Sr Devops engineer

Kaizen Pay; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaizen Pay is seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to drive cloud infrastructure, automation, and deployment in a fast-paced fintech environment. You will lead DevOps operations, design robust CI/CD pipelines, and enforce security best practices across AWS/Azure/GCP.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure production stability, resilience, and scalability in a regulated fintech setting.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of hands-on DevOps/Cloud/Infra experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage DevOps engineering activities and infrastructure operations.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, reliability, and security of systems.
• Monitor application performance and troubleshoot production issues.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Lead incident management and disaster recovery planning.
• Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Python

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to lead our DevOps operations, cloud infrastructure, automation, and deployment processes in a fast-paced fintech environment. The candidate should have strong expertise in cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure automation, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage DevOps engineering activities and infrastructure operations.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, reliability, and security of systems.
• Monitor application performance and troubleshoot production issues.
• Implement DevSecOps practices and security best practices.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and disaster recovery planning.
• Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers.

Required Technical Skills

• Cloud Platforms: AWS / Azure / GCP
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible
• Operating Systems: Linux
• Scripting: Python, Bash, Shell
• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
• Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab
• Networking, security, and cloud infrastructure management.

Required Experience

• 7–12 years of overall experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Proven experience leading DevOps teams or projects.
• Strong experience managing production-grade cloud environments.
• Experience in fintech, banking, payments, or financial services is preferred.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards such as PCI-DSS is an advantage.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong problem-solving and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to manage critical production environments.
• Experience working in agile development environments.