Job Title: |
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure) |
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Department & Team |
Technology |
Location: |
India |
Reporting To: |
Enterprise Solutions Architect |
Role Purpose: |
The purpose of the role is to ensure high systems availability across a multi-cloud environment, enabling the business to continue meeting its objectives.
This role will be mostly Azure / Windows / Active Directory / Azure AD focused but will include a requirement to understand comparative solutions in AWS.
Desire to maintain full hands-on status but to add Team Lead responsibilities in future
Client’s cloud strategy is based around a dual vendor solutioning model, utilising AWS and Azure services. This enables us to access more technologies and helps mitigate risks across our infrastructure.
The Infrastructure Services Team is responsible for the delivery and support of all infrastructure used by Client twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The team’s primary function is to install, maintain, and implement all infrastructure-based systems, both On Premise and Cloud Hosted. The Infrastructure Services group already consists of three teams:
1. Network Services Team – Responsible for IP Network and its associated components 2. Platform Services Team – Responsible for Server and Storage systems 3. Database Services Team – Responsible for all Databases
This role will report directly into the Enterprise Solutions Architect and will have responsibility for the day to day running of the Azure public cloud platform, as well as playing a key part in designing best practise solutions. It will enable the Client business to achieve its stated objectives by playing a key role in the Infrastructure Services Team to achieve world class benchmarks of customer service and support.
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Responsibilities: |
Operations · Deliver end to end technical and user support across all cloud platforms (Primarily Azure) · Day to day, fully hands-on OS management responsibilities (Primarily Windows Server OS) · Contribute to continuous improvement efforts around cost optimisation, security enhancement, performance optimisation, operational efficiency and innovation. · Take an ownership role in delivering technical projects, ensuring best practise methods are followed. · Design and deliver solutions around the concept of “Planning for Failure”. Ensure all solutions are deployed to withstand system / AZ failure. · Work closely with Cloud Architects / Infrastructure Services Manager to identify and eliminate “waste” across cloud platforms. · Ensure robust tagging strategy followed in the organisation with accurate cost allocation of resources in Azure. · Ensure all Client data in all forms are backed up in a cost-efficient way. · Use the appropriate monitoring tools to ensure all cloud / on-premise services are continuously monitored. · Drive utilisation of most efficient methods of resource deployment. · Drive the adoption, across the business, of serverless / open source / cloud native technologies where applicable. · Ensure system documentation remains up to date and designed according to Azure best practise templates. · Participate in detailed architectural discussions, calling on internal/external subject matter experts as needed, to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment. · Take part in regular discussions with business executives to translate their needs into technical and operational plans. · Engaging with vendors regularly in terms of verifying solutions and troubleshooting issues. · Designing and delivering technology workshops to other departments in the business. · Takes initiatives for improvement of service delivery. · Ensure that Client delivers a service that resonates with customer’s expectations, which sets Client apart from its competitors. · Help design necessary infrastructure and processes to support the recovery of critical technology and systems in line with contingency plans for the business. · Continually assess working practices and review these with a view to improving quality and reducing costs. · Champions the new technology case and ensure new technologies are investigated and proposals put forward regarding suitability and benefit. · Motivate and inspire the rest of the infrastructure team and undertake necessary steps to raise competence and capability as required. · Help develop a culture of ownership and quality throughout the Infrastructure Services team.
