Role & responsibilities
Job Description Senior Infrastructure & DevOps Lead (15+ Years)
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Infrastructure & DevOps Lead with 10+ years of experience in managing enterprise infrastructure, middleware platforms, DevOps tooling, and cloud environments.
The role requires a hands-on technical leader capable of driving platform stability, automation, performance tuning, and security compliance across hybrid infrastructure (on-prem + Azure).
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure & Platform Management
- Manage and support Red Hat Linux & Windows Server environments at scale
- Perform server provisioning, patching, hardening, and lifecycle management
- Monitor hardware alerts, system health, and capacity planning
- Manage virtualized environments using VMware
- Ensure high availability, DR readiness, and system reliability
DevOps & Automation
- Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, ANT
- Integrate and manage artifact repositories (JFrog Artifactory)
- Implement automation using Shell Scripting and Ansible
- Manage source code versioning via SVN, Bitbucket
- Drive DevOps best practices across build, release, and deployment lifecycle
Middleware & Application Support
- Administer and support:
- JBoss, Apache Tomcat
- Apache ActiveMQ (Messaging)
- Handle application deployments, configurations, and troubleshooting
- Perform performance tuning and optimization of middleware platforms
Cloud & Modern Infrastructure
- Work on Azure cloud deployments, operations, and integrations
- Manage hybrid environments (On-Prem + Cloud)
- Implement Infrastructure as Code / automation practices where applicable
- Ensure secure configurations, SSL certificate lifecycle management
Database & Security Management
- Manage MySQL and Oracle database environments
- Perform backup, recovery, tuning, and performance optimization
- Handle PGP encryption, security protocols, and vulnerability remediation
- Drive compliance, patching, and audit readiness activities
Monitoring, Incident & Problem Management
- Monitor system performance and analyze trends to prevent incidents
- Handle incident, problem, and change management(ITIL aligned)
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures
Collaboration & Governance
- Work with development, QA, and architecture teams to ensure stable delivery
- Participate in release planning and environment strategy
- Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers
- Use tools like Jira, Crowd for tracking, access control, and governance
Preferred candidate profile
Required Technical Skills
Category
Skills
OS
Red Hat Linux, Windows Server
DevOps
Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, Ansible, Shell Scripting
SCM
SVN, Bitbucket
Build Tools
ANT, Maven
Middleware
JBoss, Tomcat, Apache ActiveMQ
Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Virtualization
VMware
Databases
MySQL, Oracle
Security
SSL, PGP, Vulnerability Remediation
Monitoring
Hardware alerts, performance monitoring
Tools
Jira, Crowd
Networking
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals