Open shift Admin | 10 +Years | Contract to hire | Hyd | Bangalore

We are seeking an experienced Operations Lead to drive operational excellence and lead a dynamic team in our fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise in Python with proven leadership capabilities to optimize processes, ensure system reliability, and deliver results.

Key Responsibilities

• Team & stakeholder leadership - Lead 3-4 operations professionals and work cross-functionally with developers, system administrators, quants, and traders

• DevOps automation & deployment - Develop deployment pipelines, automate configuration management, and build Python-based tools for operational processes and system optimization

• Technical excellence & standards - Drive code reviews, establish development standards, ensure regional consistency with DevOps practices, and maintain technical documentation

• System operations & performance - Monitor and optimize system performance for high availability, scalability, and security while managing day-to-day operations

• Incident management & troubleshooting - Coordinate incident response, resolve infrastructure and deployment issues, and implement automated solutions to prevent recurring problems

• Strategic technical leadership - Make infrastructure decisions, identify operational requirements, design scalable architecture, and stay current with industry best practices

• Reporting & continuous improvement - Report on operational metrics and KPIs to senior leadership while actively contributing to DevOps process improvements

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• Proven experience of at least 5 years as a Software Engineer including at least 2 years as a DevOps Engineer or similar role, working with complex software projects and environments.
• Excellent knowledge with cloud technologies, containers and orchestration.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python and Bash.
• Experience with Linux operating systems and command-line tools.
• Proficient in using Git for version control.

Good to Have

• Experience with Nagios or similar monitoring and alerting systems
• Backend and/or frontend development experience for operational tooling
• Previous experience working in a trading firm or financial services environment
• Knowledge of database management and SQL
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of network protocols and system administration

Why You’ll Love Working Here

We’re a team that hustles—plain and simple. But we also believe life outside work matters. No cubicles, no suits—just great people doing great work in a space built for comfort and creativity.

Here’s what we offer:

💰 Competitive salary – Get paid what you’re worth.

🌴 Generous paid time off – Recharge and come back sharper.

🌍 Work with the best – Collaborate with top-tier global talent.

✈️ Adventure together – Annual offsites (mostly outside India) and regular team outings.

🎯 Performance rewards – Multiple bonuses for those who go above and beyond.

🏥 Health covered – Comprehensive insurance so you’re always protected.

⚡ Fun, not just work – On-site sports, games, and a lively workspace.

🧠 Learn and lead – Regular knowledge-sharing sessions led by your peers.

📚 Annual Education Stipend – Take any external course, bootcamp, or certification that makes you better at your craft.

🏋️ Stay fit – Gym memberships with equal employer contribution to keep you at your best.

🚚 Relocation support – Smooth move? We’ve got your back.

🏆 Friendly competition – Work challenges and extracurricular contests to keep things exciting.

We work hard, play hard, and grow together. Join us.

(P.S. We hire for talent, not pedigree—but if you’ve worked at a top tech co or fintech startup, we’d love to hear how you’ve shipped great products.)

Position Overview: 

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled DevOps Engineer with 3-8 years of experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in Linux, infrastructure automation, containerization, orchestration tools, and cloud platforms. This role offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the development and maintenance of scalable, secure, and efficient CI/CD pipelines. 

Key Responsibilities: 

● Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines to streamline software development and deployment. 

● Manage, monitor, and optimize infrastructure using tools like Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). 

● Deploy, configure, and manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate them with Kubernetes. 

● Develop and maintain Helm charts for managing Kubernetes deployments.

● Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell. 

● Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of applications. 

● Monitor and troubleshoot system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability of services. 

● Configure and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS.

● Implement and maintain security best practices in cloud environments and CI/CD pipelines. 

● Manage and optimize system logs and metrics using monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Cloud-native monitoring tools. 

Key Requirements: 

● Experience: 3-8 years in a DevOps or similar role. 

● Linux: Strong proficiency in Linux-based systems, including configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning is must

● IaC Tools: Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation. 

● Containerization: Proficient in using Docker to build, deploy, and manage containers. 

● Kubernetes: Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration, including knowledge of deployments, services, pv, pvc and ingress controllers.

● Helm Charts: Familiarity with creating and managing Helm charts for Kubernetes applications. 

● CI/CD Tools: Knowledge of tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI for continuous integration and deployment. 

● Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP). 

● Scripting: Proficiency in automation scripting using Python, Bash, or similar languages. 

● Monitoring: Understanding of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack. 

● Version Control: Strong experience with version control tools like Git. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

● Knowledge of networking concepts (e.g., DNS, load balancing, firewalls).

● Familiarity with security practices such as role-based access control (RBAC) and secrets management. 

● Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira. 

● Certification in any of the cloud platforms (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Expert, or GCP Professional DevOps Engineer) is a plus. 

Soft Skills: 

● Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. 

● Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. 

● Excellent communication and documentation skills. 

● Proactive approach to learning new tools and technologies. 