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Skills & Experience: |
· Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-303– REQUIRED · Microsoft Certified Professional ( MCP ) – REQUIRED · AWS Certified Cloud Practicioner - Preferred · Must be able to demonstrate working knowledge of designing, implementing and maintaining best practise Azure solutions. · Strong working knowledge of on-prem Active Directory, including GPO and Azure AD · Proven examples of ownership of large Azure project implementations in Enterprise settings. · Enterprise production experience of deploying infrastructure as code using Terraform · Experience managing the monitoring of infrastructure / applications using tools including Cloud native, Solarwinds, New Relic, etc. · Must have practical working knowledge of driving cost optimisation, security enhancement and performance optimisation. · Solid understanding and experience of transitioning IaaS solutions to serverless technology · Need to be able to demonstrate security best-practise when designing solutions in Azure. · Working experience of ‘On Premise to Cloud’ migrations · Good working knowledge around WAN connectivity and how this interacts with the various entry point options into Azure public cloud. · Production knowledge of Windows file servers / DFS · Strong experience in desktop virtualisation technologies in Azure · Good appreciation of ISO27001, ITIL and Project management · Good understanding of new and emerging technologies · Excellent presentation skills to both an internal and external audience · The ability to share your specific expertise to the rest of the Technology group · |
Behavioural Fit: |
· Professional appearance and manner · High personal drive; results oriented; makes things happen; “can do attitude” · Can work and adapt within a highly dynamic and growing environment · Team Player; effective at building close working relationships with others · Effectively manages diversity within the workplace · Strong focus on service delivery and the needs and satisfaction of internal clients · Able to see issues from a global, regional and corporate perspective · Able to effectively plan and manage large projects · Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills at all levels · Strong analytical, presentation and training skills · Innovative and creative · Demonstrates technical leadership · Visionary and strategic view of technology enablers (creative and innovative) · High verbal and written communication ability, able to influence effectively at all levels · Possesses technical expertise and knowledge to lead by example and input into technical debates · Depth and breadth of experience in infrastructure technologies · Enterprise mentality and global mindset · Sense of humour
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Role Key Performance Indicators: |
· Design and deliver repeatable, best in class, cloud solutions. · Pro-actively monitor service quality and take action to scale operational services, in line with business growth. · Generate operating efficiencies, to be agreed with Infrastructure Services Manager. · Establish a “best in sector” level of operational service delivery and insight. · Help create an effective team. |

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Branch Overview
Branch delivers world-class financial services to the mobile generation. With offices in the United States, Nigeria, Kenya, and India, Branch is a for-profit socially conscious company that uses the power of data science to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging markets. We believe that everyone everywhere deserves fair financial access. The rapid spread of smartphones presents an opportunity for the world’s emerging middle class to access banking options and achieve financial flexibility.
Branch’s mission-driven team is led by the founder and former CEO of Kiva.org. The company presents a rich opportunity for our team members to drive meaningful growth in rapidly evolving and changing markets. In 2019, Branch announced its Series C and has garnered more than $100M in funding with investments from leading Silicon Valley firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Trinity Capital, Foundation Capital, Visa, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive working environment where human beings of all backgrounds can thrive.
Job Overview
Branch is seeking a seasoned DevOps Engineer to own parts of our cloud infrastructure and DevOps operations. In this role, you will lead by example, and design, deploy, and optimize our AWS-based infrastructure, ensuring seamless orchestration of workloads across Kubernetes and serverless environments like AWS Lambda.
You will play a pivotal role in automating processes, enhancing system reliability, and driving the adoption of DevOps best practices. Collaborating closely with our Engineering, Product, and Data teams, you’ll contribute to scaling our infrastructure and supporting our rapid growth. This position offers a unique opportunity to refine your technical expertise in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the architecture, design, and scaling of various parts of our cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring security, resilience, and cost efficiency
- Optimize Kubernetes clusters, including advanced scheduling, networking, and security enhancements to support mission-critical workloads
- Architect and improve CI/CD pipelines, incorporating automation, canary deployments, and rollback strategies for seamless releases
- Design and implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to ensure proactive issue detection and system performance tuning at scale
- Establish and enforce security best practices, including IAM governance, secret management, and compliance frameworks
- Be the go-to expert for multiple infrastructure components, providing technical leadership and driving improvements across interconnected systems
- Lead large-scale projects spanning multiple quarters, defining roadmaps, tracking progress, and ensuring timely execution with minimal supervision
- Drive collaboration with cross-functional teams, including ML, Data, and Product, to align infrastructure solutions with business and engineering goals
- Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and best practices
- Set and refine DevOps standards, driving automation, scalability, and system reliability across the organization
Qualifications
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or a similar role, with expertise in designing and managing large-scale cloud infrastructure
- Experience working on software product development, with proficiency in a mainstream stack.
