Job Description: DevOps Engineer
Experience
Relevant Experience: 6+ years
Objectives of this role
As a DevOps Engineer, you will own and drive end-to-end CI/CD automation across hybrid environments, with a strong focus on Kubernetes based workloads and GitOps driven delivery. The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with source code management, artifact repositories, and modern pipeline tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, Argo), and brings an automation first mindset to streamline build, test, security, and deployment workflows.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines from code commit to production deployment across multiple environments and applications.
- Own and administer GitHub based workflows (branches, PRs, code reviews, release tagging, protection rules) to enable reliable release management.
- Manage container image registries (Docker Hub, JFrog, Harbor) and binary/artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory) for application and dependency artifacts.
- Build, standardize, and optimize pipelines using Jenkins, CircleCI, and Argo (Argo CD / Argo Workflows) for build, test, security scan, and deployment stages, following pipelines practices.
- Implement GitOps based deployment workflows for Kubernetes using CD pipelines where applicable.
- Develop and maintain reusable YAML based templates for CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes manifests, Helm/Kustomize, and configuration management.
- Write automation and tooling in Python and shell (bash) to integrate systems, build custom CLIs/helpers, and eliminate manual tasks.
- Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters across multiple platforms (EKS/GKE/AKS, on-prem distributions such as vanilla Kubernetes, OpenShift, RKE, etc.).
- Implement and maintain application deployment strategies on Kubernetes (Helm, Kustomize, raw manifests), including rolling, canary, and blue/green deployments where required.
- Ensure CI/CD and platform integrations work seamlessly in hybrid environments (on-prem DC and public cloud), including networking, secrets, and identity integrations.
- Embed security, compliance, and quality gates into pipelines (linting, SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, container image scanning, policy checks).
- Monitor and continuously improve pipeline reliability, execution time, and feedback loops, leveraging metrics and observability tooling where available.
- Collaborate closely with development, QA, SRE/platform, and operations teams to standardize delivery patterns and champion DevOps best practices across the organization
Primary
Preferred Skill Set
- Strong experience designing and operating production grade CI/CD pipelines for microservices or distributed systems (build, test, release, and deployment automation).
- Handson expertise with GitHub and Git based workflows (GitFlow, trunk based development, protected branches, PR reviews).
- Deep working knowledge of at least two CI/CD tools: Jenkins, CircleCI, Argo CD, Argo Workflows, or equivalent (pipeline as code, shared libraries/templates).
- Strong proficiency in YAML for CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes manifests, Helm/Kustomize charts, and config management.
- Solid programming/scripting skills in Python and bash, with ability to build integrations, CLIs, and automation for repetitive tasks.
- Strong Kubernetes knowledge: cluster architecture, namespaces, deployments, stateful sets, services, ingress, config maps, secrets, RBAC, resource requests/limits, autoscaling, and troubleshooting.
- Experience operating Kubernetes on multiple platforms (EKS/GKE/AKS plus at least one on-prem or alternative distro such as vanilla k8s, OpenShift, RKE, etc.), including hybrid or multi-cloud setups.
- Strong Linux fundamentals, containerization (Docker/Containerd), and debugging skills (logs, metrics, events, kubectl tooling).
- Clear automation first mindset with a track record of eliminating manual steps via scripts, pipelines, or tooling.
Secondary
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar) for provisioning Kubernetes clusters, cloud resources, and supporting infrastructure.
- Exposure to observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, or OpenTelemetry for monitoring pipelines, Kubernetes workloads, and platform health.
- Knowledge of security best practices for Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and containers (RBAC hardening, image policies, network policies, secrets management, compliance checks).
- Familiarity with DevSecOps tools integrated into pipelines.
- Understanding of hybrid infrastructure patterns (on-prem data center plus public cloud), VPC/VNet basics, connectivity, and DNS/load balancing concepts.
- Experience with configuration management and GitOps practices (e.g., Argo CD, Flux) to manage environment and infrastructure state through version control.
- Knowledge of database and message broker basics to support application deployment and troubleshooting (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Kafka).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, platform, or SRE type roles with strong focus on CI/CD and Kubernetes (adjust experience band as per your hiring level).
- Proven experience owning CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes based deployments in production environments (including at least one major public cloud: AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross functional teams (developers, QA, operations, security) to improve software delivery speed and reliability.
- Preferred certifications (nice to have, not mandatory): Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD/CKS), cloud provider certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP), or Terraform/DevOps oriented certifications
Business Hour
- Normal Business hours. The expectation would be to start early to cover PST timezone or start late to cover EST time. Exception subject to manager permission.
Job Type
- Hybrid Working: Minimum 2 days from office Tuesday and Thursday, but in case of business need and high demand, the manager may request to be present in the office on other days.
Location
- Pune – Maharashtra – India
