Our client is seeking a DevOps / Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate an enterprise-grade, immutable appliance for the Elevator Management System (EMS). EMS is deployed on PCs running Ubuntu and MicroK8s and may also be delivered as a virtual appliance. This role focuses on building repeatable, image-based platforms that are easy to deploy, patch, upgrade, and service in the field, while selectively applying contemporary cloud DevOps practices.

Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain an immutable appliance platform based on Ubuntu and MicroK8s for EMS.
- Build and maintain EMS as both a physical and virtual appliance where required.
- Own the full platform lifecycle: OS builds, Kubernetes deployment, application delivery, patching, upgrades, and rollback.
- Create repeatable, image-based system builds (gold images) for physical and virtual EMS deployments.
- Deploy, operate, and upgrade MicroK8s clusters on physical PCs, virtual machines, or small servers.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for container images, Kubernetes manifests, and Helm charts.




- Automate provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and recovery using scripting and configuration management.
- Ensure systems are reliable and serviceable in field, on-prem, and low-connectivity environments.
- Monitor system and application health and continuously improve platform reliability.
- Collaborate closely with development, QA, product, and operations teams.

Required Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience with Ubuntu Linux (18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04/24.04), MicroK8s or other self-managed Kubernetes clusters, Helm, and core Kubernetes concepts.
- Experience building immutable or image-based systems using tools such as Packer, custom ISO builds, virtual appliance images, or disk/image pipelines, with a strong focus on minimizing configuration drift.
- Experience owning OS-level build, system hardening, security patching, upgrades, and rollback strategies for long-lived systems.
- Experience supporting field

📌 DevOps Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Golden Technology
📍 Hyderabad