- Deep hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, EKS, and VPC networking
- Advanced proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code, including best practices for scaling and managing cloud resources
- Strong expertise in Kubernetes, including cluster provisioning, networking, security hardening, and performance optimization
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or Go, with experience integrating APIs and optimizing workflows
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or ArgoCD
- Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch
- Deep understanding of cloud security, IAM governance, role-based access control (RBAC), and compliance frameworks like SOC2 or ISO 27001
- Proven ability to lead and mentor junior engineers while fostering a collaborative and high-performance team culture
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cultures, functions, and time zones in a globally distributed team
Benefits of Joining
- Be part of a mission-driven, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment that fosters innovation and impact
- Receive a competitive salary and equity package, reflecting your value and contributions
- Thrive in a collaborative and flat company culture that encourages open communication and idea-sharing
- Enjoy the flexibility of a remote-first work setup, with opportunities for occasional in-person collaboration
- Benefit from fully-paid Health Insurance to support your well-being
- Work-life balance is not a myth. Take advantage of paid time off, including personal leave, bereavement leave, and sick leave
- Access fully paid parental leave, with 6 months of maternity leave and 3 months of paternity leave
- Leverage annual professional development budget to upskill and advance your career
- Participate in discretionary trips to our offices around the globe, supported by global travel medical insurance
- Enjoy team meals and social events, both virtual and in-person, to connect and bond with colleagues
About the Role:
We are seeking a talented and passionate DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable and secure infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of DevOps best practices and a proven track record in automating and optimizing complex workflows.
Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Management:
- Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of cloud resources.
Containerization & Orchestration:
- Develop and manage containerized applications using Docker.
- Deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes clusters.
CI/CD Pipelines:
- Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate the software delivery process.
- Implement monitoring and alerting to ensure pipeline efficiency.
Version Control & Collaboration:
- Manage code repositories and workflows using Git.
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize branching strategies and code reviews.
Automation & Scripting:
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
- Write scripts to optimize and maintain workflows.
Monitoring & Logging:
- Implement and maintain monitoring solutions to ensure system health and performance.
- Analyze logs and metrics to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Proficiency in containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Hands-on experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficient in using Git for version control.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Solid understanding of networking, security, and system administration.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, or Google Professional DevOps Engineer.
- Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
- Familiarity with serverless architectures and microservices.
PortOne is re−imagining payments in Korea and other international markets. We are a Series B funded startup backed by prominent VC firms Softbank and Hanwa Capital
PortOne provides a unified API for merchants to integrate with and manage all of the payment options available in Korea and SEA Markets - Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia etc. It's currently used by 2000+ companies and processing multi-billion dollars in annualized volume. We are building a team to take this product to international markets, and looking for engineers with a passion for fintech and digital payments.
Culture and Values at PortOne
- You will be joining a team that stands for Making a difference.
- You will be joining a culture that identifies more with Sports Teams rather than a 9 to 5 workplace.
- This will be remote role that allows you flexibility to save time on commute
- Your will have peers who are/have
- Highly Self Driven with A sense of purpose
- High Energy Levels - Building stuff is your sport
- Ownership - Solve customer problems end to end - Customer is your Boss
- Hunger to learn - Highly motivated to keep developing new tech skill sets
Who you are ?
* You are an athlete and Devops/DevSecOps is your sport.
* Your passion drives you to learn and build stuff and not because your manager tells you to.
* Your work ethic is that of an athlete preparing for your next marathon. Your sport drives you and you like being in the zone.
