DevOps Lead

Centific Global Technologies India Private Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Centific is seeking a hands-on DevOps Tech Lead to design, implement, and manage a Kubernetes-based platform ecosystem. The role focuses on containerization strategies, developer workflows, and ensuring high availability and scalability of the Kubernetes infrastructure.

You will lead platform capabilities, automate deployments, and enhance CI/CD, API management, and certificate handling, collaborating with engineers to improve observability and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in cloud computing development and design.
• 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes (preferably AKS or EKS).
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Linux, and CI/CD.
• Proficient in Python and Bash scripting.
• Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Grafana, Datadog, and Dynatrace.
• Solid understanding of Continuous Development and Deployment in Azure/AWS.
• Strong Linux environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement platform capabilities and containerization strategies using Kubernetes, Docker, and service mesh.
• Design and manage Kubernetes cluster topology, traffic shaping, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and observability.
• Automate Kubernetes infrastructure deployment and management.
• Develop self-service platform capabilities for developer workflows, including API management and certificate management.
• Optimize Kubernetes platform for high availability and scalability.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

AWS

GCP

CI/CD

Python

Bash scripting

Prometheus

Elasticsearch

Grafana

Datadog

Dynatrace

Job description

About Centific

Centific is a frontier AI data foundry that curates diverse, high-quality data, using our purpose-built technology platforms to empower the Magnificent Seven and our enterprise clients with safe, scalable AI deployment. Our team includes more than 150 PhDs and data scientists, along with more than 4,000 AI practitioners and engineers. We harness the power of an integrated solution ecosystem-comprising industry-leading partnerships and 1.8 million vertical domain experts in more than 230 markets to create contextual, multilingual, pre-trained datasets; fine-tuned, industry-specific LLMs; and RAG pipelines supported by vector databases. Our zero-distance innovation solutions for GenAI can reduce GenAI costs by up to 80% and bring solutions to market 50% faster. Our mission is to bridge the gap between AI creators and industry leaders by bringing best practices in GenAI to unicorn innovators and enterprise customers. We aim to help these organizations unlock significant business value by deploying GenAI at scale, helping to ensure they stay at the forefront of technological advancement and maintain a competitive edge in their respective markets.

About Job DevOps Tech Lead

The DevOps Tech Lead is a hands-on engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a Kubernetes-based platform ecosystem. This role involves developing containerization strategies, enhancing developer workflows, and ensuring high availability and scalability of the Kubernetes infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement platform capabilities and containerization strategies using Kubernetes, Docker, and service mesh.
• Design and manage Kubernetes cluster topology, traffic shaping, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and observability.
• Automate Kubernetes infrastructure deployment and management.
• Develop self-service platform capabilities for developer workflows, including API management and certificate management.
• Optimize Kubernetes platform for high availability and scalability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 8+ years of experience in cloud computing development and design.
• 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes (preferably AKS or EKS).
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Linux, and CI/CD.
• Proficient in Python and Bash scripting.
• Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Grafana, Datadog, and Dynatrace.
• Solid understanding of Continuous Development and Deployment in Azure/AWS.
• Strong Linux environment experience.

Additional Skills Preferred

• Familiarity with Azure Arc and Azure IoT Hub.
• Understanding of edge computing.
• Experience with GitOps practices.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance for hybrid deployments.

Centific is an equal-opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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