
Lead Devops Engineer
at Cloud infrastructure solutions and support company. (SE1)
Specific responsibilities commensurate with experience and include:
- Ability to react quickly and effectively to identify and resolve issues that heavily impact CI/CD system (immediate mitigation of impact, long-term resolution including strategies for risk mitigation/monitoring/alert for proactive resolution of potential future occurrences)
- Design, develop, unit test, and implement build automation scripts including environment configuration validation processes
- Automate and improve development process by evaluation and introduction of new tools and scripts, and manage their life cycle and validation
- Determine branching strategy and maintain branches for various components, products, and product lines
- Come up with solutions to open-ended problems that focus on workflow improvements for the Software department
- Address issues with well-defined requirements efficiently; come up with short-term and long-term solutions and staged deployment strategies
- Self-driven-- takes action to move tickets from start to completion with minimal oversight
- Ability to communicate with and consider perspectives of stakeholders including but not limited to: IT, software development, verification
- Ability to break down a problem into smaller components and solve them in a logical, controlled, clearly explainable approach
- Lead the creation and maintenance of a pre-production environment as a testbed for build process improvements and changes before deployment to the production environment
- Gather metrics via direct input, data based on analysis of developer working habits analysis and pain points to assess current state and areas requiring further improvement
- Define chain of communication and immediate paths of action in the case of a build fault state
- Ability to work within constraints of the internal network without access to commercial cloud solutions
- Create metrics that define ‘efficiency’ and ‘reliability’ in measurable terms, and track them
- Perform static code and security analysis
- Design and execute unit tests and perform code coverage analysis
- Able to work in Agile development team environment
Key Requirement & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
- 6+ years (minimum) experience handling Build, Release, and Deployment of software on Windows and/or Linux environments (on-premise)
- Experience with the development and deployment of CM processes and tools
- Build automation for .NET using TeamCity (Jenkins is an asset)
- Scripting languages: Windows batch scripting, Powershell, Ant/NAnt
- Source control systems usage, branching strategies, and workflow (Git preferred, Subversion)
- 6+ years of hands-on programming experience with C# and .NET (both Framework and Core)
- Troubleshooting and debugging-- what information to gather when there are issues with CI/CD system, and how to gather it (i.e., analyzing network communication? Windows crash dumps, java logs, etc.)
- 6+ years (minimum) in web/desktop application software development experience
- Excellent problem solving, critical and analytical thinking
- Strong team player who understands SDLC and QA methodologies
- A professional, results-oriented individual with a high degree of self-motivation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate work/activities with multiple software/IT teams
- Working with virtual machines and build management on virtual machines (VMware preferred).
- Managing configurations for multiple build environments
- OS administration and scripting experience (Windows is a must, Linux desired)
- Experience with test automation tools (NUnit, customer inhouse frameworks) and strategies is an asset
- Creation and maintenance of monitoring and alert systems (Zabbix)
- Familiarity with databases (SQL-based) - create, modify, optimize (via script)
- Data and metrics gathering, aggregation, and reporting
- Experience with work management and documentation tools: JIRA and Confluence

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We are looking to fill the role of AWS devops engineer . To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities:
- Engineer solutions using AWS services (Cloud Formation, EC2, Lambda, Route 53, ECS, EFS )
- Balance hardware, network, and software layers to arrive at a scalable and maintainable solution that meets requirements for uptime, performance, and functionality
- Monitor server applications and use tools and log files to troubleshoot and resolve problems
- Maintain 99.99% availability of the web and integration services
- Anticipate, identify, mitigate, and resolve issues relating to client facing infrastructure
- Monitor, analyse, and predict trends for system performance, capacity, efficiency, and reliability and recommend enhancements in order to better meet client SLAs and standards
- Research and recommend innovative and automated approaches for system administration and DevOps tasks
- Deploy and decommission client environments for multi and single tenant hosted applications following and updating as needed established processes and procedures
- Follow and develop CPA change control processes for modifications to systems and associated components
Practice configuration management, including maintenance of component inventory and related documentation per company policies and procedures.
