Staff DevOps Engineer

Cielo Projects; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Velotic is seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to join the Smart Factory Cloud Team. You will design and manage scalable, secure cloud environments on AWS, and drive automation across CI/CD pipelines and IaC.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with global teams, and champion secure SDLC practices while optimizing performance of PostgreSQL databases and cloud resources. This role demands hands-on expertise and strong leadership in a fast-paced SaaS setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps/SaaS Ops within public cloud (AWS preferred).
• Strong AWS cloud services, networking, security, and cost optimization expertise.
• Deep containerized deployments with EKS and ArgoCD.
• Hands-on with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions and Jenkins; GitOps experience.
• IaC expertise using Terraform, Crossplane or CloudFormation.
• Database management with PostgreSQL and AWS RDS.
• Monitoring/logging with OpenTelemetry, SignalFX and Splunk.
• Scripting skills in Python or Bash.
• Solid ITIL, Agile, and DevOps practices understanding.
• Excellent collaboration across global teams and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable and secure cloud environments on AWS.
• Manage and optimize AWS services (VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, AppStream).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD.
• Define and implement IaC with Terraform, Crossplane or CloudFormation.
• Establish monitoring with OpenTelemetry, SignalFX, CloudWatch and Splunk.
• Develop automation scripts and tooling.
• Troubleshoot and optimize PostgreSQL/RDS for performance and reliability.
• Enforce security best practices and secure SDLC processes.
• Drive ITIL and Agile methodologies to improve operations and incident management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a distributed environment and mentor juniors.

Skills

DevOps

CloudOps

SaaS Ops

Python scripting

Tools

AWS

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Terraform

Crossplane

CloudFormation

OpenTelemetry

SignalFX

Splunk

PostgreSQL

Job description

Velotic™ is a leading independent industrial software company providing data‑driven solutions that improve manufacturing efficiency, productivity, and operational insight. Serving customers across manufacturing, oil & gas, utilities, and infrastructure, the company generates more than $300 million in revenue. Velotic’s portfolio, anchored by Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx, supports the growing data and performance requirements of industrial operators globally, with an emphasis on AI‑enabled manufacturing and industrial software.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff DevOps Engineer to join our Smart Factory Cloud Team. This role requires deep expertise in AWS, cloud infrastructure, automation and CI/CD practices to support and enhance our enterprise SaaS platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong hands‑on background in building and managing scalable, secure and resilient cloud environments, with a strong passion for process optimization and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain highly scalable and secure cloud environments on AWS.
• Manage and optimize AWS services including VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, AppStream and other key cloud components.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD and GitOps methodologies.
• Define and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform/OpenTofu, Crossplane or CloudFormation.
• Establish and improve monitoring and alerting solutions using OpenTelemetry (Otel), SignalFX, CloudWatch and Splunk.
• Develop automation scripts and tools using GitHub Actions, Jenkins or other scripting languages.
• Basic troubleshooting and optimize PostgreSQL, SQL and RDS databases for performance and reliability.
• Enforce security best practices in cloud environments and advocate for secure SDLC processes.
• Drive adoption of ITIL and Agile methodologies to ensure efficient operations and incident management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a geographically distributed environment.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership to the DevOps team.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of strong hands‑on experience in DevOps, CloudOps or SaaS Ops, managing large-scale enterprise SaaS applications in public cloud (preferably AWS).
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services, networking, security and cost optimization.
• Deep understanding of containerized application deployments using EKS and ArgoCD.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins and GitOps methodologies.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Crossplane or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of database management with PostgreSQL, MS SQL or AWS RDS.
• Experience in setting up monitoring and logging solutions using OpenTelemetry, SignalFX and Splunk.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash or other scripting tools.
• Excellent understanding of ITIL, Agile methodologies and DevOps best practices.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across global teams.
• Ability to work in fast‑paced, high-pressure environments and drive initiatives independently.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience setting up enterprise SaaS environments from scratch.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and best practices in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with compliance standards such as SOC2, ISO 27001 and GDPR.