Company Description Bougaintech (BGT) empowers businesses through integrated solutions that connect talent, technology, and training. The company provides Staffing & Recruitment services across IT and non-IT domains, including manpower supply and internship programs, to help organizations build strong teams. Bougaintech also delivers Training & Workforce Development programs focused on upskilling and professional growth. Its IT & HR Services include customized software development and streamlined payroll processing to support operational efficiency and compliance. Guided by innovation, integrity, and a client-first mindset, Bougaintech partners with clients to build agile, future-ready organizations.
Job Description – Lead DevOps Engineer
Experience: 10+years
Location: Kochi, Kerala
Job Type: Full-time
Responsibilities:
Experience:
* 10+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
* Proven experience operating Kubernetes and Docker Swarm in production.
* Strong experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, and hybrid/on-premises environments.
* Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, Flux CD, Jenkins, and Jenkins Shared Libraries.
* Experience building highly available, business-critical platforms.
* Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience.
Platform Engineering:
* Lead the design, implementation, and operation of cloud-native platforms across AWS, GCP, Azure, and on-premises environments.
* Design, deploy, and manage production workloads on Kubernetes and Docker Swarm, ensuring high availability, scalability, and resilience.
* Drive cloud migration, platform modernization, and infrastructure standardization initiatives.
* Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and automate platform configuration with Ansible.
* Establish GitOps practices using Flux CD and develop reusable platform components.
* Design and maintain enterprise CI/CD platforms using Jenkins and Jenkins Shared Libraries.
* Improve platform reliability through monitoring, automation, capacity planning, and operational best practices.
* Lead production incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous platform improvements.
* Mentor DevOps engineers, define engineering standards, and collaborate with development teams to improve software delivery.
Required Skills:
Cloud & Platform
* AWS
* Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
* Microsoft Azure
* On-premises Infrastructure
Containers & Orchestration:
* Kubernetes
* Docker
* Docker Swarm
* Helm
* Flux CD (GitOps)
Infrastructure Automation
* Terraform
* Ansible
* Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
CI/CD
* Jenkins
* Jenkins Shared Libraries
* GitLab CI/CD
* Git
Observability
* Prometheus
* Grafana
* Elasticsearch
* Kibana
* Logging
* Metrics
* Alerting
Messaging
* Kafka
* ActiveMQ
* Redis / Valkey
Nice to Have
* CKA, CKAD, or CKS certification
* AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications
* OpenTelemetry
* Service Mesh (Istio or Linkerd)
* SonarQube
* Nexus Repository or JFrog Artifactory
* Maven or Gradle
* FinOps and cloud cost optimization
* Experience supporting high-availability gaming, fintech, or regulated environments.
