Principal DevOps Engineer at iMerit · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 6 - 9 years · ₹10L - ₹15L / yr · Posted 18 Dec 2025
Exp: 7- 10 Years
CTC: up to 35 LPA
Skills:
- 6–10 years DevOps / SRE / Cloud Infrastructure experience
- Expert-level Kubernetes (networking, security, scaling, controllers)
- Terraform Infrastructure-as-Code mastery
- Hands-on Kafka production experience
- AWS cloud architecture and networking expertise
- Strong scripting in Python, Go, or Bash
- GitOps and CI/CD tooling experience
Key Responsibilities:
- Design highly available, secure cloud infrastructure supporting distributed microservices at scale
- Lead multi-cluster Kubernetes strategy optimized for GPU and multi-tenant workloads
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform across full infrastructure lifecycle
- Optimize Kafka-based data pipelines for throughput, fault tolerance, and low latency
- Deliver zero-downtime CI/CD pipelines using GitOps-driven deployment models
- Establish SRE practices with SLOs, p95 and p99 monitoring, and FinOps discipline
- Ensure production-ready disaster recovery and business continuity testing
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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.
Location: Bangalore preferred / Hybrid as applicable
Experience: 3+ years
Education: B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline
Salary: Above market standards, flexible for the right candidate
Career growth: Long-term opportunity with potential to lead DevOps architecture and cloud platform operations
About FrontM
FrontM builds software platforms for frontline workforces operating in remote and low-connectivity environments, with a strong focus on the maritime industry. The platform supports communication, collaboration, healthcare, learning, welfare and operational workflows across mobile, web, kiosk and connected device environments.
The platform runs across cloud infrastructure, constrained networks and specialised customer environments, requiring reliable DevOps practices, strong observability, secure architecture and careful operational discipline.
Role Summary
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will take ownership of FrontM’s AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, platform reliability and technical operations. You will work closely with the VP of Delivery, CTO and CEO to maintain secure, scalable and high-availability infrastructure for FrontM’s production systems.
This role requires strong hands-on DevOps experience, broad AWS knowledge, Kubernetes experience and the ability to troubleshoot complex networking and production issues across multi-domain SaaS environments.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Architecture (≈45%)
· Own, maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for FrontM platforms
· Create and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure deployment and management
· Manage Kubernetes workloads deployed within AWS EKS
· Support multi-zone AWS infrastructure design for availability, resilience and scale
· Maintain AWS services including Route 53, EC2, API Gateway, VPC, VPN, AWS Cognito, ElastiCache, DynamoDB and Lambda
· Contribute to DevOps architecture planning in line with FrontM’s platform roadmap
CI/CD, Operations & Platform Reliability (≈35%)
· Build, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines for backend and platform services
· Oversee technical operations with hands-on administration, monitoring and release support
· Ensure continuous server uptime, stability, performance and maintainability
· Debug, respond to and restore system outages in production and staging environments
· Improve observability across infrastructure and applications, including migration from Elastic stack to logz.io
· Support backend stability, scale and performance across Node.js, Java and related services
Security, Networking & Production Support (≈20%)
· Maintain AWS security configurations, access controls and monitoring practices
· Support complex networking requirements across multi-domain SaaS implementations
· Troubleshoot network, infrastructure and access issues with internal teams and customer-side users
· Work with backend teams to support API integrations and infrastructure abstractions for complex requirements
· Document operational procedures, incident findings and technical support steps clearly
Required Technical Skills
Cloud Infrastructure & AWS
· Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and cloud operations
· Experience with Route 53, EC2, API Gateway, VPC, VPN, AWS Cognito, ElastiCache, DynamoDB and Lambda
· Experience with AWS security setup, monitoring and multi-zone infrastructure
· Ability to manage infrastructure using Terraform
Kubernetes, CI/CD & Observability
· Strong experience with Kubernetes, preferably AWS EKS
· Extensive CI/CD and DevOps experience
· Experience with infrastructure observability and application monitoring tools
· Ability to diagnose production bottlenecks, server failures and performance issues
Backend, Networking & SaaS Operations
· Experience supporting Node.js, Java and backend system procedures for stability and scale
· Good understanding of APIs, integrations and backend service dependencies
· Experience with complex networking and multi-domain SaaS implementations
· Ability to troubleshoot technical issues with non-technical end users
Nice to Have
· Experience with MongoDB clusters in MongoDB Atlas
Personal Attributes
· Strong ownership mindset for uptime, reliability and production stability
· Practical problem-solving approach with the ability to act quickly during incidents
· Clear written and spoken communication in English
· Ability to work independently and coordinate with senior management when required
· Comfortable working in fast-moving engineering teams
· Attention to detail in security, monitoring, documentation and operational processes
Why join FrontM?
Long-Term Career Growth
Opportunity to work on cloud infrastructure used by global maritime and remote workforce customers, with scope to grow into DevOps architecture and platform leadership roles.
Engineering Challenges That Matter
Work on infrastructure that supports applications used in remote, low-bandwidth and operationally demanding environments.
Broad Technical Ownership
Take responsibility across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, networking, security and production reliability.
Apply now
Join a team focused on building reliable software infrastructure for real-world use cases and contribute to systems used across the global maritime workforce.
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
We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to take ownership of production infrastructure, cloud environments, Kubernetes platforms, and infrastructure automation. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and is comfortable being responsible for systems in production.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and operate production infrastructure, including participating in an on-call rotation and responding to production incidents.
- Design, operate, and continuously improve Kubernetes clusters in production.
