Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat (On-site)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 6–10 Years
About Zignuts
Zignuts is a global technology consulting and AI-powered software engineering company delivering digital transformation solutions for startups, SMEs, and enterprises.
Our Platform Engineering team is responsible for building secure, scalable, automated, and reliable infrastructure that powers modern cloud-native and AI-driven applications across multiple cloud providers.
We're looking for an experienced leader who can shape the future of our infrastructure practice while mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence.
About the Role
- As the Platform / DevOps Lead, you will define, standardize, and continuously improve the infrastructure, automation, security, monitoring, and operational practices across the organization.
- You will work closely with the CTO to establish engineering standards, improve operational maturity, and build scalable infrastructure that supports both internal platforms and global client projects.
- This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building systems, mentoring engineers, and driving long-term technical improvements—not just managing day-to-day operations.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Strategy
- Define infrastructure architecture and engineering standards.
- Establish scalable and secure cloud deployment practices.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption.
- Improve deployment reliability and operational efficiency.
- Build reusable platform components for engineering teams.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Own and manage infrastructure across:
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Hetzner
- OVH
- DigitalOcean
- Other cloud providers as required
Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure for diverse client environments.
DevOps & Automation
- Define CI/CD standards.
- Improve deployment pipelines.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Establish release management practices.
- Improve engineering productivity through automation.
Server & Platform Administration
Own administration of:
- Ubuntu Servers
- Bare Metal Infrastructure
- Virtual Machines
- Internal Development Servers
- Production Environments
- Build Servers
- Internal Engineering Platforms
Database Governance
Establish standards for:
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MongoDB
Including:
- Backup & Recovery
- Replication
- High Availability
- Disaster Recovery
- Capacity Planning
- Performance Optimization
- Monitoring & Alerting
Security Leadership
Define and periodically review:
- Infrastructure security standards - IAM policies
- Access control
- Secret management
- Patch management
- SSH hardening
- Vulnerability assessments
- Disaster recovery strategy
- Backup policies
- Incident response procedures
Ensure infrastructure complies with industry best practices and organizational security requirements.
Monitoring & Observability
Build organization-wide observability using tools such as:
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Centralized logging platforms
- Alerting systems
Establish KPIs for platform reliability, uptime, incident response, and capacity planning.
Process Ownership
Drive continuous improvements by:
- Defining DevOps processes and SOPs.
- Standardizing deployment practices.
- Improving documentation.
- Conducting infrastructure reviews.
- Establishing operational checklists.
- Reducing manual work through automation.
- Implementing preventive maintenance and operational excellence initiatives.
Engineering Leadership
- Mentor and guide Platform / DevOps Engineers.
- Conduct technical reviews and architecture discussions.
- Support project teams during planning and implementation. - Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. - Collaborate closely with engineering leadership on infrastructure decisions.
AI-Driven Platform Engineering (Mandatory)
Champion the use of AI across infrastructure engineering.
Drive adoption of AI tools for:
- Infrastructure automation
- Troubleshooting
- Incident analysis
- Documentation
- Capacity planning
- Knowledge management
- Operational intelligence
Reporting & Governance
Prepare structured reports for leadership.
Weekly Reports
- Infrastructure health
- Production incidents
- Security observations
- Critical risks
- Pending action items
- Infrastructure changes
Monthly Reports
- Uptime & availability metrics
- SLA compliance
- Security posture review
- Backup & disaster recovery status
- Capacity planning
- Infrastructure cost optimization
- Automation initiatives
- Technical debt assessment
- Roadmap for continuous improvement
Technical Skills
Must Have
- Ubuntu Linux Administration
- AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Docker & Docker Compose
- Terraform
- GitHub Actions and/or Jenkins
- Prometheus & Grafana
- PostgreSQL, MySQL & MongoDB Administration - Infrastructure Security
- Networking fundamentals
- Nginx
- Reverse Proxy
- Firewalls
- Load Balancers
- DNS
- SSL/TLS
- Bash
- Python
- PowerShell and/or Node.js
Good to Have
- Kubernetes
- GitOps
- OpenSearch / ELK
- Redis
- HAProxy
- Cloudflare
- Cost optimization and FinOps practices
Leadership Competencies
We're looking for someone who:
- Thinks like an owner.
- Takes accountability for outcomes, not just tasks.
- Can define and improve engineering processes.
- Has exceptional troubleshooting and decision-making skills.
- Communicates effectively with engineers, leadership, and clients.
- Builds scalable systems instead of quick fixes.
- Mentors and develops high-performing teams.
- Continuously evaluates and improves security, monitoring, and operational maturity. - Leads by example with a strong bias toward automation and continuous learning.
Why Join Zignuts?
- Lead the evolution of our Platform Engineering practice.
- Work directly with the CTO on infrastructure strategy.
- Influence engineering standards across the organization.
- Build modern AI-ready cloud infrastructure.
- Work with international clients and diverse technologies.
- High ownership, technical freedom, and continuous growth opportunities.
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
If You're Looking For...
A leadership role where you can architect platforms, mentor engineers, influence engineering culture, and build infrastructure that powers world-class software products, we'd love to connect with you.
