
About Kiru:
Kiru is a forward-thinking payments startup on a mission to revolutionise the digital payments landscape in Africa and beyond. Our innovative solutions will reshape how people transact, making payments safer, faster, and more accessible. Join us on our journey to redefine the future of payments.
Position Overview:
We are searching for a highly skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team in Pune, India. As a DevOps Engineer at Kiru, you will play a critical role in ensuring our payment infrastructure's reliability, scalability, and security.
Key Responsibilities:
- Utilize your expertise in technology infrastructure configuration to manage and automate infrastructure effectively.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Software Developers and technology management, to design and implement robust and efficient DevOps solutions.
- Configure and maintain a secure backend environment focusing on network isolation and VPN access.
- Implement and manage monitoring solutions like ZipKin, Jaeger, New Relic, or DataDog and visualisation and alerting solutions like Prometheus and Grafana.
- Work closely with developers to instrument code for visualisation and alerts, ensuring system performance and stability.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of development and deployment pipelines.
- Collaborate on the selection and implementation of appropriate DevOps tools and technologies.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues promptly to minimize downtime.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging DevOps trends and best practices.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation related to DevOps processes and configurations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.
- Experience configuring infrastructure on Microsoft Azure
- Experience with Kubernetes as a container orchestration technology
- Experience with Terraform and Azure ARM or Bicep templates for infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Experience configuring and maintaining secure backend environments, including network isolation and VPN access.
- Proficiency in setting up and managing monitoring and visualization tools such as ZipKin, Jaeger, New Relic, DataDog, Prometheus, and Grafana.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with developers to instrument code for visualization and alerts.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- A proactive and self-motivated approach to work.
Desired Skills:
- Experience with Azure Kubernetes Services and managing identities across Azure services.
- Previous experience in a financial or payment systems environment.
About Kiru:
At Kiru, we believe that success is achieved through collaboration. We recognise that every team member has a vital role to play, and it's the partnerships we build within our organisation that drive our customers' success and our growth as a business.
We are more than just a team; we are a close-knit partnership. By bringing together diverse talents and fostering powerful collaborations, we innovate, share knowledge, and continually learn from one another. We take pride in our daily achievements but never stop challenging ourselves and supporting each other. Together, we reach new heights and envision a brighter future.
Regardless of your career journey, we provide the guidance and resources you need to thrive. You will have everything required to excel through training programs, mentorship, and ongoing support. At Kiru, your success is our success, and that success matters because we are the essential partners for the world's most critical businesses. These companies manufacture, transport, and supply the world's essential goods.
Equal Opportunities and Accommodations Statement:
Kiru is committed to fostering a workplace and global community where inclusion is celebrated and where you can bring your authentic selfbecause that's who we're interested in. If you are interested in this role but don't meet every qualification in the job description, don't hesitate to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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Required Skills:
- Experience in systems administration, SRE or DevOps focused role
- Experience in handling production support (on-call)
- Good understanding of the Linux operating system and networking concepts.
- Demonstrated competency with the following AWS services: ECS, EC2, EBS, EKS, S3, RDS, ELB, IAM, Lambda.
- Experience with Docker containers and containerization concepts
- Experience with managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters in a production environment
- Experience building scalable infrastructure in AWS with Terraform.
- Strong knowledge of Protocol-level such as HTTP/HTTPS, SMTP, DNS, and LDAP
- Experience monitoring production systems
- Expertise in leveraging Automation / DevOps principles, experience with operational tools, and able to apply best practices for infrastructure and software deployment (Ansible).
- HAProxy, Nginx, SSH, MySQL configuration and operation experience
- Ability to work seamlessly with software developers, QA, project managers, and business development
- Ability to produce and maintain written documentation
We are looking to fill the role of Kubernetes engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Kubernetes Engineer Responsibilities
- Install, configure, and maintain Kubernetes clusters.
- Develop Kubernetes-based solutions.
- Improve Kubernetes infrastructure.
- Work with other engineers to troubleshoot Kubernetes issues.
Kubernetes Engineer Requirements & Skills
- Kubernetes administration experience, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting
- Kubernetes development experience
- Linux/Unix experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
● Explore
○ As a devops engineer, you will have multiple ways, tools & technologies to solve
a particular problem. We want you to take things in your own hands and figure
out the best way to solve it.
