Lead DevOps Engineer

ESP Engineered; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ESP Engineered is seeking a Senior DevOps/Cloud Engineer to lead a team in Pune District, India. The role involves mentoring engineers, architecting cloud solutions on AWS, and driving cloud migrations. Candidates should have a strong background in AWS services and hands-on experience in DevOps practices. Responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, overseeing technical projects, and collaborating with stakeholders. This position offers opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment with advanced technologies.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of hands-on DevOps/Cloud Engineering experience with 3+ years in senior or lead roles.
• Expert-level knowledge of AWS with a deep understanding of core services.
• Proven experience leading teams of engineers and driving technical mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor DevOps teams, driving technical excellence.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance.
• Define DevOps standards and best practices across teams.

Skills

DevOps/Cloud Engineering

AWS

Terraform

Containerization

Python

Agile/Scrum

Technical Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS CDK

JIRA

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Comprinno is a NASSCOM-incubated company based in Bangalore, specializing in cloud computing and IT infrastructure automation.

Our flagship platform, Tevico, is an advanced cloud governance and observability solution that helps enterprises to manage large AWS cloud deployments. enhances uptime and service quality by proactively identifying performance degradation and triggering automated recovery workflows.

Comprinno also offers a wide range of professional services, helping customers migrate, modernize, secure, and manage their AWS cloud environments. As an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, we support customers in adopting cutting‑edge technologies, including GenAI, to accelerate digital transformation.

Qualification & Experience

• 6-8 years of hands‑on DevOps/Cloud Engineering experience with at least 3+ years in senior or lead roles.


• Proven experience leading teams of 3-5 engineers and driving technical mentorship.


• Expert‑level knowledge of AWS with a deep understanding of core services (EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, CloudFormation, IAM,etc.).


• Extensive experience leading cloud migrations from GCP, Azure, VMware, or on‑premises to AWS at enterprise scale.


• Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK with complex module design.


• Deep expertise in containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, Helm, and GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux).


• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash for building automation tools and frameworks.


• Proven experience architecting enterprise CI/CD pipelines with advanced deployment strategies and automated testing.


• Expert troubleshooting and debugging skills for complex, multi‑system issues in production environments.


• Strong customer‑facing experience including leading technical discussions, managing stakeholder expectations, and delivering presentations.


• Experience creating SOWs, TCO analyses, and technical proposals for enterprise customers.


• Deep understanding of Linux and Windows systems administration at enterprise scale.


• Advanced knowledge of networking including VPC design, VPN, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, load balancing, and DNS.


• Strong security expertise including IAM, encryption, compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA), and DevSecOps practices.


• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic, ELK stack).


• Proven ability to lead large‑scale projects with complex requirements and multiple stakeholders.


• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.


• Strong Agile/Scrum experience including leading sprint planning, retrospectives, and managing complex JIRA workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor DevOps teams of 3-5 engineers, driving technical excellence and career development.


• Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and provide technical guidance on complex problems.


• Define DevOps standards, best practices, and processes across multiple projects and teams.


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and foster a culture of automation and operational excellence.


• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluation of team members.


• Lead customer discovery sessions, requirement gathering, and technical workshops with enterprise clients.


• Create comprehensive Statements of Work (SOWs) with detailed project scope, timelines, deliverables, and resource estimates.


• Build Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analyses and ROI projections for cloud migration and optimization initiatives.


• Prepare and present technical proposals, architecture diagrams, and migration strategies to C‑level executives and technical stakeholders.


• Manage customer relationships, set expectations, and ensure successful delivery of complex projects.


• Conduct proof‑of‑concept (POC) implementations and technical demonstrations.


• Act as trusted technical advisor for enterprise clients throughout engagement lifecycle.


• Architect and lead end‑to‑end migrations from GCP, Azure, VMware, and on‑premises infrastructure to AWS.


• Design AWS landing zones, multi‑account strategies, VPC architecture, and network topology for enterprise environments.


• Lead complex migration projects including application modernization, database migrations, and infrastructure transformation.


• Use AWS migration tools (Application Migration Service, Database Migration Service, Migration Hub, Server Migration Service) at scale.


• Design and implement disaster recovery strategies including pilot light, warm standby, and multi‑region active‑active architectures.


• Architect solutions following AWS Well‑Architected Framework principles (security, reliability, performance, cost optimization,operational excellence).


• Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tools, and technologies based on business requirements and technical constraints.

DevOps & Infrastructure

• Design and implement enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines with advanced deployment strategies (blue‑green, canary, rolling updates).


• Build and manage multi‑cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK).


• Architect containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, and service mesh technologies.


• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and observability solutions using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or New Relic.


• Design and implement security controls including IAM policies, network security, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance frameworks.


• Lead cost optimization initiatives, implement FinOps practices, and drive significant cost reductions.


• Architect and implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.


• Design automation frameworks and tooling to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual toil.


• Lead large‑scale projects from planning through execution, managing timelines, risks, and stakeholder communication.


• Drive major incident resolution, conduct detailed root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.


• Establish SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs for critical systems and ensure high availability (99.9%+ uptime).


• Coordinate with cross‑functional teams including development, QA, security, and operations.


• Manage on‑call rotations and escalation procedures for production incidents.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• Create comprehensive technical documentation including architecture decision records, runbooks, and operational procedures.


• Develop and deliver training programs for internal teams and customers.


• Document lessons learned, best practices, and reusable patterns for migration and infrastructure projects.


• Maintain a knowledge base and contribute to the internal DevOps community of practice.

Desired Skills & Experience

• AWS Certifications: Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, Migration Specialty, or Security Specialty.


• Additional Certifications: Kubernetes CKA/CKAD, Terraform Associate, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect.


• Multi‑cloud expertise with hands‑on experience in Azure and GCP, including service mapping and migration strategies.


• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and API gateway solutions (Kong, Apigee).


• Advanced database expertise including migration strategies, performance tuning, and backup/recovery for PostgreSQL, MySQL,Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB.


• Experience with enterprise tools like Jenkins X, Spinnaker, HashiCorp Vault, Consul, Red Hat OpenShift.


• Knowledge of serverless architectures and event‑driven design patterns using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge.


• Experience with APM and distributed tracing tools (Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace, Jaeger, Zipkin).


• FinOps expertise with experience using cost optimization tools (AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth, CloudCheckr, Kubecost).


• Security scanning and compliance experience with tools like Twistlock, Aqua, Prisma Cloud, and compliance automation.


• Previous consulting or managed services experience with multiple enterprise clients.


• Experience building internal platforms and developer tooling to improve team productivity.


• Contributions to open‑source projects or active participation in DevOps/Cloud communities.


• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.