Senior DevOps Engineer

Appit LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

APPIT Software Solutions in San Francisco, USA is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead transformations by building resilient multi-cloud infrastructure, automating deployments at scale, and driving platform reliability for enterprise SaaS products.

You will architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines across AWS and GCP, optimize uptime to 99.99%, design zero-downtime rollout strategies, and mentor engineers while enforcing security guardrails and IaC best practices.

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of DevOps or infra experience in high-scale production environments.
• Expertise in AWS or GCP with multi-account governance and networking.
• Strong Kubernetes knowledge including operators, admission controllers, and autoscaling.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain multi-cloud CI/CD pipelines for hundreds of microservices.
• Lead infra reliability improvements to 99.99% uptime.
• Design zero-downtime deployments (blue-green, canary).
• Mentor engineers on IaC patterns and incident response.
• Drive cloud cost optimization with automated rightsizing.
• Establish security guardrails with policy-as-code tools like OPA/Kyverno.

Skills

DevOps

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP

CI/CD

Communication

Tools

Terraform (IaC)

Kubernetes (Cluster mgmt)

OpenTelemetry

Job description

APPIT Software Solutions is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer in San Francisco, USA. Lead DevOps transformation initiatives by building resilient multi-cloud infrastructure, automating deployments at scale, and driving platform reliability for enterprise SaaS products.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain multi-cloud CI/CD pipelines supporting hundreds of microservices across AWS and GCP
• Lead infrastructure reliability improvements targeting 99.99% uptime SLAs for production systems
• Design and implement zero-downtime deployment strategies including blue-green and canary releases
• Mentor junior engineers on DevOps best practices, IaC patterns, and incident response procedures
• Drive cost optimization initiatives across cloud infrastructure with automated rightsizing recommendations
• Establish and maintain security guardrails for infrastructure using policy-as-code tools like OPA and Kyverno

Requirements

• 6-9 years of DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience in high-scale production environments
• Deep expertise in AWS or GCP with multi-account/project governance and networking
• Advanced Kubernetes knowledge including custom operators, admission controllers, and cluster autoscaling
• Strong experience with Terraform at scale including module design, state management, and CI integration
• Proven track record of reducing MTTR and improving deployment frequency in enterprise settings
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams

Nice to Have

• Experience with platform engineering and internal developer portals (Backstage)
• Background in distributed systems observability with OpenTelemetry

About APPIT Software Solutions

APPIT Software Solutions is a leading technology company building AI-powered enterprise products. Join 150+ professionals working on cutting-edge solutions in AI/ML, cloud computing, and digital transformation. We offer competitive salaries, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for career growth across our global offices.