The Core Responsibilities For The Job Include The Following
Platform and Cloud Architecture:
- Own ZOOP's platform and cloud architecture across GCP / AWS.
- Design opinionated, reusable platform patterns instead of one-off infra.
- Build and evolve ZOOP's Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with self-service environments, golden paths / paved roads, standardized templates, and guardrails.
- Lead Kubernetes and cloud-native adoption at scale.
- Drive infrastructure automation using Terraform, Pulumi, or similar IaC tools.
CI/CD, Reliability, And Dev Experience
- Establish strong CI/CD practices with quality gates and production readiness.
- Drive adoption of testing, automation, and safer deployment practices.
- Define and track golden signals, SLIs/SLOs, and incident response processes.
- Reduce operational toil and improve developer productivity.
- Make observability a first citizen for any infrastructure using cost-efficient systems.
- Design observability as a stack that multiple teams can add seamlessly into their applications.
Security, Privacy, And Compliance
- Build security-by-default into infrastructure and pipelines.
- Lead implementation and continuous readiness for: DPDP Act (India), ISO 27001:2022 SOC 2 Type II.
- Implement zero-trust principles, least-privilege access, and data isolation.
FinOps And Optimization
- Make cloud cost transparent and accountable across teams.
- Set up FinOps practices with budgets, alerts, and optimization routines.
- Balance build vs. buy decisions with clear ROI thinking.
AI, Data, And MLOps Foundations
- Enable secure and scalable ML/MLOps foundations.
- Define guardrails for AI workloads and sensitive data handling.
Leadership And Collaboration
- Work closely with engineering teams to align infra and product strategy.
- Mentor engineers and guide teams through change.
- Drive long-term initiatives while keeping execution practical.
Requirements
- 10+ years building and running production infrastructure.
- Experience scaling platforms at high-growth or regulated companies.
- Strong hands-on background with Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystem, service mesh and policy engines, GCP, AWS and Azure, and Terraform / infrastructure as code.
Engineering And Operations
- Solid understanding of SDLC and CI/CD systems (Jenkins or GitOps).
- Experience with observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, NewRelic
- Comfortable reading and contributing to systems in Go, Python, or Node.js .
Security And Compliance
- Practical experience delivering ISO 27001 and SOC 2 controls.
- Strong understanding of data protection, privacy, and access control.
Mindset
- Bias for action with strong judgment.
- Analytical, cost-aware, and reliability-focused.
- Collaborative, calm under pressure, and open to feedback.
- Comfortable saying no when necessary and explaining why.
Nice To Have
- Experience in fintech, identity, or regulated domains.
- Built internal developer platforms or shared infra tooling.
- Contributions to open-source projects.
This job was posted by Rutuja Bhailume from ZOOP.
