Company: Hashone Careers

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Business Type: Startup

Company Type: Product

Business Model: B2B

Funding Stage: Pre-seed

Salary Range: ₹ 10-28 Lacs PA

Job Description

🚀 Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes infrastructure design and implementation. This role requires an individual who can architect, build, and manage enterprise-grade Kubernetes clusters from the ground up. The position offers an exciting opportunity to lead infrastructure modernization initiatives and work with cutting-edge cloud-native technologies.

Initial Setup Phase: First 2-3 months will be based in Mumbai for project initiation and stakeholder alignment, followed by relocation to our Bangalore CoffeeBeans office for ongoing operations.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Design & Implementation

Design and architect enterprise-grade Kubernetes clusters across multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Build production-ready Kubernetes infrastructure with high availability, scalability, and security best practices

Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Helm charts, and GitOps methodologies Set up monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for Kubernetes workloads. Design disaster recovery and backup strategies for containerized applications

Leadership & Team Management

Lead a team of 3-4 DevOps engineers and provide technical mentorship
Drive best practices for containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native development
Collaborate with development teams to optimize application deployment strategies
Conduct technical reviews and ensure code quality standards across infrastructure components

Facilitate knowledge transfer and create comprehensive documentation

Operational Excellence

Manage CI/CD pipelines integrated with Kubernetes deployments
Implement security policies including RBAC, network policies, and container security scanning
Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization
Automate routine operations and reduce manual intervention
Ensure 99.9% uptime for production Kubernetes workloads

Strategic Planning

Define infrastructure roadmap aligned with business objectives
Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies for container orchestration
Capacity planning and cost optimization for cloud infrastructure
Risk assessment and mitigation strategies for production environments

🛠 Must-Have Technical Skills

Core Kubernetes Expertise

6+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components (etcd, API server, scheduler, kubelet)
Expertise in Kubernetes networking (CNI, Ingress controllers, Service mesh)
Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes storage (CSI, Persistent Volumes, StorageClasses)
Experience with Kubernetes operators and custom resource definitions (CRDs)

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform - Advanced proficiency for infrastructure provisioning
Helm - Creating and managing complex Helm charts
Ansible/Chef/Puppet - Configuration management experience
GitOps workflows - ArgoCD, Flux, or similar tool

Cloud Platforms - Multi-cloud experience with at least 2 major cloud providers:

AWS: EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation
Azure: AKS, Virtual Networks, Azure Resource Manager
GCP: GKE, Compute Engine, VPC, Deployment Manager

CI/CD & DevOps Tools

Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions
Docker - Advanced containerization and optimization techniques
Container registries - Docker Hub, ECR, ACR, GCR management
Version control - Git workflows and branching strategies

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus & Grafana - Metrics collection and visualization
ELK Stack / EFK - Centralized logging solutions
Jaeger/Zipkin - Distributed tracing implementation
AlertManager - Intelligent alerting and incident management

💡 Good-to-Have Skills

Advanced Technologies

Service Mesh experience (Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect)
Serverless platforms (Knative, OpenFaaS, AWS Lambda)
Database operations in Kubernetes (PostgreSQL, MongoDB operators)
Machine Learning pipelines on Kubernetes (Kubeflow, MLflow)

Security & Compliance

Container security tools (Twistlock, Aqua Security, Falco)
Policy management (Open Policy Agent, Gatekeeper)
Compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR)
Certificate management (cert-manager, Let's Encrypt)

Programming & Scripting

Python/Go - For automation and tooling development
Shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell) - Advanced automation
YAML/JSON - Configuration management expertise

🎓 Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field - Relevant certifications preferred:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Cloud provider certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Experience

6-7 years of DevOps/Infrastructure engineering experience
4+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production
2+ years in a lead/senior role managing infrastructure teams
Experience with large-scale distributed systems and microservices architecture

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