Senior DevOps Engineer

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Job Title: Database & DevOps Engineer

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu (On-site/Hybrid)

Experience: 2+ years -

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Database & DevOps Engineer with 2+ years of hands-on experience in database administration, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and AI application deployment. The role involves managing database and infrastructure environments, automating deployments, supporting AI/LLM workloads, and ensuring high availability, security, performance, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

Database Management

• Install, configure, monitor, and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Manage database backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery.

• Optimise performance through indexing, query tuning, and monitoring.

• Ensure database security, integrity, and availability.

• Troubleshoot database issues and provide timely resolutions.

DevOps, Infrastructure & AI Operations

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools.

• Deploy and manage applications across cloud and on-premises environments.

• Configure and maintain containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Deploy and support AI/ML, LLM, RAG, and agentic AI applications.

• Configure and manage GPU-enabled infrastructure for AI workloads.

• Support model serving, vector databases, and AI application APIs.

• Monitor application, infrastructure, and AI-service performance, including availability, latency, resource utilization, and failures.

• Maintain Linux servers and automate routine operational tasks.

• Implement secure management of credentials, secrets, model endpoints, and data access.

• Collaborate with development and AI teams to streamline deployment and release processes.

Mandatory Skills

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in Database Administration and DevOps.

• Strong knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and MongoDB.

• Experience with database backup, restoration, replication, indexing, query optimization, and performance monitoring.

• Hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Knowledge of Terraform and Ansible.

• Strong Linux administration and shell-scripting skills.

• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Nagios.

• Working knowledge of networking, security, SSL/TLS, and load balancing.

• Understanding of LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and agentic AI architecture.

• Experience deploying Python-based AI/ML services and APIs.

• Familiarity with model-serving tools such as llama.cpp, vLLM, Ollama, Hugging Face, or equivalent.

• Knowledge of GPU-enabled environments, NVIDIA drivers, CUDA, and containerized AI deployment.

• Understanding of AI/LLM observability, model versioning, security, scaling, and rollback.

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Cloud, DevOps, Linux, database, or Kubernetes certifications are an advantage.

Technical Stack

• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB and vector databases

• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP.

• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps

• Containers and IaC: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible

• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Nagios

• AI Infrastructure: Python APIs, LLM serving, RAG, embeddings, vector search, GPU/CUDA

• Operating Systems: Linux—Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Strong ownership and accountability.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced Agile environment.

• Proactive approach to troubleshooting and continuous improvement.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver on time.

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.)

Job Overview:

We are looking for a seasoned OpenStack Administrator with strong expertise in managing large-scale production environments. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Linux, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, and be capable of performing routine maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting in complex cloud infrastructures.

The candidate must also be comfortable working with Red Hat support, managing escalations, and communicating effectively with both internal teams and external clients.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience managing OpenStack infrastructure in production.
• Strong proficiency in Linux system administration (RHEL/CentOS preferred).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Experience with system monitoring, log management, and troubleshooting tools.
• Familiarity with RH support portal, managing cases, and following up on resolutions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Strong client communication skills and ability to articulate technical issues clearly.
• Proven ability to work in and manage large-scale production environments.

Candidates with OpenStack certification will be preferred.

• Strong Systems Experience- Linux, networking, cloud, APIs
• Scripting language Programming - Shell, Python
• Strong Debugging Capability
• AWS Platform -IAM, Network,EC2, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch
• Knowledge on Terraform, Packer, Ansible, Jenkins
• Observability - Prometheus, InfluxDB, Dynatrace,
• Grafana, Splunk • DevSecOps-CI/CD - Jenkins
• Microservices
• Security & Access Management
• Container Orchestration a plus - Kubernetes, Docker etc.
• Big Data Platforms knowledge EMR, Databricks. Cloudera a plus

This person MUST have:

• Min of 3-5 prior experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline maintenance and enhancement specifically Jenkins based pipelines.
• Working experience with engineering tools like git, git work flow, bitbucket, JIRA etc
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing infrastructure with CloudFormation/Terraform
• Experience managing AWS infrastructure
• Hands on experience of Linux administration.
• Basic understanding of Kubernetes/Docker orchestration
• Works closely with engineering team for day to day activities
• Manges existing infrastructure/Pipelines/Engineering tools (On Prem or  AWS) for engineering team (Build servers/Jenkin nodes etc.)
• Works with engineering team for new config required for infra like replicating the setups, adding new resources etc.
• Works closely with engineering team for improving existing pipelines for build .
• Troubleshoots problems across infrastructure/services

Experience:

• Min 5-7  year experience

Location

• Remotely, anywhere in India

Timings:

• 40 hours a week (11 AM to 7 PM).

Position:

• Full time/Direct
• We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc.
• We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods.  You will stay here because you love the company.  We have only a 15 days notice period.