Principal Engineer

Wissen; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wissen in Bengaluru seeks a Principal Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of mission-critical projects. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable Linux environments across on-prem and hybrid cloud, while administering GPFS-based storage and container platforms with OpenShift/Kubernetes.

You will drive security hardening, performance tuning, and automation. You will mentor engineers, align with cross-functional teams, and set engineering standards and documentation.

Qualifications

• Serve as the technical lead for business-critical projects and delivery.
• Design, implement, and maintain Linux environments across on-prem and hybrid cloud.
• Administer IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) for high-performance storage.
• Deploy, manage OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters with security in mind.
• Ensure stability, performance, availability, and data integrity of Linux infra.
• Develop security hardening standards and ensure compliance.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analyses for complex issues.
• Drive automation using scripting and infrastructure-as-code.

Responsibilities

• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with application, DevOps, security, and infra teams.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards and best practices.
• Document architecture decisions and runbooks.
• Champion monitoring, tuning, and capacity planning.

Skills

Linux admin

GPFS

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Performance tuning

Security hardening

Scripting

Networking

HA/DR

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

GPFS

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

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About Us

Established in the year 2000 in the US, we have global offices in the US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada, with best-in-class infrastructure and development facilities spread across the globe. We are an end-to-end solution provider in Banking & Financial Services, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing & Energy verticals and have successfully delivered $1 billion worth of projects for more than 20 Fortune 500 companies.

Position Name

Principal Engineer

Experience

10 - 15 years

Job Description

• Serve as the technical lead for business-critical projects, owning architecture, design decisions, and successful delivery.
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable Linux environments across on-premises and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Administer and optimize IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) for high-performance, distributed storage and data management.
• Deploy, manage, and enhance container platforms using OpenShift/Kubernetes, ensuring secure and efficient application delivery.
• Ensure system stability, performance, availability, and data integrity across all Linux-based infrastructure.
• Develop and implement security hardening standards, ensuring compliance with organizational and industry best practices.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex system and performance issues in distributed environments.
• Drive automation initiatives using scripting and infrastructure-as-code to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Collaborate with application, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to align platform capabilities with business needs.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and documentation.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

JOB KNOWLEDGE

PLANNING SKILLS

SKILL

Key Skills

• Extensive experience in Linux system engineering and administration (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, or equivalent).
• Proven expertise with IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS), including design, deployment, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes, including cluster management and container orchestration.
• Deep understanding of system performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning.
• Experience implementing security hardening, patching strategies, and compliance frameworks.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform).
• Solid networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls).
• Experience with high-availability and disaster recovery architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects and influence architectural decisions.

Soft Skills

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).