Qualifications :
- Git/GitHub version control tools
- Linux and/or Windows Virtualisation (VMWare, Xen, KVM, Virtual Box )
- Cloud computing (AWS, Google App Engine, Rackspace Cloud)
- Application Servers, servlet containers and web servers (WebSphere, Tomcat)
- Bachelors / Masters Degree - 2+ years experience in software development
- Must have experience with AWS VPC networking and security
- 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
- Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure
- Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
- Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
- Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
- Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and 'fixes'
- Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities :
- Deploy updates and fixes
- Provide Level 2 technical support
- Build tools to reduce occurrences of errors and improve customer experience
- Develop software to integrate with internal back end systems
- Perform root cause analysis for production errors
- Investigate and resolve technical issues
- Develop scripts to automate visualization
- Design procedures for system troubleshooting and maintenance
Skills and Qualifications :
- Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field
- Experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar software engineering role
- Proficient with git and git workflows
- Good knowledge of Python
- Working knowledge of databases such as Mysql,Postgres and SQL
- Problem solving attitude
- Collaborative team spirit
- Detail knowledge of Linux systems (Ubuntu)
- Proficient in AWS console and should have handled the infrastructure of any product (Including dev and prod environments)
Mandatory hands on experience in the following :
- Python based application deployment and maintenance
- NGINX web server
- AWS modules EC2, VPC, EBS, S3
- IAM setup
- Database configurations MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Linux flavoured OS
- Instance/Disaster management
Requirements:
● Should have at least 2+ years of DevOps experience
● Should have experience with Kubernetes
● Should have experience with Terraform/Helm
● Should have experience in building scalable server-side systems
● Should have experience in cloud infrastructure and designing databases
● Having experience with NodeJS/TypeScript/AWS is a bonus
● Having experience with WebRTC is a bonus
Implementing various development, testing, automation tools, and IT infrastructure
Selecting and deploying appropriate CI/CD tools
Required Candidate profile
LinuxWorking knowledge of any webserver eg- NGINX or Apache
Roles and Responsibilities
● Managing Availability, Performance, Capacity of infrastructure and applications.
● Building and implementing observability for applications health/performance/capacity.
● Optimizing On-call rotations and processes.
● Documenting “tribal” knowledge.
● Managing Infra-platforms like
- Mesos/Kubernetes
- CICD
- Observability(Prometheus/New Relic/ELK)
- Cloud Platforms ( AWS/ Azure )
- Databases
- Data Platforms Infrastructure
● Providing help in onboarding new services with the production readiness review process.
● Providing reports on services SLO/Error Budgets/Alerts and Operational Overhead.
● Working with Dev and Product teams to define SLO/Error Budgets/Alerts.
● Working with the Dev team to have an in-depth understanding of the application architecture and its bottlenecks.
● Identifying observability gaps in product services, infrastructure and working with stake owners to fix it.
● Managing Outages and doing detailed RCA with developers and identifying ways to avoid that situation.
● Managing/Automating upgrades of the infrastructure services.
● Automate toil work.
Experience & Skills
● 3+ Years of experience as an SRE/DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer on large scale microservices and infrastructure.
● A collaborative spirit with the ability to work across disciplines to influence, learn, and deliver.
● A deep understanding of computer science, software development, and networking principles.
● Demonstrated experience with languages, such as Python, Java, Golang etc.
● Extensive experience with Linux administration and good understanding of the various linux kernel subsystems (memory, storage, network etc).
● Extensive experience in DNS, TCP/IP, UDP, GRPC, Routing and Load Balancing.
● Expertise in GitOps, Infrastructure as a Code tools such as Terraform etc.. and Configuration Management Tools such as Chef, Puppet, Saltstack, Ansible.
● Expertise of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or other relevant Cloud Infrastructure solutions like Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
● Experience in building CI/CD solutions with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, Spinnaker, Argo etc.
● Experience in managing and deploying containerized environments using Docker,
Mesos/Kubernetes is a plus.
● Experience with multiple datastores is a plus (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aerospike,
Couchbase, Scylla, Cassandra, Elasticsearch).
● Experience with data platforms tech stacks like Hadoop, Hive, Presto etc is a plus
Technical Experience/Knowledge Needed :
- Cloud-hosted services environment.
- Proven ability to work in a Cloud-based environment.
- Ability to manage and maintain Cloud Infrastructure on AWS
- Must have strong experience in technologies such as Dockers, Kubernetes, Functions, etc.
- Knowledge in orchestration tools Ansible
- Experience with ELK Stack
- Strong knowledge in Micro Services, Container-based architecture and the corresponding deployment tools and techniques.
- Hands-on knowledge of implementing multi-staged CI / CD with tools like Jenkins and Git.
- Sound knowledge on tools like Kibana, Kafka, Grafana, Instana and so on.
- Proficient in bash Scripting Languages.
