DevOps Engineer (Rancher | AWS | Terraform)- Night Shift(WFO)

HTC Global; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HTC Global is seeking a seasoned Kubernetes/DevOps professional to manage enterprise platforms across AWS and hybrid environments in Chennai. You will operate Rancher-managed clusters, design HA architectures, and own DR across critical banking applications.

You will implement Terraform automation, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps workflows while ensuring security, compliance, and observability with Grafana/Splunk. Strong experience in regulated environments is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Kubernetes / DevOps / platform engineering
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Rancher, AWS (EKS, VPC, IAM)
• Proven experience designing HA, Backup, and DR solutions for Kubernetes
• Hands-on Terraform automation & CI/CD engineering
• Experience supporting production-critical, regulated environments
• Deep knowledge of security, networking, and observability

Responsibilities

• Operate and scale Rancher-managed Kubernetes (RKE2 / EKS) clusters
• Design and implement High Availability (HA) architectures across clusters
• Establish and manage Kubernetes backup and recovery solutions (Portworx, Longhorn, Veero or Kasten)
• Own and validate Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy, failover, and testing
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for standardized, auditable builds
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
• Ensure platform resiliency, availability, and performance SLAs
• Enforce security, compliance, and audit controls (IAM, RBAC, secrets)
• Support incident management, RCA, and regulatory readiness
• Monitoring, Troubleshooting, & Reliability (Grafana, Splunk etc.)

Skills

Kubernetes

Rancher

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

GitOps

Security

Observability

Tools

Portworx

Longhorn

Veero

Kasten

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Job description

Managing enterprise Kubernetes platforms using Containerization across AWS and hybrid infrastructure, enabling secure, automated, and compliant delivery of mission-critical banking applications.

Role & responsibilities

• Operate and scale Rancher-managed Kubernetes (RKE2 / EKS) clusters
• Design and implement High Availability (HA) architectures across clusters
• Establish and manage Kubernetes backup and recovery solutions (Portworx, Longhorn, Veero or Kasten)
• Own and validate Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy, failover, and testing
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for standardized, auditable builds
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
• Ensure platform resiliency, availability, and performance SLAs
• Enforce security, compliance, and audit controls (IAM, RBAC, secrets)
• Support incident management, RCA, and regulatory readiness
• Monitoring, Troubleshooting, & Reliability (Grafana, Splunk etc.)

Core Requirements:

• 7+years of experience in Kubernetes / DevOps / platform engineering
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Rancher, AWS (EKS, VPC, IAM)
• Proven experience designing HA, Backup, and DR solutions for Kubernetes
• Hands-on Terraform automation & CI/CD engineering
• Experience supporting production-critical, regulated environments
• Deep knowledge of security, networking, and observability