Vice President - DevOps Engineering

About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished DevOps Lead with 12+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, Blockchain, and CI/CD processes. The DevOps Lead will play a pivotal role in architecting scalable cloud environments, driving automation, ensuring secure deployments, and enabling efficient software delivery pipelines. The role involves working with AWS, Huawei Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, blockchain-based infrastructure, and modern DevOps toolchains while providing leadership, technical guidance, and client-facing communication.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

● Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps engineers, setting technical direction and ensuring adherence to best practices.

● Facilitate collaboration across engineering, QA, security, and blockchain development teams.

● Act as the primary technical liaison with clients, managing expectations, requirements, and solution delivery.

Infrastructure Automation & Management

● Architect, implement, and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform across multi-cloud environments.

● Standardize environments across AWS, Digital Ocean, Huawei Cloud with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.

● Manage provisioning, scaling, monitoring, and cost optimization of infrastructure resources.

CI/CD & Automation

● Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines supporting multiple applications and microservices.

● Integrate automated testing, static code analysis, and security scans into the pipelines.

● Implement blue-green / canary deployments and ensure zero downtime release strategies.

● Promote DevSecOps by embedding security policies into every phase of the delivery pipeline.

Containerization & Orchestration

● Deploy, manage, and monitor applications on Kubernetes clusters (EKS, CCE, or equivalent).

● Utilize Helm charts, Kustomize, and operators for environment consistency.

● Optimize container performance and manage networking, storage, and secrets.

Monitoring, Logging & Incident Response

● Implement and manage monitoring and alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, Loki).

● Define SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs for production systems.

● Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and implement preventative measures.

Governance, Security & Compliance

● Implement best practices for secrets management, key rotation, and role-based access control.

● Integrate vulnerability scanning and security audits into pipelines.

Required Skills & Qualifications

● 12+ years of experience in DevOps, with at least 5+ years in a lead capacity.

● Proven expertise with Terraform and IaC across multiple environments.

● Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Huawei Cloud infrastructure services.

● Deep expertise in Kubernetes cluster administration, scaling, monitoring, and networking.

● Advanced experience designing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar.

● Solid background in automated deployments, configuration management, and version control (Git, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef).

● Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, Go, or similar).

● Proficiency with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, Datadog).

● Strong understanding of blockchain infrastructure, node operations, staking setups, and deployment automation.

● Knowledge of container security, network policies, and zero-trust principles.

● Excellent communication, client handling, and stakeholder management skills with proven ability to present complex DevOps concepts to non-technical audiences.

● Ability to design and maintain highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems in production environments.

Job Responsibilities:

• Managing and maintaining the efficient functioning of containerized applications and systems within an organization
• Design, implement, and manage scalable Kubernetes clusters in cloud or on-premise environments
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure and application deployments, and track all automation processes
• Implement workload automation using configuration management tools, as well as infrastructure as code (IaC) approaches for resource provisioning
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize the performance of Kubernetes clusters and underlying cloud infrastructure
• Ensure high availability, security, and scalability of infrastructure through automation and best practices
• Establish and enforce cloud security standards, policies, and procedures Work agile technologies
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Primary Requirements:

• Kubernetes: Proven experience in managing Kubernetes clusters (min. 2-3 years)
• Linux/Unix: Proficiency in administering complex Linux infrastructures and services
• Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience with CM tools like Ansible, as well as the 
• knowledge of resource provisioning with Terraform or other Cloud-based utilities
• CI/CD Pipelines: Expertise in building and monitoring complex CI/CD pipelines to 
• manage the build, test, packaging, containerization and release processes of software
• Scripting & Automation: Strong scripting and process automation skills in Bash, Python
• Monitoring Tools: Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Version Control: Proficient with Git and familiar with GitOps workflows.
• Security: Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud and containerized 
• environments.

Skills/Traits that would be an advantage:

• Kubernetes administration experience, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting
• Kubernetes development experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Overview

adesso India specialises in optimization of core business processes for organizations. Our focus is on providing state-of-the-art solutions that streamline operations and elevate productivity to new heights.

Comprised of a team of industry experts and experienced technology professionals, we ensure that our software development and implementations are reliable, robust, and seamlessly integrated with the latest technologies. By leveraging our extensive knowledge and skills, we empower businesses to achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Technical Team Lead to guide a local IT Services Management Team and also acting as a software developer. In this role, you will be responsible for the application management of a B2C application to meet the agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and fulfil customer expectations. 

Your Team will act as a on-call-duty team in the time between 6 pm to 8 am, 365 days a year. You will work together with the responsible Senior Project Manager in Germany. 

We are seeking a hands-on leader who thrives in both team management and operational development. Whether you have experience in DevOps and Backend or Frontend, your expertise in both leadership and technical skills will be key to success in this position.

Responsibilities:

Problem Management & Incident Management activities: Identifying and resolving technical issues and errors that arise during application usage. 

Release and Update Coordination: Planning and executing software updates, new versions, or system upgrades to keep applications up to date.

Change Management: Responsible for implementing and coordinating changes to the application, considering the impact on ongoing operations.

Requirements:

Education und Experience: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field, with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience or equivalent work experience.

Skills & Expertise:

Proficient in ITIL service management frameworks.

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Experienced in project management methodologies (Agile, Kanban).

Leadership: Very good leadership skills with a customer orientated, proactive and results driven approach. 

Communication: Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders.