Note: Experience over Linux is Must.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing all DevOps and infrastructure for Sizzle
• We have both cloud and on-premise servers
• Work closely with all AI and backend engineers on processing requirements and managing both development and production requirements
• Optimize the pipeline to ensure ultra fast processing
• Work closely with management team on infrastructure upgrades

You should have the following qualities:

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, and CI/CD
• Deep experience in: Gitlab, Gitops, Ansible, Docker, Grafana, Prometheus
• Strong background in Linux system administration
• Deep expertise with AI/ML pipeline processing, especially with GPU processing. This doesn’t need to include model training, data gathering, etc. We’re looking more for experience on model deployment, and inferencing tasks at scale
• Deep expertise in Python including multiprocessing / multithreaded applications
• Performance profiling including memory, CPU, GPU profiling
• Error handling and building robust scripts that will be expected to run for weeks to months at a time
• Deploying to production servers and monitoring and maintaining the scripts
• DB integration including pymongo and sqlalchemy (we have MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases on our backend)
• Expertise in Docker-based virtualization including - creating & maintaining custom Docker images, deployment of Docker images on cloud and on-premise services, monitoring of production Docker images with robust error handling
• Expertise in AWS infrastructure, networking, availability

Optional but beneficial to have:

• Experience with running Nvidia GPU / CUDA-based tasks
• Experience with image processing in python (e.g. openCV, Pillow, etc)
• Experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB (Or SQL familiarity)
• Excited about working in a fast-changing startup environment
• Willingness to learn rapidly on the job, try different things, and deliver results
• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science or related field
• Ideally a gamer or someone interested in watching gaming content online

Skills:

DevOps, Ansible, CI/CD, GitLab, GitOps, Docker, Python, AWS, GCP, Grafana, Prometheus, python, sqlalchemy, Linux / Ubuntu system administration

Seniority: We are looking for a mid to senior level engineer

Salary: Will be commensurate with experience. 

Who Should Apply:

If you have the right experience, regardless of your seniority, please apply.

Work Experience: 3 years to 6 years

Our Client is a B2B2C tech Web3 startup founded by founders - IITB Graduates who are experienced in retail, ecommerce and fintech.
Vision: Our Client aims to change the way that customers, creators, and retail investors interact and transact at brands of all shapes and sizes. Essentially, becoming the Web3 version of brands driven social ecommerce & investment platform.

Job Brief:

We are looking for candidates that have experience in development and have performed CI/CD based projects. Should have a good hands-on Jenkins Master-Slave architecture, used AWS native services like CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy and CodePipeline. Should have experience in setting up cross platform CI/CD pipelines which can be across different cloud platforms or on-premise and cloud platform.

Job Location:

Pune.

Job Description:

• Hands on with AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud with DevOps services and CloudFormation.
• Experience interacting with customer.
• Excellent communication.
• Hands-on in creating and managing Jenkins job, Groovy scripting.
• Experience in setting up Cloud Agnostic and Cloud Native CI/CD Pipelines.
• Experience in Maven.
• Experience in scripting languages like Bash, Powershell, Python.
• Experience in automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in Docker and Kuberneties with creating docker files.
• Hands on with version control systems like GitHub, Gitlab, TFS, BitBucket, etc.

• Engineering in computer science
• 3-5 years of experience in setup and management of Kubernetes infrastructure
• Expert level skills in analytical & problem solving
• Ability to communicate clearly in English

• Microsoft Azure
• Kubernetes, AKS services as well as custom clusters on bare metal infrastructure
• Linux internals & services
• Docker, Docker Registry
• NGINX, Load Balancing, Firewall, Security, PKI
• Shell & Awk Script, Azure Templates & scripting, Python Scripting
• Knowledge of NoSQL Databases

DevOps Engineer responsibilities include deploying product updates, identifying production issues, and implementing integrations that meet customer needs. If you have a solid background in working with cloud technologies, set up efficient deployment processes, and are motivated to work with diverse and talented teams, we’d like to meet you.

Ultimately, you will execute and automate operational processes fast, accurately, and securely.

Skills and Experience

• 4+ years of experience in building infrastructure experience with Cloud Providers ( AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Experience in deploying containerized applications build on NodeJS/PHP/Python to kubernetes cluster.

• Experience in monitoring production workload with relevant metrics and dashboards.

• Experience in writing automation scripts using Shell, Python, Terraform, etc.

• Experience in following security practices while setting up the infrastructure. 

• Self-motivated, able, and willing to help where help is needed

• Able to build relationships, be culturally sensitive, have goal alignment, have learning agility  

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage various resources across different cloud providers. (Azure, AWS, and GCP)

• Monitor and optimize infrastructure cost.

• Manage various kubernetes clusters with appropriate monitoring and alerting setup.

• Build CI/CD pipelines to orchestrate provisioning and deployment of various services into kubernetes infrastructure.

• Work closely with the development team on upcoming features to determine the correct infrastructure and related tools.

• Assist the support team with escalated customer issues.

• Develop, improve, and thoroughly document operational practices and procedures. 

• Responsible for setting up good security practices across various clouds.