Senior Cloud Systems/Platform Engineer

Cvent, Inc.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cvent, Inc. is hiring a Senior Cloud Systems/Platform Engineer in India. You will handle sunrise-to-sunset Linux operations, drive automation, and lead infrastructure projects across on‑prem and cloud environments. The role requires hands‑on expertise and a proactive approach to reducing toil.

You will design automation, manage CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with US teams, ensuring reliable, scalable platforms with strong security and observability practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years Linux sysadmin experience in production enterprise environments (Rocky Linux, RHEL, CentOS).
• 3+ years hands-on Ansible/AWX — writing playbooks, roles, and inventories from scratch.
• Jenkins CI/CD pipeline experience (declarative syntax / Jenkinsfile).
• Git proficiency — branching strategies, IaC version control, PR workflows.
• Hands-on cloud experience — AWS preferred, GCP and Azure helpful. Ability to administer and deploy workloads.
• Shifted schedule availability for US morning overlap (~4:00 PM–12:30 AM IST).
• Strong English communication skills — daily collaboration with US team.
• Kubernetes / GKE experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide Follow-the-Sun Linux operations coverage; monitor, respond to incidents, and perform root cause analysis.
• Administer Rocky Linux / RHEL / CentOS systems across on-prem datacenters and cloud environments.
• Design and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and inventories for configuration management, patching, and deployments.
• Manage OS lifecycle and patching using tools such as Foreman, Satellite, or equivalent.
• Build and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines (declarative/Jenkinsfile); integrate automation tooling into release workflows.
• Manage Git repositories and IaC version control; enforce code review and change management practices.
• Administer and troubleshoot Java application servers (WebLogic, Tomcat) and web servers (NGINX, Apache).
• Support workloads in GCP, AWS, and/or Azure; contribute to cloud migration projects.
• Work with Kubernetes/GKE for containerized workload operations and deployments.
• Lead and contribute to migration of legacy monitoring platforms to Datadog, including APM, centralized logging, dashboards, and alerting.
• Evaluate and integrate AI-assisted tooling into automation and operational workflows.
• Write clean, maintainable Bash and Python scripts for operational tooling.
• Participate in on-call rotation; collaborate daily with US-based engineers and management.

Skills

Linux sysadmin

Ansible/AWX

Jenkins CI/CD

Git/IaC version control

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Kubernetes/GKE

English communication

Shifted schedule

Tools

Foreman

Satellite

Datadog

NGINX/Apache

WebLogic/Tomcat

Job description

Overview:

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,000+ employees and 24,000+ customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection.

Cvent's strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs, taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections.

AI at Cvent: Leading the Future Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation? At Cvent, we’re committed to continuous learning and adaptation—AI isn’t just a tool for us, it’s part of our DNA. We’re looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you’ll thrive here. Our team values professionals who thoughtfully integrate AI into their daily work, delivering exceptional results while relying on the human judgment and creativity that drive real innovation

Throughout our interview process, you’ll have the chance to demonstrate how you use AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact. If you’re excited to be part of a team that’s leading the way in AI-powered collaboration, we’d love to meet you.

About the role:

Cvent’s Platform Services team is looking for a Senior Cloud Systems/Platform Engineer based in India. You’ll work shifted hours to provide morning overlap with the US team, covering day-to-day Linux operations, driving automation initiatives, and taking technical lead ownership on infrastructure and application projects. This is a hands‑on role — we want someone who identifies toil and builds solutions, not just executes tickets.

In This Role, You Will:

• Provide Follow-the-Sun Linux operations coverage; monitor, respond to incidents, and perform root cause analysis.
• Administer Rocky Linux / RHEL / CentOS systems across on-prem datacenters (SF, CO,Amsterdam) and cloud environments.
• Design and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and inventories for configuration management,patching, and deployments.
• Manage OS lifecycle and patching using tools such as Foreman, Satellite, or equivalent.
• Build and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines (declarative/Jenkinsfile); integrate automation tooling into release workflows.
• Manage Git repositories and IaC version control; enforce code review and change managementpractices.
• Administer and troubleshoot Java application servers (WebLogic, Tomcat) and web servers (NGINX, Apache).
• Support workloads in GCP, AWS, and/or Azure; contribute to cloud migration projects.
• Work with Kubernetes/GKE for containerized workload operations and deployments.
• Lead and contribute to migration of legacy monitoring platforms to Datadog, including APM, centralized logging, security monitoring, dashboards, and alerting.
• Evaluate and integrate AI-assisted tooling into automation and operational workflows (e.g., AI powered observability, LLM-assisted scripting, intelligent alerting).
• Write clean, maintainable Bash and Python scripts for operational tooling.
• Participate in on-call rotation; collaborate daily with US-based engineers and management.

Here’s What You Need:

Must-have:

• 7+ years Linux sysadmin experience in production enterprise environments (Rocky Linux, RHEL,CentOS).
• 3+ years hands-on Ansible/AWX — writing playbooks, roles, and inventories from scratch.
• Jenkins CI/CD pipeline experience (declarative syntax / Jenkinsfile).
• Git proficiency — branching strategies, IaC version control, PR workflows.
• Hands-on cloud experience — AWS preferred, GCP and Azure helpful. Ability to administer anddeploy workloads, not just familiarity.
• Shifted schedule availability for US morning overlap (~4:00 PM–12:30 AM IST).
• Strong English communication skills — daily collaboration with US team.
• Kubernetes / GKE experience.

Nice-to-have:

• AI tooling exposure — AI-assisted observability, LLM-integrated scripting, or automation platformswith AI capabilities.
• OS patch management tooling: Foreman, Satellite, or equivalent.
• Java app server administration: WebLogic, Tomcat.
• Infrastructure-as-code in cloud environments.
• Additional CI/CD tooling: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD.
• Monitoring/observability platforms — Datadog preferred; Checkmk, Nagios, Zabbix, or similaralsorelevant.
• F5 BIG-IP or enterprise load balancer exposure.
• Multi-cloud (AWS + Azure/GCP) experience.