Language: English on a C2 Level.

Skills & Requirements

kubeAPI high Kustomize high docker/container high Debug Tools openSSL high Curl high Azure Devops, Pipeline, Repository, Deployment, ArgoCD, Certificates: Certificate Management / SSL, LetsEncrypt, Linux Shell, Keycloak.

• Install, configure, and maintain Kubernetes clusters.
• Develop Kubernetes-based solutions.
• Improve Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Work with other engineers to troubleshoot Kubernetes issues.

• 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

Electrum is looking for an experienced and proficient DevOps Engineer. This role will provide you with an opportunity to explore what’s possible in a collaborative and innovative work environment. If your goal is to work with a team of talented professionals that is keenly focused on solving complex business problems and supporting product innovation with technology, you might be our new DevOps Engineer. With this position, you will be involved in building out systems for our rapidly expanding team, enabling the whole engineering group to operate more effectively and iterate at top speed in an open, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering and a vivid experience in deploying product updates, identifying production issues, and implementing integrations. The ideal candidate has proven capabilities and experience in risk-taking, is willing to take up challenges, and is a strong believer in efficiency and innovation with exceptional communication and documentation skills.

YOU WILL:

• Plan for future infrastructure as well as maintain & optimize the existing infrastructure. 
• Conceptualize, architect, and build:
• 1. Automated deployment pipelines in a CI/CD environment like Jenkins;
• 2. Infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and other serverless platforms; 
• 3. Secured network utilizing VPCs with inputs from the security team. 
• Work with developers & QA team to institute a policy of Continuous Integration with Automated testing Architect, build and manage dashboards to provide visibility into delivery, production application functional, and performance status.
• Work with developers to institute systems, policies, and workflows which allow for a rollback of deployments. 
• Triage release of applications/ Hotfixes to the production environment on a daily basis.
• Interface with developers and triage SQL queries that need to be executed in production environments.
• Maintain 24/7 on-call rotation to respond and support troubleshooting of issues in production.
• Assist the developers and on calls for other teams with a postmortem, follow up and review of issues affecting production availability.
• Scale Electum platform to handle millions of requests concurrently.
• Reduce Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR), enable High Availability and Disaster Recovery

PREREQUISITES:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of six years of hands-on experience in software development and DevOps, specifically managing AWS Infrastructures such as EC2s, RDS, Elastic cache, S3, IAM, cloud trail, and other services provided by AWS.
• At least 2 years of experience in building and owning serverless infrastructure.
• At least 2 years of scripting experience in Python (Preferable) and Shell Web Application Deployment Systems Continuous Integration tools (Ansible).
• Experience building a multi-region highly available auto-scaling infrastructure that optimizes performance and cost.
• Experience in automating the provisioning of AWS infrastructure as well as automation of routine maintenance tasks.
• Must have prior experience automating deployments to production and lower environments.
• Worked on providing solutions for major automation with scripts or infrastructure.
• Experience with APM tools such as DataDog and log management tools.
• Experience in designing and implementing Essential Functions System Architecture Process; establishing and enforcing Network Security Policy (AWS VPC, Security Group) & ACLs.
• Experience establishing and enforcing:
• 1. System monitoring tools and standards
• 2. Risk Assessment policies and standards
• 3. Escalation policies and standards
• Excellent DevOps engineering, team management, and collaboration skills.
• Advanced knowledge of programming languages such as Python and writing code and scripts.
• Experience or knowledge in - Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and prior experience as an open-source contributor will be preferred.

 3-5 years of experience in DevOps, systems administration, or software engineering roles.

 B. Tech. in computer science or related field from top tier engineering colleges.

 Strong technical skills in software development, systems administration, and cloud infrastructure management.

 Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terra form or Cloud Formation.

 Experience with containerization technologies such as Dockers and Kubernetes.

 Experience with cloud providers such as AWS or Azure.

 Experience with scripting languages such as Bash or Python.

 Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

 Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Discussing project aims with the client and development team.
• Designing and building web applications using Laravel.
• Troubleshooting issues in the implementation and debug builds.
• Working with front-end and back-end developers on projects.
• Testing functionality for users and the backend.
• Ensuring that integrations run smoothly.
• Scaling projects based on client feedback.
• Recording and reporting on work done in Laravel.
• Maintaining web-based applications.
• Presenting work in meetings with clients and management.

• A degree in programming, computer science, or a related field.
• Experience working with PHP, performing unit testing, and managing APIs such as REST.
• A solid understanding of application design using Laravel.
• Knowledge of database design and querying using SQL.
• Proficiency in HTML and JavaScript.
• Practical experience using the MVC architecture.
• A portfolio of applications and programs to your name.
• Problem-solving skills and critical mindset.
• Great communication skills.
• The desire and ability to learn.

• Good experience in AWS services like Elastic Compute Cloud(EC2), IAM, RDS, API Gateway, Cognito, etc.
• Using GIT, SonarQube, Ansible, Nexus, Nagios, etc.
• Strong experience in creating, importing and launching volumes with security groups, auto-scaling, Load Balancers, Fault-tolerant
• Experience in configuring Jenkins job with related Plugins for     Building, Testing, and Continuous Deployment to accomplish the complete CI/CD.

1. GCP Cloud experience mandatory
2. CICD - Azure DevOps
3. IaC tools – Terraform
4. Experience with IAM / Access Management within cloud
5. Networking / Firewalls
6. Kubernetes / Helm / Istio