive under pressure
• Some experience with design and prototyping tools and diagramming is desired

• Strong object oriented concepts. Experience in structure object oriented modelling with preferred expertise in using tools like Enterprise Architect or similar. Experience in working with TOGAF standards is preferred.
• Experience in architecting the technical scale and scope of high volume, scalable enterprise software solutions including logical and physical landscape requirements with specific attention to design, development, and deployment strategies
• Capability to adapt, learn and work with multiple technology platforms. 
• Knowledge in Application Security including Information security principles & realization, OWASP & PCI DSS Compliance ( Security Design & Technology Skills )
• In depth knowledge and experience in large scale database management, data modelling and database design in RDBMS and NoSQL.
• Experience in recommending and implementing DevOps tools for enterprise projects.
• Capability to evaluate tools, technologies and processes, including assessing their strategic benefit in the solution.
• Willingness to work hands-on with engineers to review, troubleshoot coding problems quickly and efficiently.
• Expertise in following technologies – ASP.Net MVC, Web API, ASP.Net Core, Entity Framework, Entity Framework Core, ASP.Net Identity, REST
• Experience in implementing various application deployment models and monitoring the server infrastructure using industry standard tools.
• Experience in docker based deployment models.
• Experience in architecting, developing and deploying cloud based (One or more among AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) enterprise solutions.
• Experience in designing and developing micro-services based applications. 
• Experience in designing and developing solutions with TDD (Test Driven Development)