Staff Software Engineer I - Kubernetes,ArgoCD

JDA Software; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Yonder, a leader in AI-driven supply chain solutions, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer with deep DevOps, SRE, and Kubernetes platform expertise. You will architect and operate enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms, drive reliability, automation, and operational excellence, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud-native platforms at scale.

You will provide technical leadership on Kubernetes platform strategy, influence engineering best practices, and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
• Hands-on expertise in DevOps, SRE, CI/CD, Infrastructure Automation, and Cloud Engineering.
• Proven experience implementing GitOps practices using ArgoCD.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes platform architecture, cluster operations, and troubleshooting at enterprise scale.
• Expert-level with Kubernetes tooling such as Helm, Kustomize, kubectl, cluster APIs, and platform engineering frameworks.
• Experience leading Kubernetes migration, modernization, and cloud-native transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, alerting, logging, and production operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes-native platform solutions.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and platform standardization.
• Improve developer experience through self-service infrastructure and deployment automation.
• Lead architecture discussions and establish Kubernetes and DevOps platform standards across engineering teams.
• Define and evolve enterprise Kubernetes platform architecture, standards, and multi-cluster/multi-region strategies.
• Operate production Kubernetes clusters across cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Kubernetes

GitOps

CI/CD

IaC

Automation

Python

Go

Shell

Terraform

Monitoring

Tools

ArgoCD

Docker

Helm

Kustomize

kubectl

Terraform

Istio

Job description

Job Description Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Platforms, Kubernetes, and GitOps practices. This role will architect, scale, and operate enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms while driving reliability, scalability, automation, and operational excellence across critical enterprise applications and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership on Kubernetes platform strategy, influence engineering best practices, and partner with cross-functional teams to build resilient, secure, and highly available cloud-native platforms at scale. This position requires deep hands‑on experience with Kubernetes architecture, ArgoCD, GitOps methodologies, Infrastructure Automation, and Production Engineering.

What You’ll Do

DevOps & Platform Engineering

Design, build, and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes-native platform solutions. Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and platform standardization initiatives. Improve developer experience through self-service infrastructure and deployment automation. Lead architecture discussions and establish Kubernetes and DevOps platform standards across engineering teams.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Define and champion reliability standards, SLAs, SLOs, and operational excellence frameworks. Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement programs. Drive performance optimization, scalability enhancements, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategies. Build proactive monitoring, observability, and alerting capabilities to improve system health and availability.

GitOps & Automation

Architect and manage GitOps practices using ArgoCD for multi-cluster Kubernetes application delivery. Automate application deployment, configuration management, and environment provisioning. Establish deployment governance, release management processes, and operational controls. Ensure secure, consistent, and auditable deployments across all environments.

Kubernetes & Cloud Infrastructure

Define and evolve enterprise Kubernetes platform architecture, standards, and multi‑cluster/multi‑region deployment strategies. Design, deploy, and operate production Kubernetes clusters at scale across cloud environments (EKS, AKS, GKE, or equivalent). Build and optimize containerized platform solutions using Docker and Kubernetes for high availability and performance. Lead adoption of Kubernetes‑native tooling including Helm, Kustomize, operators, and service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, or equivalent). Drive cluster lifecycle management including upgrades, autoscaling, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and cost optimization. Architect Kubernetes networking, ingress, storage (CSI), CNI, and workload isolation patterns for complex enterprise workloads. Establish Kubernetes security frameworks including RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, secrets management, and DevSecOps integration. Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform or equivalent technologies for cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure. Partner with Security and Engineering teams to implement platform governance, compliance, and operational controls.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across DevOps and platform teams. Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Security stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives. Participate in architecture reviews and technology roadmap discussions. Work closely with global teams across EMEA and US regions. Demonstrate flexibility to work across overlapping business hours and shifts when required to support global stakeholders and critical production environments.

What We Are Looking For

• 12+ years of experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Strong hands‑on expertise in DevOps, SRE, CI/CD, Infrastructure Automation, and Cloud Engineering.
• Proven experience implementing GitOps practices using ArgoCD.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes platform architecture, cluster operations, and troubleshooting at enterprise scale, including Docker, Microservices, and Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proven experience architecting, deploying, and operating large‑scale production Kubernetes platforms in enterprise environments.
• Expert‑level hands‑on experience with Kubernetes tooling such as Helm, Kustomize, kubectl, cluster APIs, and platform engineering frameworks.
• Experience leading Kubernetes migration, modernization, and cloud‑native transformation initiatives across multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals, container orchestration patterns, and cloud‑native architecture at scale.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, alerting, logging, and production operations.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, ELK, New Relic, or similar platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting, incident management, root cause analysis, and production support experience.
• Experience developing automation and operational tooling using Python, Shell, Go, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and reliability engineering principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and technical leadership skills.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across EMEA and US regions.
• Ability to drive technical decisions, define Kubernetes platform roadmaps, influence engineering practices, and lead large‑scale platform initiatives.
• Flexibility to collaborate with global stakeholders across multiple time zones and support business‑critical operations when needed.

Our Values

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here:

Core Values

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

A Culture, Not just a Company

Our culture is built on collaboration, respect and having fun whenever possible. This along with ensuring we live our Core Values, enables us to learn, grow, create customer value, and manage the well‑being of our collective ecosystem of partners, customers and associates alike. We rise each day with an unwavering commitment to lifelong learning, collaborating with respect, and operating with integrity.

What do we do?

Blue Yonder is the AI company for supply chain. As the world leader in end-to-end digital supply chain transformation, Blue Yonder offers a unified, AI‑driven platform and multi‑tier network that empowers businesses to operate sustainably, scale profitably, and delight their customers—all at machine speed. A pioneer in applying AI solutions to the most complicated supply chain challenges, Blue Yonder’s modern innovations and unmatched industry expertise help more than 3,000 retailers, manufacturers, and logistics service providers confidently navigate supply chain complexity and disruption.

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