DevOps Engineer

Energy Exemplar; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Exemplar in Pune is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to enhance automation, CI/CD pipelines, and containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes. You will build resilient infrastructure across Azure and other clouds, leveraging scripting to streamline delivery and support.

The role requires 2+ years in DevOps with hands-on AKS, Terraform/Bicep, and strong focus on security, observability, and release automation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of DevOps experience in a cloud environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and maintain Azure infrastructure using Bicep/Terraform; modular, parameterised, environment-aware.
• Manage AKS clusters: node pools, upgrades, RBAC, network policies, CNI, ingress, HPA, pod security standards.
• Author and maintain multi-stage Azure Pipelines (YAML) with templates, variable groups, environments, and approvals.
• Write PowerShell automation for provisioning, release rollout, and environment management.
• Triage and remediate CVEs; track and close VAPT findings within SLAs; apply pod security standards and least-privilege RBAC.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

PowerShell

Bash

CI/CD

Security

Observability

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

Terraform

Bicep

AKS

Prometheus

Grafana

Log Analytics

Job description

In an era where the world is rapidly advancing towards a cleaner future through decarbonization, Energy Exemplar’s mission lies in ‘Empowering Transformative Energy Decisions’. Founded in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, our award‑winning software portfolio encompassing the modeling and simulation platform PLEXOS®, Aurora, and Adapt2, is trusted by innovative organizations across the globe.

About the Position

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to enhance our development and operational processes. You will drive automation, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and manage containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes. A strong foundation in scripting, cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, or GCP), and networking fundamentals will enable you to build resilient and scalable infrastructure while ensuring seamless application delivery and support.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and maintain Azure infrastructure using Bicep/Terraform — modular, parameterised, environment‑aware
• Manage AKS clusters: node pools, upgrades, RBAC, network policies, CNI (Azure CNI / Overlay), ingress (NGINX / AppGW), HPA, pod security standards

CI/CD & Automation

• Author and maintain multi‑stage Azure Pipelines (YAML) with reusable templates, variable groups, environments, and approval gates
• Write PowerShell automation for provisioning, release rollout, and environment management (non‑negotiable)

Security & Compliance

• Triage and remediate CVEs; track and close VAPT findings within agreed SLAs
• Apply pod security standards, network policies, and least‑privilege RBAC across Kubernetes namespaces

Observability & Reliability

• Build and maintain KQL‑based alerts, dashboards, and workbooks in Log Analytics
• Manage Prometheus + Grafana stacks for Kubernetes workload observability

Docker & Container Management

• Author optimized multi‑stage Dockerfiles; enforce image size and vulnerability standards

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with AI/ML model gateway patterns (OpenAI‑compatible APIs, model routing)

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• 2+ years of experience in DevOps
• Kubernetes — workload deployment, RBAC, network policies, ingress, HPA, pod security, troubleshooting
• Docker — multi‑stage builds, image optimisation, registry management
• PowerShell — release automation, provisioning scripts (non‑negotiable); Bash for Linux containers
• Security (critical) — container image scanning (Trivy/Veracode/Defender), CVE triage and remediation, VAPT awareness
• Secrets management — Azure Key Vault, Managed Identity
• Observability — KQL, Log Analytics alerts, Prometheus + Grafana, Application Insights
• Nice to have — MLOps (vLLM, Azure ML)

Qualifications

• Graduate/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks while working both independently and within a team

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