Job ID 207 - Senior System Administrator (Infrastructure & DevOps)

Electric Kiwi; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Growth academy

Five extra days leave every year

Volunteer day every year

Parental leave

Job summary

Electric Kiwi in Hyderabad is seeking a Senior System Administrator (Infrastructure & DevOps) to design, automate, and operate scalable infrastructure. The role focuses on AWS, Terraform/Ansible, Kubernetes, and CI/CD, with AI-driven monitoring for predictive insights.

You will collaborate with development and QA to ensure reliable deployments, implement best practices, and explore AI integrations in DevOps workflows. The position is onsite at ECIL X Roads, Hyderabad.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Infra & DevOps experience with cloud platforms.
• Hands-on in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, ECS, EKS).
• Proficient with Terraform and Ansible automation.
• Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
• Kubernetes cluster deployment and management.
• Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana; AI in DevOps exposure.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and automate infrastructure at scale.
• Deploy and manage AWS services and container runtimes.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to accelerate delivery.
• Integrate monitoring and AI-driven alerts for reliability.
• Collaborate with Dev, QA, and security teams; document best practices.

Skills

4+ years in Infra & DevOps

Problem-solving

Communication & collaboration

Agile environment experience

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

We exist to make it better.

We’re a new generation software company based in Hyderabad, helping to scale digital businesses to disrupt global utility retail markets. We provide technology development, customer experience and process optimisation services to support our award-winning utility retailers in New Zealand and Australia.

It’s an exciting time where traditional utilities need to innovate. Consumers expect companies to do good for their employees, customers, local communities, and for the future of the planet (all while offering seamless user experience that’s great value). Our strategy recognises that the exceptional technology we create makes us one of the best consumer facing businesses in our industry.

**Job Title: Senior System Administrator (Infrastructure & DevOps)

Purpose of the Job**

The role is to support, design, and implement Infrastructure and DevOps practices to ensure smooth delivery, scalability, and reliability of applications. The engineer will work on automation, cloud (AWS), container orchestration, CI/CD, and performance monitoring. Additionally, the role will involve learning and applying AI-driven monitoring, automation, and predictive insights to improve operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Automation

  • Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
  • Automate routine tasks to improve system reliability and reduce manual interventions.

• Cloud & Containerization

  • Deploy and manage AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, ECS, EKS.
  • Manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes and ECS.

• CI/CD & Deployment

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for faster, reliable software delivery.
  • Integrate testing and security into pipelines (shift-left approach).

• Monitoring & Performance

  • Use APM tools (AppDynamics, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana) to monitor system health.
  • Work with AI-driven monitoring tools for predictive alerts, anomaly detection, and automated incident resolution.

• Collaboration & Best Practices

  • Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure smooth deployments.
  • Contribute to DevOps best practices and documentation.
  • Explore AI/ML integrations in DevOps workflows (e.g., intelligent log analysis, auto-scaling predictions, capacity planning ).

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience : 4+ years in Infrastructure & DevOps.
• Cloud : Hands-on with AWS services – EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, RDS, IAM.
• Automation : Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible , and scripting (Python/Shell).
• CI/CD : Experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools.
• Containers : Kubernetes deployment and cluster management.
• Monitoring : Familiarity with APM tools (Prometheus, Grafana, open telemetry, or similar).
• Exposure to AI in DevOps – anomaly detection, predictive scaling, intelligent alerting, or AI-powered observability tools.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills in agile environments.

Work Location

• Hyderabad (ECIL X Roads)

Working Mode

• Work from the Office (5 days a week)

Notice Period

• Looking for candidates who can join within 15 days

Our vision is to be the most loved company wherever we play.

At the heart of our business is a purpose led culture. We’re a community at heart, and we know our people are unstoppable when they have the empowerment to come up with the answers. Here’s some of the benefits we give:

• Flexible working
• Growth academy and internal career opportunities - we grow our people while we grow our company
• Competitive salary
• Five extra days of paid leave every year to do the things that matter to you
• A paid volunteer day every year to give back to your community
• Parental leave that’s above and beyond legal requirements