● PDCT
○ Plan, design, code & write test cases for problems you are solving
● Tuning
○ Help to tune performance and ensure high availability of infrastructure, including
reviewing system and application logs
● Security
○ Work on code-level application security
● Deploy
○ Deploy, manage and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant
systems in client environments.
Technologies (4 out of 5 are required) :
● Terraform*
● Docker*
● Kubernetes*
● Bash Scripting
● SQL
(* marked are a must)
The challenges are great (as are the rewards). If you are looking to take these DevOps
challenges head on & wish to learn a great deal out of it and contribute to the company along
the way, this is the role for you.
Ready?
If developing impactful product for a initial stage startup sounds appealing to you, let’s
have a conversation. (Confidential, of course)
- 3+ years of relevant experience
- 2+ years experience with AWS (EC2, ECS, RDS, Elastic Cache, etc)
- Well versed with maintaining infrastructure as code (Terraform, Cloudformation, etc)
- Experience in setting CI/CD pipelines from scratch
- Knowledge of setting up and securing networks (VPN, Intranet, VPC, Peering, etc)
- Understanding of common security issues
Main tasks
- Supervision of the CI/CD process for the automated builds and deployments of web services and web applications as well as desktop tool in the cloud and container environment
- Responsibility of the operations part of a DevOps organization especially for development at LS telcom in the environment of container technology and orchestration, e.g. with Kubernetes
- Installation, operation and monitoring of web applications in cloud data centers for the purpose of development of the test as well as for the operation of an own productive cloud as LS service
- Implementation of installations of the LS system solution especially in the container context
- Introduction, maintenance and improvement of installation solutions for LS development in the desktop and server environment as well as in the cloud and with on-premise Kubernetes
- Maintenance of the system installation documentation and implementation of trainings
Execution of internal software tests and support of involved teams and stakeholders
- Hands on Experience with Azure DevOps.
Qualification profile
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in communications engineering, electrical engineering, physics or comparable qualification
- Experience in software
- Installation and administration of Linux and Windows systems including network and firewalling aspects
- Experience with build and deployment automation with tools like Jenkins, Gradle, Argo or similar as well as system scripting (Bash, Power-Shell, etc.)
- Interest in operation and monitoring of applications in virtualized and containerized environments in cloud and on-premise
- Server environments, especially application, web-and database servers
- Knowledge in VMware/K3D/Rancer is an advantage
- Good spoken and written knowledge of English
- 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
Key Responsibilities
• As a part of the DevOps team, you will be responsible for the configuration, optimization, documentation, and support of the CI/CD components.
• Creating and managing build and release pipelines with Azure DevOps and Jenkins.
• Assist in planning and reviewing application architecture and design to promote an efficient deployment process.
• Troubleshoot server performance issues & handle the continuous integration system.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using ARM Templates and Terraform.
• Monitor and Support deployment, Cloud-based and On-premises Infrastructure.
• Diagnose and develop root-cause solutions for failures and performance issues in the production environment.
• Deploy and manage Infrastructure for production applications
• Configure security best practices for application and infrastructure
Essential Requirements
• Good hands-on experience with cloud platforms like Azure, AWS & GCP. (Preferably Azure)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD principles.
• Strong work experience with CI/CD implementation tools like Azure DevOps, Team City, Octopus Deploy, AWS Code Deploy, and Jenkins.
• Experience of writing automation scripts with PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.
• GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, and Continuous Integration (CI) system.
• Understanding of secure DevOps practices
Good to Have -
•Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash
• Experience with project management and workflow tools such as Agile, Jira, Scrum/Kanban, etc.
• Experience with Build technologies and cloud services. (Jenkins, TeamCity, Azure DevOps, Bamboo, AWS Code Deploy)
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain protocol and processes with team and management.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks and adapt to a constantly changing environment.
• Must have a good understanding of SDLC.
• Knowledge of Linux, Windows server, Monitoring tools, and Shell scripting.
• Self-motivated; demonstrating the ability to achieve in technologies with minimal supervision.
• Organized, flexible, and analytical ability to solve problems creatively
We are seeking a passionate DevOps Engineer to help create the next big thing in data analysis and search solutions.
You will join our Cloud infrastructure team supporting our developers . As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll be automating our environment setup and developing infrastructure as code to create a scalable, observable, fault-tolerant and secure environment. You’ll incorporate open source tools, automation, and Cloud Native solutions and will empower our developers with this knowledge.
