Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Zoho; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Colruyt Group India is seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to manage and secure hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure across enterprise environments. The role requires deep expertise in Linux/Windows, containerization, IAM, and automation to support mission-critical applications through their lifecycle.

You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, lead Kubernetes (K3S) deployments, implement SSO with Keycloak, and drive security, DR, and ITIL-aligned processes.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise server environments and industrial infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.
• Design, build, and maintain Helm charts and containerized workloads; lead Docker/Podman to Kubernetes (K3S) migrations and orchestration.
• Integrate applications with centralized identity providers (Microsoft Entra ID, AD, LDAP) using Keycloak to deliver SSO and unified authentication.
• Develop and maintain automation and health-check workflows using Ansible, Python, and Bash to reduce manual operational effort.
• Own CI/CD pipeline design, deployment automation, and GitLab administration, including troubleshooting runner and build failures.
• Drive infrastructure and application vulnerability remediation, OS/kernel patching, and security compliance activities.
• Lead disaster recovery (DR) drills, environment migrations, and release/change deployment activities.
• Provide L2/L3 incident, problem, and change management support following ITIL-aligned processes.
• Coordinate with cross-functional infrastructure, application, and vendor teams on server delivery, patching, and network segmentation.
• Support onboarding of new applications, POCs, and technology evaluations to enhance platform scalability and operational efficiency.
• Manage SSL certificate lifecycle and monitoring/alerting configuration across the environment.

Skills

Linux

Windows

VMware

Cloud

Automation

Ansible

Python

Bash/PowerShell

Kubernetes

Docker

Podman

Helm

CI/CD

GitLab

Identity & Access Management

Keycloak

Microsoft Entra ID

LDAP/FreeIPA

ITIL

Security compliance

DR planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer applications, Computer Science, Electronics, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes (K3S)

GitLab

Ansible

Python

Bash/PowerShell

Keycloak

Microsoft Entra ID

LDAP

FreeIPA

Job description

Colruyt Group India | Permanant (Full Time)

Senior / Lead Level | Full-Time | Hyderabad orCoimbatore, India (Hybrid/Onsite as applicable)

RoleSummary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineerwith 10–14 years of experience to manage, automate, and secure enterpriseinfrastructure across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. The idealcandidate brings deep expertise in Linux/Windows administration,containerization and orchestration, identity & access management, andinfrastructure automation, along with a track record of supportingmission-critical industrial and enterprise applications through their fulloperational lifecycle.

KeyResponsibilities

• Manage andsupport enterprise server environments and industrial/applicationinfrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Design,build, and maintain Helm charts and containerized workloads; lead Docker/Podmanto Kubernetes (K3S) migrations and orchestration.
• Integrateapplications with centralized identity providers (Microsoft Entra ID, AD, LDAP)using Keycloak to deliver SSO and unified authentication.
• Develop andmaintain automation and health-check workflows using Ansible, Python, and Bashto reduce manual operational effort.
• Own CI/CDpipeline design, deployment automation, and GitLab administration, includingtroubleshooting runner and build failures.
• Driveinfrastructure and application vulnerability remediation, OS/kernel patching,and security compliance activities.
• Leaddisaster recovery (DR) drills, environment migrations, and release/changedeployment activities.
• ProvideL2/L3 incident, problem, and change management support following ITIL-alignedprocesses.
• Coordinatewith cross-functional infrastructure, application, and vendor teams on serverdelivery, patching, and network segmentation.
• Supportonboarding of new applications, POCs, and technology evaluations to enhanceplatform scalability and operational efficiency.
• Manage SSLcertificate lifecycle and monitoring/alerting configuration across theenvironment.

RequiredSkills & Experience

• 10–14 yearsof experience in Linux, Windows, VMware, Cloud, and Automation technologies.
• Hands-onexpertise in Ansible, Python, Bash/PowerShell scripting, and Git-based CI/CDpipelines.
• Strongexperience with Kubernetes (K3S), Helm, Docker, and Podman in productionenvironments.
• Workingknowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Experiencewith identity and access management platforms: LDAP, FreeIPA, Keycloak,Microsoft Entra ID, and SSO integration.
• Solidunderstanding of ITIL-based incident, problem, and change management practices.

TechnicalSkills Matrix

Skill Category

Representative Tools / Technologies

DevOps& Automation

Cloud& Virtualization

OperatingSystems

Identity& Security

Infrastructure& Monitoring

ServerProvisioning, Monitoring & Alerting, Disaster Recovery (DR), PerformanceTuning

IT ServiceManagement

IncidentManagement, Change Management, Problem Management (ITIL)

PreferredQualifications

• Red HatCertified System Administrator (RHCSA) and/or Red Hat Certified Engineer(RHCE).
• MicrosoftCertified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or equivalent Microsoft infrastructurecertification.
• Priorexperience supporting industrial/IoT or retail-technology assets (e.g.,self-driving vehicles, smart checkout systems) is a plus.
• Experiencewith orchestration/flow tools beyond Ansible (e.g., custom automation orlow-code flow platforms) is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’sdegree in computer applications, Computer Science, Electronics, or a relatedfield (or equivalent practical experience).

WhatSuccess Looks Like

• Reducedmanual operational effort through automation of repetitive infrastructuretasks.
• Stable,secure, and audit-ready infrastructure with proactive vulnerabilityremediation.
• ReliableCI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments supporting rapid, low-riskreleases.
• Strongcross-team collaboration enabling smooth onboarding of new applications andplatforms.