Senior Devops Engineer

Kovai.co; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Kovai.co, a global B2B SaaS product company, seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer in India to design, build, and maintain AKS environments, optimize azure cloud costs, and implement secure CI/CD pipelines across teams.

You will drive DevSecOps practices, automate security checks, and evolve our Azure DevOps toolchain, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable software for customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure management - Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with AKS or similar Kubernetes offerings, ideally migrating production systems.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines; security tooling experience a plus.
• Strong knowledge of .NET programming and ability to debug performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain resilient Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments.
• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure costs to prevent budget overruns.
• Drive adoption of Azure DevOps boards, code repositories, and release pipelines.
• Implement DevSecOps practices to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate security checks and vulnerability scans across workflows.
• Contribute to defining the DevOps toolchain and governance around Azure usage.
• Build DevOps solutions and capabilities for cross-team sharing.
• Provide production support for Azure/On-premise hosted apps including Azure resources.

Skills

Azure AKS

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Azure DevOps

CI/CD tools

.NET

Automation

Git

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

TeamCity

Octopus Deploy

Nexus

Git

Job description

Kovai.co is a global B2B SaaS product company building enterprise software from India for businesses worldwide. Over the years, we’ve grown rapidly and profitably, and today we’re on track towards $30 million in annual revenue - with an even bigger journey ahead.

Trusted by customers across 100+ countries, including Fortune 500 enterprises and fast-scaling startups, we build products that solve complex, mission-critical problems at scale.

At the heart of Kovai.co is a tribe of thoughtful helpers - people passionate about empowering customers, uplifting colleagues, and continuously growing in our own journeys.

What we build:

• BizTalk360 : Our first product, built to help enterprises simplify and manage complex integration environments with confidence - trusted by Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, Pfizer, Vodafone, BBC, and NBCUniversal.
• Turbo360 : Our fast-growing Azure Cloud Management and FinOps platform, helping enterprises gain visibility, optimize cloud costs, and run smarter, more efficient cloud operations at scale.
• Document360 : Our flagship AI-powered knowledge management platform, helping teams create, manage, and deliver exceptional documentation experiences - trusted by companies like Puma, HP, VMware, McDonald’s, and Virgin Group.

Three products > One culture of innovation, ownership, and customer obsession.

How we work:

We believe great work happens when talented people are trusted, empowered, and supported to do their best. At Kovai.co, our teams are collaborative, ownership-driven, and deeply invested in craftsmanship, continuous learning, and open communication - creating an environment where people grow together, contribute meaningfully, and build strong relationships alongside impactful outcomes.

At Kovai.co, AI isn’t just a capability - it’s our superpower. We embrace AI-first thinking to help our teams work smarter, solve problems creatively, and create greater impact for our customers and each other.

What you'll do on the job:

• Design, build, and maintain resilient Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.
• Proactively monitor and manage cloud infrastructure costs, implementing optimization strategies to prevent budget overruns.
• Continuously monitor system health, performance, and availability, taking both proactive and reactive measures to ensure platform stability and reliability. Drive adoption and use of Azure DevOps boards, code repositories, build pipelines and release pipelines
• Implement DevSecOps practices to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure code delivery and infrastructure compliance.
• Automate security checks and vulnerability scans across development and deployment workflows.
• Help define appropriate levels of governance around use and adoption of all aspects of Azure DevOps
• Significant contributor to defining and building a DevOps toolchain by evaluating new tools and capabilities that accelerate software delivery and integrate these solutions into build and release pipelines.
• Build DevOps solutions and capabilities that can be shared across teams
• Production support for the Azure/On-premise hosted applications. Includes Azure Administration, Azure Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Storage Accounts, Traffic Manager
• Design and implement system security and data assurance
• Identifies and assists with the implementation of Azure service offerings

Who'll be a good fit:

• 4+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure management experience- Microsoft Azure
• Deep knowledge about AKS or similar Kubernetes offerings. Ite preferred if they had experience migrating production system to Kubernetes.
• Hand on experience in integrating and driving security tool.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps and Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Strong experience with CI CD tools like Ansible, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus or VSTS Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Good understanding of .NET Programming and should be able to debug the .NET application as and when required as part of the Performance Improvement process.
• Build release pipeline integration.
• Determine and implement Artifactory application feature and security architecture requirements
• Solid Understanding of Azure Provision DevTestProd Infrastructure as code using Azure CLI, Powershell
• Exhibits a deep understanding of MS Azure services and a broad knowledge of all service offerings within cloud infrastructure operations.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of Microsoft Azure services (Virtual Machines, Websites, Storage Blobs, SQL Database, Virtual Network, Traffic Manager, Automation, Active Directory, CDN, Cache), Experience with DevOps and automation Tools (Git, Jenkins, Maven, Ant, Nexus, Chef, and Puppet)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required. Must be able to communicate effectively with core project team members
• Experience in Agile based development environment using DevOps.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We celebrate diverse perspectives and believe that great talent thrives in an environment built on fairness, belonging, and equal opportunity for all.