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We are seeking a Senior / Principal DevOps / Platform Engineer to own and operate the full infrastructure lifecycle for a production-grade, cloud-native platform operating under strict security and compliance requirements. This is an end-to-end platform ownership role. You will design and provision cloud infrastructure, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, support production operations and continuously improve reliability, scalability and security. The platform supports modern application workloads running on Kubernetes, integrates with managed data services, and services business-critical use cases. The candidate will work closely with senior architects and engineers in a small, experienced team. This role has direct responsibility for production systems with minimal bureaucracy between engineering and operations. Responsibilities Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering - Design, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure across production, staging, and development environments. - Operate and optimize managed Kubernetes clusters, including: - Node pools - Autoscaling - Cluster upgrades - Maintenance windows - Pod Disruption Budgets (PDBs) - Maintain Kubernetes manifests using Kustomize. - Implement cloud-native workload identity and eliminate credential-based authentication. - Configure and manage networking components including: - Virtual Networks (VNets) - Subnets - Security Groups - Private Endpoints - DNS - Network Peering CI/CD & Release Engineering - Design, build, and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. - Implement secure branch protection and setting promotion strategies. - Manage container image publishing and artifact versioning. - Enforce security scanning, code quality gates, and container vulnerability checks. - Maintain release workflows and controlled deployment processes. - Create local development environments aligned with production configurations. Observability - Own platform monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing. - Implement OpenTelemetry instrumentation. - Build dashboards for: - Platform health - API performance - Database metrics - Cache efficiency - CI/CD pipeline performance - Define alerting strategies and incident response workflows. - Maintain long-term log retention for compliance. - Develop production troubleshooting documentation and runbooks. Secrets & Configuration Management - Manage centralized secrets using HSM-backed key management. - Maintain Kubernetes ConfigMaps and Secrets through Git-based workflows. - Implement managed identities and role-based access control (RBAC). - Ensure strict separation of environments and secure configuration management. Container Platform Management - Build and maintain hardened enterprise container images. - Optimize Docker builds using multi-stage builds and caching. - Enforce immutable production containers. - Manage enterprise container registries, retention policies, and cleanup processes. Database & Data Infrastructure - Administer production PostgreSQL databases. - Implement: - Connection pooling - Secure authentication - Zero-downtime migrations - Backup & Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) - Manage Redis clusters for caching and session management. - Configure cloud object storage lifecycle and access policies. - Support data orchestration workflows and secure analytics platform connectivity. Security & Compliance - Configure Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and edge security services. - Manage API Gateway authentication, authorization, throttling, and monitoring. - Enforce Kubernetes Network Policies. - Conduct infrastructure and container vulnerability assessments. - Maintain encryption, audit logging, and compliance controls. - Participate in security architecture reviews and threat modeling. Observability & Monitoring - Own platform monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing. - Implement OpenTelemetry instrumentation. - Build dashboards for: - Platform health - API performance - Database metrics - Cache efficiency - CI/CD pipeline performance - Define alerting strategies and incident response workflows. - Maintain long-term log retention for compliance. - Develop production troubleshooting documentation and runbooks. Required Skills & QualificationsPlatform Engineering - 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure. - Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments. - Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure (AWS knowledge is a plus). - Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep. - Experience with Git-based infrastructure management. CI/CD & Automation - Strong experience with GitHub Actions. - Container image management and enterprise registries. - Secure CI/CD implementation. - Automated testing, scanning, and release pipelines. Cloud & Containers - Docker and Kubernetes expertise. - Container security best practices. - Registry lifecycle management. - Production container .
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