Sr Systems Engineer

Jobgether; India; Remote; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work (India)

Job summary

Partner Company in India is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead Kubernetes platform architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC strategy for a regulated healthcare tech platform. You will own reliability, security, and cloud cost optimization while mentoring a growing engineering team.

You will drive automation, implement policy‑as‑code, and collaborate with security and leadership to shape a scalable infrastructure roadmap across multi‑cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Systems Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• 3+ years hands-on Kubernetes production experience.
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes administration (AKS/EKS/OpenShift).
• Strong Docker, Helm and Kustomize deployment experience.
• Proven CI/CD design experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins.
• Advanced Terraform usage, modules, state management and automation.
• Experience with Ansible or equivalent CM tools.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Extensive Azure cloud experience (Networking, IAM, Security, cost). Multi-cloud is a plus.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, ELK.
• Proven incident management and RCA delivery abilities.
• Strong cloud security, governance, HA, DR and scalable architecture understanding.
• Healthcare or regulated environment exposure (HIPAA/SOC 2/HITRUST) desirable.
• Familiarity with GitOps, service meshes (Istio/Linkerd) and policy engines (OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno).
• Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost tools (Kubecost, Azure Cost Management).
• Certifications in Kubernetes, Azure, Terraform are advantageous.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Kubernetes platform design, implementation, upgrades, scalability and standardization across environments.
• Establish deployment practices with Helm, Kustomize, and GitOps (Argo CD/Flux) for reliable, automated releases.
• Architect and manage enterprise CI/CD pipelines with security gates and governance.
• Develop reusable Terraform modules and enforce policy-as-code for consistency.
• Define observability standards, SLOs/SLIs, monitoring and alerting; lead RCAs.
• Drive security/compliance with HIPAA/SOC2 readiness, RBAC, secrets, and image hardening.
• Own FinOps initiatives: rightsizing, autoscaling, reserved capacity, cost monitoring.
• Design disaster recovery, backup, and high availability strategies; test regularly.
• Mentor engineers, perform architecture reviews, and create runbooks and docs.
• Collaborate with development, security and leadership to define platform roadmap.
• Improve automation, self-service for developers, deployment efficiency and reliability.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting and incident response

Automation & scripting

Cloud cost optimization

Security & compliance mindset

Platform reliability

Education

CKA / CKS certifications

Azure/AWS certifications

Terraform Associate

Azure Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer

Tools

Kubernetes (AKS / EKS / OpenShift)

Helm & Kustomize

GitOps (Argo CD / Flux)

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell / Python / Bash

Docker

Prometheus / Grafana / Azure Monitor

ELK Stack

OPA / Gatekeeper / Kyverno

Istio / Linkerd service mesh

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr Systems Engineer based in India.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to lead the architecture, scalability, and reliability of a modern healthcare technology platform. In this role, you will take ownership of Kubernetes infrastructure, cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategies. You will drive platform standardization, automation, security, and operational excellence while ensuring high availability and performance across critical healthcare applications. Working closely with development, security, and leadership teams, you will shape the platform roadmap and implement scalable engineering solutions. You will also champion cloud cost optimization, compliance, and disaster recovery while establishing best practices across infrastructure operations. This is an opportunity to combine hands‑on technical expertise with engineering leadership and mentoring in a mission‑driven, highly regulated technology environment.

Accountabilities:

• Kubernetes Platform Architecture: Design, implement, and continuously improve Kubernetes platform architecture for healthcare applications, including cluster management, upgrades, scalability, and standardized configurations across multiple environments.
• Deployment Standardization: Establish and maintain consistent deployment practices using Helm, Kustomize, and GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux to enable reliable, repeatable, and automated application deployments.
• CI/CD Engineering: Architect and manage enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, automated quality checks, release governance, and deployment controls.
• Infrastructure as Code: Lead the Infrastructure as Code strategy by developing reusable Terraform modules, implementing configuration management practices, and introducing policy‑as‑code solutions to improve infrastructure consistency and automation.
• Reliability and Observability: Define and implement observability standards, Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), monitoring, and alerting strategies. Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post‑incident reviews to improve platform reliability.
• Security and Compliance: Drive infrastructure security and regulatory compliance, including HIPAA requirements, audit readiness, secrets management, role‑based access control (RBAC), network policies, and container image hardening.
• Cloud Cost Optimization: Own cloud financial management (FinOps) initiatives by implementing resource rightsizing, autoscaling, reserved capacity strategies, and cost monitoring to achieve measurable infrastructure savings.
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability: Design, implement, and regularly test disaster recovery, backup, business continuity, and high‑availability strategies to minimize service disruptions.
• Technical Leadership and Mentoring: Mentor engineering team members, conduct architecture and code reviews, establish technical standards, and create documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge‑sharing resources.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner with development, security, and leadership teams to define platform requirements, influence technical decisions, and establish a long‑term infrastructure roadmap.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure automation, developer self‑service capabilities, deployment efficiency, operational performance, and overall platform maturity.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Systems Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Platform Engineering.
• At least 3 years of hands‑on experience managing and operating Kubernetes environments in production.
• Expert‑level knowledge of Kubernetes administration, preferably with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Amazon EKS, or OpenShift.
• Strong experience with Docker, Helm, and Kustomize for containerization and application deployment management.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining large‑scale CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins.
• Advanced Terraform expertise, including reusable module development, infrastructure state management, and automation practices.
• Experience with Ansible or other configuration management tools.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly cloud networking, identity management, security, and cost optimization. Multi‑cloud experience is an advantage.
• Practical experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, or ELK Stack.
• Demonstrated ability to lead production incident management, troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, conduct root cause analysis, and deliver measurable reliability improvements.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, infrastructure governance, high availability, disaster recovery, and scalable system architecture.
• Experience working in healthcare or other regulated environments, with knowledge of HIPAA, HITRUST, or SOC 2 compliance requirements, is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with GitOps practices, service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd, and policy engines such as OPA/Gatekeeper or Kyverno.
• Knowledge of FinOps methodologies and cloud cost management tools such as Kubecost and Azure Cost Management.
• Relevant professional certifications are advantageous, including Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer, or HashiCorp Terraform Associate.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving abilities, with a strong focus on system reliability and operational excellence.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, security, and business teams.
• Proven mentoring and technical leadership capabilities, including the ability to establish standards and guide engineering teams toward best practices.

Benefits:

• Work arrangement: Remote opportunity based in India.
• Employment type: Full-time position.
• Technical ownership: Opportunity to lead and influence the architecture of a critical healthcare technology platform.
• Career development: Exposure to advanced Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, DevOps automation, and enterprise platform engineering.
• Leadership opportunities: Ability to mentor engineers, influence technical strategy, and establish engineering standards.
• Meaningful impact: Contribute to technology solutions that support healthcare professionals and improve patient care.
• Innovation-driven environment: Work with modern cloud-native technologies, automation frameworks, and scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Professional growth: Opportunity to strengthen expertise in cloud security, compliance, reliability engineering, and FinOps.
• Collaborative culture: Work alongside cross‑functional engineering, development, security, and leadership teams.