- Manage and automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, primarily with Terraform.
- Build, maintain, and optimise cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Work extensively with Linux, including system administration, networking, troubleshooting, and system-level configuration.
- Manage production deployment and GitOps workflows using ArgoCD.
- Improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, security, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive problems through to resolution.
- Develop automation and processes that reduce manual operational work.
Essential Requirements
- 4+ years of hands-on experience operating production infrastructure, with personal ownership and responsibility for live systems, including on-call experience.
- Deep, hands-on Kubernetes experience — you must have operated and managed Kubernetes clusters, rather than simply deploying applications onto clusters managed by another team.
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, with Terraform strongly preferred. Experience with Pulumi or CloudFormation is also considered.
- Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform, ideally AWS. Strong GCP or Azure experience is also welcome, provided you are willing to work with AWS.
- Strong Linux skills and confidence working from the command line, including networking, troubleshooting, system configuration, and performance issues.
- Production experience with ArgoCD and GitOps-based deployment workflows.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to take ownership of production incidents and infrastructure issues.
Nice to Have
Experience with email infrastructure would be a strong advantage, particularly:
- Exim
- IMAP / SMTP
- Postfix
- Dovecot
- General mail server administration and maintenance
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.
AWS / Kubernetes / OpenShift / Linux –
Location: Bangalore
Experience: 7–10 Years
Mandatory Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS
- Experience in Kubernetes & OpenShift
- Strong knowledge of Linux administration
- Experience with Docker & containerization
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Troubleshooting, monitoring, and deployment experience
Role: Cloud/DevOps Engineer – AWS, Kubernetes & OpenShift
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 / 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.
About the Role
The non-negotiable is deep, hands-on infrastructure expertise spanning hybrid cloud and self-hosted systems. You will architect and maintain our unique infrastructure combining AWS CDN, bare metal servers, and Kubernetes clusters. This is not just maintenance work: you will establish company-wide DevOps policy, build security-hardened environments, and create the documentation and processes that scale with us. You will design our CI/CD pipelines, implement zero-trust networking, and guide the technical team on how to keep our production systems robustly online. This role is hands-on, autonomous, and sets the standard for how we approach infrastructure as the company grows.
What You'll Build
- Hybrid Infrastructure Management: Architect and maintain our unique infrastructure spanning AWS CDN, bare metal servers, and Kubernetes clusters for computationally intensive facial analysis workloads.
- CI/CD Pipeline Architecture: Design and implement CircleCI or Jenkins pipelines with comprehensive build testing, versioning, and change logging.
- Zero-Trust Networking: Build and maintain mesh topology networks using Tailscale or Wireguard to securely connect our hybrid infrastructure.
- Security-First Culture: Establish and enforce security policies including key rotation, access controls, compliance frameworks, and employee security management.
- Infrastructure as Code: Document and codify all infrastructure decisions, creating repeatable, auditable deployments.
- Containerization Strategy: Implement and optimize Docker/K8s deployments for our AI/ML workloads.
- Cost Optimization: Continue our approach of strategic compute placement using owned, rented or borrowed infrastructure where it makes financial sense without sacrificing security or reliability.
- Observability & Monitoring: Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting across our distributed systems.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience, with a track record of building from scratch
- Hybrid infrastructure expertise: experience managing both cloud (AWS) and self-hosted infrastructure, understanding the tradeoffs and security risks of each
- Kubernetes production experience: deep knowledge of cluster design, operations, and scaling
- Networking mastery: strong understanding of VPCs, mesh networks, VPNs, and zero-trust architectures
- Security-first mindset: experience with security compliance, key management, IAM policies, and hardening production systems
- CI/CD expertise: hands-on experience building robust pipelines for build testing before deployment
- Infrastructure as Code: proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
- Scripting and automation: strong Python, Bash, or Go skills for tooling and automation
- Policy and documentation: ability to establish best practices and document them clearly for team adoption
- Leadership mentality: comfortable setting standards and directing technical decisions, not just executing them
Nice to Have
- Experience architecting infrastructure for AI/ML workloads
- Background in a fast-moving startup or scale-up environment
- H ands-on experience with cost optimization across cloud and on-premises infrastructure
Why Join
- Opportunity to solve real healthcare problems with cutting-edge technology
- Well-funded startup with a strong market presence
- Work with advanced AI technology in a healthcare context
- Collaborate with a talented team in a fast-paced environment
- Competitive salary with equity options
- Performance and quarterly bonuses
- Professional development opportunities
Compensation and Logistics
- Remote, full-time
- Reports to: Head of Engineering
- Compensation: $1,000–$3,000 USD/month, depending on experience and technical expertise.

Key Skills:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.
• Experience migrating data and systems between AWS IaaS and PaaS.
• Experience operating and supporting applications using AWS VPC, EKS, and related services for multi-account operations.
• Experience developing fast and reliable Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) workflows used by hundreds of application teams.
• Experience administering and troubleshooting Operating Systems such as Linux, Windows, and MacOS.
• Professional Certifications in AWS Networks, CNCF Technologies, or Kubernetes.
• Experience using and configuring observability tools such as ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, and Jaeger.
• Experience of applied GitOps principles using ArgoCD or Flux.
• Public examples of code you've worked on with other people using any of these technologies:
o Configuration management/Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools, such as AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
o Systems solutions in one or more programming languages, such as Golang, Python, Java.
o Build, Release, Deploy or Ops Workflows using Bamboo, Argo Project, or GitHub Actions.






