Lead DevOps Engineer

We are seeking a talented DevOps SRE to join our team and help ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our Cloud Services and Kubernetes infrastructure. You will work closely with our development, operations, and infrastructure teams to design, implement, and maintain our Cloud infrastructure hosted within Azure and AWS. You will be responsible for monitoring the health and performance of the Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes environments, optimizing resource utilization, and implementing automation to streamline operations. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team and contribute to the success of our cloud-native applications.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Design, deploy, and maintain highly available and scalable AWS and Azure infrastructure
• Maintain infrastructure using Terraform and deployment pipelines
• Collaborate with product development and operations teams to ensure smooth integration of applications into the Kubernetes (EKS) environment
• Monitor (Grafana/Prometheus/Graylog) the health and performance of Vendavo Cloud services and Kubernetes clusters, implementing proactive measures to prevent issues
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents
• Optimize resource allocation and utilization
• Automate deployment, configuration, and monitoring of Kubernetes clusters using infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools
• Implement and maintain CI/CD (Azure) pipelines for deploying applications
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance and implement best practices for securing infrastructure
• Be an SME within the Cloud handling requests, issues and escalations as needed
• Participate in capacity planning and performance tuning of the AWS and Azure infrastructure
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystem

THE SKILLS

• 8+ years proven experience managing Azure/AWS infrastructure and Production Grade Kubernetes clusters
• Strong experience in designing, deploying, and managing Azure or AWS infrastructure in a Production environment
• Ability to work independently and as a team and multi-task to a high degree
• In-depth knowledge of AWS, Azure/Kubernetes architecture, components, and best practices
• Proficient in core Cloud services, including VPC, VNET, RG’s, IAM, App Services
• Experience with AWS/Azure backup, recovery and replication
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools Prometheus, Grafana, and Graylog
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols in the context of Kubernetes
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python)
• Excellent experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure Pipelines
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

• AWS/Azure certified
• Terraform certification (HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate)
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies like Istio
• Understanding of DevOps principles and practices
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible and Chef

THE BENEFITS

• Professional growth and Development opportunities.
• Working within a team of friendly, skilled people where help is always within reach
• Flexible working hours
• 4 recharge days, where the entire company goes on a brief pause in all geographies for 1 day each quarter. This day can be spent in whatever way helps you recharge, to regain energy, and dive back into the next workday
• High-end laptop (Dell or Mac)
• Competitive pay and bonus
• 18 vacation days in a year in addition to 15 days Sick Leave/ Casual leave per calendar year.
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time off per year
• 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave.
• Health Insurance of up to 7 lacs for self, spouse, 4 dependent children, and parents. 100% of the premium is paid by Vendavo and it covers the employee, spouse, children, and their parents.
• Group Term Insurance coverage up to three times of their Annual CTC . Dependents are not covered.
• Group Personal Accident coverage up to three times of Annual CTC. Dependents are not covered.
• Provident fund contributions