Platform Engineering & DevOps Tech Lead

Synechron; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a Platform Engineering / DevOps professional to design, build, and maintain scalable platform infrastructure in Bengaluru. The role emphasizes IaC, cloud adoption, and automation across CI/CD and monitoring domains.

You will work with AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and security-first practices to drive reliability and efficiency in a cloud-native environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native applications.
• Certifications such as AWS DevOps, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Terraform Associate (optional).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain platform infrastructure that is robust, scalable, and secure.
• Develop self-service capabilities and reusable platform components for development teams.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Standardize environments and deployment practices across projects.
• Drive platform modernization and cloud adoption strategies.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests, and deployments.
• Automate provisioning, deployment, and operational tasks; improve delivery efficiency.
• Manage cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or GCP; ensure HA and DR.
• Deploy and manage Docker and Kubernetes-based apps; support cluster administration.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards and documentation.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform/CloudFormation

CI/CD tools

Scripting

Linux & Networking

Monitoring/Observability

DevSecOps

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/CD/Azure DevOps/CircleCI

Prometheus/Grafana/ELK/Datadog

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure platform infrastructure.
• Develop self-service capabilities and reusable platform components for development teams.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Standardize environments and deployment practices across projects.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives and cloud adoption strategies.

DevOps & Automation

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and operational tasks.
• Improve software delivery efficiency through DevOps best practices.
• Integrate security, compliance, and quality checks into deployment pipelines.

Cloud & Infrastructure Management

• Manage and optimize cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement high-availability, disaster recovery, and scalability solutions.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, utilization, and cost optimization.
• Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with organizational standards.

Containerization & Orchestration

• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Support Kubernetes cluster administration, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Implement service mesh, ingress controllers, and container security practices.

Monitoring & Reliability Engineering

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Improve platform reliability, availability, and operational excellence.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Development, Architecture, Security, and Operations teams.
• Provide guidance on cloud-native architecture and DevOps best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards and documentation.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on expertise in Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or Infrastructure as Code frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or CircleCI.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Shell Script, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps and security best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native applications.
• Certifications such as:
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
  • Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

Key Competencies

• Platform Engineering
• DevOps & CI/CD Automation
• Cloud Architecture
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Kubernetes & Containerization
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Monitoring & Observability
• DevSecOps
• Incident Management
• Cost Optimization
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring

Synechron’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.