* You are NOT a clockwatcher renting out your time, and NOT have an attitude of "I will do only what is asked for"
* Enjoys solving problems and delight users both internally and externally
* Take pride in working on projects to successful completion involving a wide variety of technologies and systems
* Posses strong & effective communication skills and the ability to present complex ideas in a clear & concise way
* Responsible, self-directed, forward thinker, and operates with focus, discipline and minimal supervision
* A team player with a strong work ethic
Experience
* 2+ year of experience working as a Devops/DevSecOps Engineer
* BE in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience
* Must have actively managed infrastructure components & devops for high quality and high scale products
* Proficient knowledge and experience on infra concepts - Networking/Load Balancing/High Availability
* Experience on designing and configuring infra in cloud service providers - AWS / GCP / AZURE
* Knowledge on Secure Infrastructure practices and designs
* Experience with DevOps, DevSecOps, Release Engineering, and Automation
* Experience with Agile development incorporating TDD / CI / CD practices
Hands on Skills
* Proficient in atleast one high level Programming Language: Go / Java / C
* Proficient in scripting - bash scripting etc - to build/glue together devops/datapipeline workflows
* Proficient in Cloud Services - AWS / GCP / AZURE
* Hands on experience on CI/CD & relevant tools - Jenkins / Travis / Gitops / SonarQube / JUnit / Mock frameworks
* Hands on experience on Kubenetes ecosystem & container based deployments - Kubernetes / Docker / Helm Charts / Vault / Packer / lstio / Flyway
* Hands on experience on Infra as code frameworks - Terraform / Crossplane / Ansible
* Version Control & Code Quality: Git / Github / Bitbucket / SonarQube
* Experience on Monitoring Tools: Elasticsearch / Logstash / Kibana / Prometheus / Grafana / Datadog / Nagios
* Experience with RDBMS Databases & Caching services: Postgres / MySql / Redis / CDN
* Experience with Data Pipelines/Worflow tools: Airflow / Kafka / Flink / Pub-Sub
* DevSecOps - Cloud Security Assessment, Best Practices & Automation
* DevSecOps - Vulnerabiltiy Assessments/Penetration Testing for Web, Network and Mobile applications
* Preferrable to have Devops/Infra Experience for products in Payments/Fintech domain - Payment Gateways/Bank integrations etc
What will you do ?
Devops
* Provisioning the infrastructure using Crossplane/Terraform/Cloudformation scripts.
* Creating and Managing the AWS EC2, RDS, EKS, S3, VPC, KMS and IAM services, EKS clusters & RDS Databases.
* Monitor the infra to prevent outages/downtimes and honor our infra SLAs
* Deploy and manage new infra components.
* Update and Migrate the clusters and services.
* Reducing the cloud cost by enabling/scheduling for less utilized instances.
* Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization such as experts in - product, design, engineering
* Uphold best practices in Devops/DevSecOps and Infra management with attention to security best practices
DevSecOps
* Cloud Security Assessment & Automation
* Modify existing infra to adhere to security best practices
* Perform Threat Modelling of Web/Mobile applications
* Integrate security testing tools (SAST, DAST) in to CI/CD pipelines
* Incident management and remediation - Monitoring security incidents, recovery from and remediation of the issues
* Perform frequent Vulnerabiltiy Assessments/Penetration Testing for Web, Network and Mobile applications
* Ensure the environment is compliant to CIS, NIST, PCI etc.
Here are examples of apps/features you will be supporting as a Devops/DevSecOps Engineer
* Intuitive, easy-to-use APIs for payment process.
* Integrations with local payment gateways in international markets.
* Dashboard to manage gateways and transactions.
* Analytics platform to provide insights
What you’ll be doing at Novo:
● Systems thinking
● Creating best practices, templates, and automation for build, test, integration and
deployment pipelines on multiple projects
● Designing and developing tools for easily creating and managing dev/test infrastructure
and services in AWS cloud
● Providing expertise and guidance on CI/CD, Github, and other development tools via
containerization
● Monitoring and support systems in Dev, UAT and production environments
● Building mock services and production-like data sources for use in development and
testing
● Managing Github integrations, feature flag systems, code coverage tools, and other
development & monitoring tools tools
● Participating in support rotations to help troubleshoot to infrastructure issues
Stacks you eat everyday ( For Devops Engineer )
● Creating and working with containers, as well as using container orchestration tools
(Kubernetes / Docker)
● AWS: S3, EKS, EC2, RDS, Route53, VPC etc.
