Lead Service Engineer

Providence India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

You will design and manage Azure infrastructure, implement Terraform-based automation, develop CI/CD pipelines, and help optimize networking, security, and governance across our cloud environment.

This position requires 5+ years in cloud or platform engineering and hands-on experience with AKS, VNets, Terraform, and DevOps practices in a fast-growing Hyderabad setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of cloud/platform engineering or DevOps experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure following enterprise security standards.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Support and enhance Azure landing zones, cloud governance, networking, and platform services.
• Deploy, administer, and optimize Kubernetes platforms (AKS preferred).
• Implement cloud networking solutions, including VNets, subnets, routing, firewalls, NSGs, private endpoints, load balancers, and DNS.
• Automate operational tasks and platform provisioning processes.
• Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to enable secure and scalable deployments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform, networking, and deployment issues.
• Contribute to platform reliability, availability, performance, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Document platform standards, automation frameworks, and operational procedures.
• Participate in architecture reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Azure

Networking

Automation

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

AKS

GitHub

Azure services

Docker / containers

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to design, implement, automate, and support enterprise-scale cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, cloud networking, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitHub/GitHub Actions, and Kubernetes. This role will be responsible for building secure, scalable, and automated platform services while improving operational efficiency through automation and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure following enterprise architecture and security standards.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Support and enhance Azure landing zones, cloud governance, networking, and platform services.
• Deploy, administer, and optimize Kubernetes platforms (AKS preferred).
• Implement cloud networking solutions, including VNets, subnets, routing, firewalls, NSGs, private endpoints, load balancers, and DNS.
• Automate operational tasks and platform provisioning processes.
• Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to enable secure and scalable deployments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform, networking, and deployment issues.
• Contribute to platform reliability, availability, performance, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Document platform standards, automation frameworks, and operational procedures.
• Participate in architecture reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking concepts and enterprise network architecture.
• Proven experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub, Git workflows, and GitHub Actions.
• Experience supporting or administering Kubernetes environments (AKS preferred).
• Knowledge of cloud security, governance, and operational best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure, networking, and cloud platform issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills. These qualifications are consistent with requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Ansible automation.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Helm, Docker, or containerized platforms.
• Knowledge of observability and monitoring solutions.
• Experience with Zero Trust networking and security architectures.
• Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, or related certifications.