Senior Infrastructure and DevOps Software Engineer

6sense Insights India Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Parental leave

Paid time off

Stock options

Learning platform access

Wellness days

Job summary

6sense is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure/DevOps to build the core infra platform with zero-trust security, multi-region/multi-account scalability, and highly automated, observable systems. This role owns networking, identity, compute platforms, and automation frameworks powering services across regions and clouds.

Responsibilities include architecting and scaling infrastructure, automating lifecycles, ensuring secure connectivity, and delivering production-grade tooling.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering
• 5+ years in infrastructure engineering
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform or Pulumi
• Strong understanding of Networking, IAM and access control
• Experience automating infrastructure workflows and building HA systems
• Proficiency in Python/Go/Bash

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and scale core infrastructure systems
• Automate infrastructure lifecycle to minimize human intervention
• Design secure connectivity across services, VPCs, accounts, and regions
• Debug and resolve complex production issues across the stack
• Write production-quality code, tools, and frameworks
• Collaborate with engineering teams to standardize infrastructure usage

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Pulumi

Python

Go

Bash

Networking

IAM

Tools

HashiCorp Vault

Open Policy Agent

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

EKS

Job description

Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure/DevOps

Our Mission: 6sense's mission is to multiply what matters: growth, retention, and efficiency. We envision a future where companies, teams and people reach their full potential.

Our People

People are the heart and soul of 6sense. We serve with passion and purpose. We live by our Being 6sense values of Win as One Team, Stay Curious, Do The Right Thing, Own the Outcome, and Create Belonging. Every 6sensor plays a part in defining the future of our industry-leading technology. 6sense is a place where difference-makers roll up their sleeves, take risks, act with integrity, and measure success by the value we create for our customers. We want 6sense to be the best chapter of your career.

Role Summary

We are building a next-generation Core Infrastructure platform focused on: Zero-trust security and identity-based access Multi-region and multi-account scalability (multi cloud in future) Highly automated, self-service infrastructure Reliable and observable systems at scale This role will own foundational infrastructure systems -networking, identity, compute platforms, and automation frameworks—that power all services.

Core Areas of Ownership [1] Core Infrastructure & Cloud Platform

Design and evolve infrastructure on: Amazon Web Services Kubernetes Build and scale: Multi-region and multi-account architectures Secure and scalable service connectivity (VPC, cross-account, cross-region).

Core Areas of Ownership [2] Security & Zero Trust

Drive adoption of: Identity-based access (eliminate shared credentials) Implement: Secrets management using HashiCorp Vault Policy enforcement using Open Policy Agent Design: Secure service-to-service communication Fine-grained IAM and access control systems.

Core Areas of Ownership [3] Infrastructure as Code & Automation

Build infrastructure using: Terraform Pulumi Ansible Create: Reusable modules and abstractions Fully automated provisioning workflows Integrate with CI/CD: GitHub Actions Jenkins.

Core Areas of Ownership [4] Cluster & Infrastructure Lifecycle

Own lifecycle of: Kubernetes clusters (e.g., EKS) Databases (eg, rds/aurora/elastic cache. etc) Automate: Cluster upgrades and migrations Node scaling and patching.

Core Areas of Ownership [5] Multi-Region & Migration Engineering

Design: Region-agnostic infrastructure patterns Enable: Automated regions bootstrap and failover Lead: Migration initiatives (region, account, or cloud).

Core Areas of Ownership [6] Observability & Reliability

Build and operate: Metrics, logging, and tracing systems using: Prometheus Grafana ELK stack Datadog Improve: System reliability, alerting, and incident response.

Core Areas of Ownership [7] Governance & Standards

Define and enforce: Resource tagging strategies Data classification policies Ensure: Cost visibility and auditability.

Core Areas of Ownership [8] Developer Productivity & Platform

Build: Self-service infrastructure workflows Improve: Developer experience through automation and tooling Contribute to: Internal platform evolution.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and scale core infrastructure systems
• Automate infrastructure lifecycle to minimize human intervention
• Design secure connectivity across services, VPCs, accounts, and regions
• Debug and resolve complex production issues across the stack
• Write production-quality code, tools, and frameworks
• Collaborate with engineering teams to standardize infrastructure usage

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years in a Software Engineering role or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with: Amazon Web Services Kubernetes Terraform or Pulumi
• Strong understanding of: Networking (VPC, routing, DNS, connectivity) IAM and access control
• Experience with: Automating infrastructure workflows High-availability and scalable systems
• Proficiency in: Python / Go / Bash

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with: Multi-region or multi-account architectures Automating infrastructure migrations and upgrades (e.g., EKS upgrades) Secrets management platforms (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)
• Familiarity with: Policy-as-code (e.g., Open Policy Agent) Observability systems (Prometheus, Grafana, datadog)
• Exposure to: Data infrastructure (Hadoop, Trino, Spark) Service mesh (e.g., Istio)

Our Benefits

Full-time employees can take advantage of health coverage, paid parental leave, generous paid time-off and holidays, quarterly self-care days off, and stock options. We’ll make sure you have the equipment and support you need to work and connect with your teams, at home or in one of our offices. We have a growth mindset culture that is represented in all that we do, from onboarding through to numerous learning and development initiatives including access to our LinkedIn Learning platform. Employee well-being is also top of mind for us. We host quarterly wellness education sessions to encourage self care and personal growth. From wellness days to ERG-hosted events, we celebrate and energize all 6sense employees and their backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer: 6sense is an Equal Employment Opportunity and ... Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [e-mail] .

Experience Level Senior Level

Experience Level Senior Level