We will pair you up with world-class talent in cloud and software engineering and provide a position and environment for continuous learning.
Our Client is an IT infrastructure services company, focused and specialized in delivering solutions and services on Microsoft products and technologies. They are a Microsoft partner and cloud solution provider. Our Client's objective is to help small, mid-sized as well as global enterprises to transform their business by using innovation in IT, adapting to the latest technologies and using IT as an enabler for business to meet business goals and continuous growth.
With focused and experienced management and a strong team of IT Infrastructure professionals, they are adding value by making IT Infrastructure a robust, agile, secure and cost-effective service to the business. As an independent IT Infrastructure company, they provide their clients with unbiased advice on how to successfully implement and manage technology to complement their business requirements.
- Working closely with other engineers and administrators
- Learning intimate knowledge of how best to customize the services available on various cloud platforms to help us become more secure and efficient.
- Assessing client requirements and coming up with costing for the sales team
- Planning and designing client infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and AWS
- Setting up alerts and monitor the health of cloud resources
- Handling the day-to-day management of clients’ cloud-based solutions Implementing security and protecting Identities
- Diagnosing and troubleshooting technical issues relating to Microsoft Azure and AWS
- Helping customers successfully deploy and implement cloud computing solutions
- Resolving technical support tickets via telephone, chat, email and sometimes in-person
- Keeping self and team updated with new cloud services offerings from Microsoft, Amazon & Google
- Staying current with industry trends, making recommendations as needed to help the company excel
What you need to have:
- Experience in cloud-based tech
- This position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills and negotiation
- Should have working knowledge of Microsoft Azure Calculator and AWS Calculator
- A clear understanding of core Cloud Computing services
- Knowledge of various computer services on Microsoft Azure and AWS
- Knowledge of various storage services on Microsoft Azure and AWS
- Knowledge of log collecting services available with Microsoft Azure and AWS
- Experience of working with popular operating systems such as Linux & Windows
- Experience of computer networks
- Experience of computer technologies like Active Directory, network protocols & subnetting
- Experience in automating day to day tasks using PowerShell scripting
- Confidence in own abilities
- Knowledgeable within this subject area and a thought leader
- Fast assimilator of information
- Imaginative problem solver
- Structured organizer
- Strong relationship building skills
- Strong analytical & numeracy skills
- Ability to use initiative and work under pressure, prioritizing to meet deadlines
- Driven, leading on initiatives, being committed to the role, and delivering on objectives and deadlines
- Service Orientation, demonstrable commitment to customer service
As DevOps Engineer, you are responsible to setup and maintain GIT repository, DevOps tools like Jenkins, UCD, Docker, Kubernetes, Jfrog Artifactory, Cloud monitoring tools, Cloud security.
- Setup, configure, and maintain GIT repos, Jenkins, UCD, etc. for multi hosting cloud environments.
- Architect and maintain the server infrastructure in AWS. Build highly resilient infrastructure following industry best practices.
- Working on Docker images and maintaining Kubernetes clusters.
- Develop and maintain the automation scripts using Ansible or other available tools.
- Maintain and monitor cloud Kubernetes Clusters and patching when necessary.
- Working on Cloud security tools to keep applications secured.
- Participate in software development lifecycle, specifically infra design, execution, and debugging required to achieve successful implementation of integrated solutions within the portfolio.
- Required Technical and Professional Expertise.
- Minimum 4-6 years of experience in IT industry.
- Expertise in implementing and managing Devops CI/CD pipeline.
- Experience in DevOps automation tools. And Very well versed with DevOps Frameworks, Agile.
- Working knowledge of scripting using shell, Python, Terraform, Ansible or puppet or chef.
- Experience and good understanding in any of Cloud like AWS, Azure, Google cloud.
- Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is required.
- Proficient in troubleshooting skills with proven abilities in resolving complex technical issues.
- Experience with working with ticketing tools.
- Middleware technologies knowledge or database knowledge is desirable.
- Experience and well versed with Jira tool is a plus.
We look forward to connecting with you. As you may take time to review this opportunity, we will wait for a reasonable time of around 3-5 days before we screen the collected applications and start lining up job discussions with the hiring manager. However, we assure you that we will attempt to maintain a reasonable time window for successfully closing this requirement. The candidates will be kept informed and updated on the feedback and application status.