- Must have in-depth knowledge of Clustering, Load Balancing, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, Auto Scaling, etc.
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect or/and Linux System Administrator
- Strong ability to work independently on complex issues
- Collaborate efficiently with internal experts to resolve customer issues quickly
- No objection to working night shifts as the production support team works on 24*7 basis. Hence, rotational shifts will be assigned to the candidates weekly to get equal opportunity to work in a day and night shifts. But if you get candidates willing to work the night shift on a need basis, discuss with us.
- Early Joining
- Willingness to work in Delhi NCR
- Should have strong experience in working Configuration Management area, with tools preferably, TFSVC, TFS vNext OR GIT, SVN, Jenkins
- Strong working experience in tools related to Application Lifecycle Management, like Microsoft TFS
- Should have hands-on working experience in CICD (Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment) practices
- Strong be expertise in handling software builds & release mgmt. activities in Dotnet based environment / Java environment
- Strong skills in Perl or PowerShell or in any other scripting/automation/programming language
- Should have exposure to various build environments like dotNet, Java
- Should have experience with writing build scripts, automation of daily/nightly builds & deployment
- Good knowledge in Merging /Branching concepts.
- Good understanding of product life cycle management"
- Shall be very good technically; possess systems mindset and good problem-solving abilities
- Working with multisite teams, Quality conscious and Process & customer Oriented
- Self-starter and quick learner and ability to work with minimal supervision
- Can play a key role in the team
- Strong team player with a “can-do” attitude
- Ability to handle conflicts
- Ability to stay focused on the target in an ambiguous situation
- Good communication and documentation skills"
- As a DevOps engineer, you will be responsible for
- Automated provisioning of infrastructure in AWS/Azure/OpenStack environments.
- Creation of CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth delivery of projects.
- Proactive Monitoring of overall infrastructure (Logs/Resources etc)
- Deployment of application to various cloud environments.
- Should be able to lead/guide a team towards achieving goals and meeting the milestones defined.
- Practice and implement best practices in every aspect of project deliverable.
- Keeping yourself up to date with new frameworks and tools and enabling the team to use them.
Skills Required
- Experience in Automation of CI/CD processes using tools such as GIT, Gerrit, Jenkins, CircleCI, Azure Pipeline, Gitlab
- Experience in working with AWS and Azure platforms and Cloud-Native automation tools such as AWS cloud formation and Azure Resource Manager.
- Experience in monitoring solutions such as ELK Stack, Splunk, Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus
- Web Server/Application Server deployments and administration.
- Good Communication, Team Handling, Problem-solving, Work Ethic, and Creativity.
- Work experience of at least 1 year in the following are mandatory.
If you do not have the relevant experience, please do not apply.
- Any cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenStack)
- Any of the configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Powershell DSC)
- Scripting languages (PHP, Python, Shell, Bash, etc.?
- Docker or Kubernetes
- Troubleshoot and debug infrastructure Network and operating system issues.
What you do :
- Developing automation for the various deployments core to our business
- Documenting run books for various processes / improving knowledge bases
- Identifying technical issues, communicating and recommending solutions
- Miscellaneous support (user account, VPN, network, etc)
- Develop continuous integration / deployment strategies
- Production systems deployment/monitoring/optimization
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Management of staging/development environments
What you know :
- Ability to work with a wide variety of open source technologies and tools
- Ability to code/script (Python, Ruby, Bash)
- Experience with systems and IT operations
- Comfortable with frequent incremental code testing and deployment
- Strong grasp of automation tools (Chef, Packer, Ansible, or others)
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and bare-metal systems
- Experience optimizing infrastructure for high availability and low latencies
- Experience with instrumenting systems for monitoring and reporting purposes
- Well versed in software configuration management systems (git, others)
- Experience with cloud providers (AWS or other) and tailoring apps for cloud deployment
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Data management skills
Education :
- Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- 1-3 years of equivalent experience in DevOps roles.
- Work conducted is focused on business outcomes
- Can work in an environment with a high level of autonomy (at the individual and team level)
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Comfortable working in an open, collaborative environment, reaching across functional.
Our Offering :
- True start-up experience - no bureaucracy and a ton of tough decisions that have a real impact on the business from day one.
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The camaraderie of an amazingly talented team that is working tirelessly to build a great OS for India and surrounding markets.
Perks :
- Awesome benefits, social gatherings, etc.
- Work with intelligent, fun and interesting people in a dynamic start-up environment.









