DevOps Platform Engineer

ACURA SOLUTIONS LTD; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ACURA SOLUTIONS LTD. seeks a DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer to design and manage CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, and Linux-based infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes automation, security integration, and platform reliability across cloud and on‑prem environments, with hands-on work on OpenShift, Rancher, and ELK/Graylog observability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience administering Kubernetes platforms in enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting containerized applications and platform services.
• Experience with Linux system administration and middleware platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment.
• Manage DevOps platforms, repositories, build agents, and runners.
• Automate deployment, testing, and release processes.
• Implement DevSecOps practices within CI/CD workflows.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployment issues.
• Monitor and optimize build and deployment performance.
• Deploy, manage, and maintain container platforms (Kubernetes, Rancher, OCP).
• Administer and harden Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Configure and manage middleware platforms (HAProxy, Nexus, Keycloak, Vault).
• Ensure security controls and observability via logging/monitoring stacks.

Skills

CI/CD design

Git-based workflows

Scripting

Container orchestration

CI/CD pipelines

Platform reliability

Security integration

Troubleshooting

Automation

Monitoring

Incident response

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Rancher

Red Hat OpenShift (OCP)

HAProxy

Nexus Repository Manager

Keycloak

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

HashiCorp Vault

ELK Stack

Graylog

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Terraform

Ansible

DevSecOps Toolchains

Job description

Job Title

DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer

Job Purpose

The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and managing the organization's application delivery platforms and infrastructure components. The role focuses on CI/CD pipeline management, container orchestration platforms, infrastructure automation, platform reliability, security integration, and operational excellence. The individual will work closely with development, infrastructure, security, and cloud teams to ensure efficient, secure, and scalable application deployment and operations.

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD DevOps Management

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application build, test, and deployment processes.
• Manage and administer DevOps platforms, repositories, build agents, and runners.
• Automate application deployment, testing, and release processes.
• Implement DevSecOps practices within CI/CD workflows.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployment issues.
• Optimize build and deployment performance.

Container Kubernetes Platform Administration

• Deploy, manage, and maintain containerized application platforms.
• Administer Kubernetes environments including:
  • Rancher
  • Red Hat OpenShift (OCP)
• Configure namespaces, ingress controllers, storage classes, RBAC, and cluster security.
• Monitor cluster health, capacity, and performance.
• Manage container image repositories and lifecycle.

Docker Administration

• Build, secure, and manage Docker container environments.
• Define and maintain approved base images.
• Implement container security best practices.
• Support application teams in containerization initiatives.

Linux Infrastructure Administration

• Administer and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Perform system hardening, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Manage operating system performance and availability.
• Maintain platform documentation and configuration standards.

Middleware Platform Services

Administer And Support

• HAProxy
• Nexus Repository Manager
• Keycloak Identity and Access Management
• Access Manager solutions
• HashiCorp Vault

Responsibilities Include

• Installation and configuration
• Security hardening
• High availability implementation
• Certificate management
• Backup and recovery
• Performance tuning

Security Secrets Management

• Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Manage secrets, certificates, tokens, and credentials using HashiCorp Vault.
• Integrate security controls within CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security standards.
• Coordinate vulnerability remediation activities.

Logging, Monitoring Observability

• Implement and manage centralized logging platforms such as:
  • ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
  • Graylog
• Create dashboards, alerts, and monitoring solutions.
• Perform log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Support incident investigation and root cause analysis.

CloudPlatform Support

• Support deployment and operations oncloudplatforms:
• Configurecloud-native services supporting DevOps operations.
• Assist incloudinfrastructure automation and optimization.
• Support hybridcloudand container-based deployments.

Automation Infrastructure as Code

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and platform configuration.
• Develop scripts and reusable automation components.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using approved tools.
• Improve operational efficiency through automation.

Platform Reliability Operations

• Ensure high availability and resilience of platform services.
• Participate in incident management and problem management activities.
• Maintain disaster recovery and backup procedures.
• Create and maintain operational runbooks and SOPs.

Experience

• Up to 3 years ( 2 candidates) , 3-5 years ( 1 Candidate) of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Hands‑on experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience administering Kubernetes platforms in enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting containerized applications and platform services.
• Experience with Linux system administration and middleware platforms.

Technical Skills

Mandatory

• CI/CD Pipeline Design Management
• Git-based Source Control Systems
• Build Runners and Agents Administration
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Rancher
• Red Hat OpenShift (OCP)
• HAProxy
• Nexus Repository Manager
• Keycloak
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar)

Preferred

• HashiCorp Vault
• Access Manager Solutions
• ELK Stack
• Graylog
• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• DevSecOps Toolchains