● Fair understanding of Linux
● Good knowledge of CI/CD : Jenkins / CircleCI / Github Actions
● Basic level of monitoring
● Support for Deployment along with various Web Servers and Linux environments , both
backend and frontend.
Intuitive is the fastest growing top-tier Cloud Solutions and Services company supporting Global Enterprise Customer across Americas, Europe and Middle East.
Intuitive is looking for highly talented hands-on Cloud Infrastructure Architects to help accelerate our growing Professional Services consulting Cloud & DevOps practice. This is an excellent opportunity to join Intuitive’ s global world class technology teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers while also developing your skills and furthering your career working with some of the largest customers.
Job Description:- Integrate gates into CI/CD pipeline and push all flaws/issues to developers IDE (as far left as possible) - ideally in code repo but required by the time code is in the artifact repository.
- Demonstrable experience in Containerization-Docker and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Experience withsetting up self-managed Kubernetes clusters without using any managed cloud offerings like EKS
- Experience working withAWS - Managing AWS services - EC2, S3, Cloudfront, VPC, SNS, Lambda, AWS Autoscaling, AWS IAM, RDS, EBS, Kinesis, SQS, DynamoDB, Elastic Cache, Redshift, Cloudwatch, Amazon Inspector.
- Familiarity withLinux and UNIX systems (e.g. CentOS, RedHat) and command line system administration such as Bash, VIM, SSH.
- Hands on experience in configuration management of server farms (using tools such asPuppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.,).
- Demonstrated understanding of ITIL methodologies, ITIL v3 or v4 certification
- Kubernetes CKA or CKAD certification nice to have
Excellent communication skills
Open to work on EST time zone
Looking for an experienced candidate with strong development and programming experience, knowledge preferred-
- Cloud computing (i.e. Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
- Coming from a strong development background and has programming experience with Java and/or NodeJS (other programming languages such as Groovy/python are a big bonus)
- Proficient with Unix systems and bash
- Proficient with git/GitHub/GitLab/bitbucket
Desired skills-
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Jenkins
- Experience in any scripting language (Phyton, Shell Scripting, Java Script)
- NGINX / Load Balancer
- Splunk / ETL tools
Our client is a call management solutions company, which helps small to mid-sized businesses use its virtual call center to manage customer calls and queries. It is an AI and cloud-based call operating facility that is affordable as well as feature-optimized. The advanced features offered like call recording, IVR, toll-free numbers, call tracking, etc are based on automation and enhances the call handling quality and process, for each client as per their requirements. They service over 6,000 business clients including large accounts like Flipkart and Uber.
- Being involved in Configuration Management, Web Services Architectures, DevOps Implementation, Build & Release Management, Database management, Backups, and Monitoring.
- Ensuring reliable operation of CI/ CD pipelines
- Orchestrate the provisioning, load balancing, configuration, monitoring and billing of resources in the cloud environment in a highly automated manner
- Logging, metrics and alerting management.
- Creating Docker files
- Creating Bash/ Python scripts for automation.
- Performing root cause analysis for production errors.
What you need to have:
- Proficient in Linux Commands line and troubleshooting.
- Proficient in AWS Services. Deployment, Monitoring and troubleshooting applications in AWS.
- Hands-on experience with CI tooling preferably with Jenkins.
- Proficient in deployment using Ansible.
- Knowledge of infrastructure management tools (Infrastructure as cloud) such as terraform, AWS cloudformation etc.
- Proficient in deployment of applications behind load balancers and proxy servers such as nginx, apache.
- Scripting languages: Bash, Python, Groovy.
- Experience with Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting tools like ELK(Elastic-search, Logstash, Kibana), Nagios. Graylog, splunk Prometheus, Grafana is a plus.


