Senior DevOps Engineer

Geosoft Surtech; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in India is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and manage CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure. This role requires 8-12 years of experience in DevOps, along with strong technical proficiency in tools such as Jenkins and Terraform. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with teams to ensure software reliability and implement Infrastructure as Code practices. A hands-on approach and experience in high-availability environments are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of relevant experience in DevOps or related roles.
• Minimum 3 years in a senior or lead capacity.
• Experience in high-availability production deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain IaC practices.
• Monitor system health and performance.
• Enforce DevOps practices in pipelines.

Skills

CI/CD pipeline design and implementation

Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, ELK)

Scripting and automation (Python, Bash)

Networking fundamentals

Education

B.E. / B.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

Helm charts

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and driven Senior DevOps Engineer to join our growing technology team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our production environments. This role requires a strong engineering mindset, hands‑on technical expertise, and the ability to collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to deliver high‑quality software at speed.

Minimum Qualification

• B.E. / B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent from a recognised institution.

Professional Skills

• Strong expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or equivalent tools.
• Proficiency in containerisation and orchestration — Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, and container registry management.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP including compute, networking, storage, IAM, and managed services.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Working knowledge of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, or equivalent.
• Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, DNS, load balancing, SSL/TLS, VPNs, and firewall configurations.
• Advantageous (preferred): Experience with service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), GitOps practices (ArgoCD/Flux), and security scanning tools (Trivy, SonarQube, Snyk).

Experience

• 8–12 years of relevant experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or infrastructure engineering roles.
• Minimum 3 years in a senior or lead capacity, managing cloud environments and guiding junior engineers.
• Proven experience in high‑availability production deployments and disaster recovery planning.

Key Accountabilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid, reliable, and automated software delivery.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure across development, staging, and production environments.
• Implement and maintain IaC practices to ensure consistent, version‑controlled infrastructure provisioning.
• Monitor system health, performance, and availability; respond to incidents and conduct thorough root‑cause analyses.
• Enforce DevOps practices — integrate security scanning, vulnerability management, and compliance checks into pipelines.
• Collaborate with development teams to define deployment strategies, branching models, and release management processes.
• Manage container platforms and orchestration, ensuring high availability and resource optimization.