Bangalore, Karnataka
Job Summary

Experience

8+ Years

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 8+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-native platforms. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in DevOps automation, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), observability, cloud technologies, and production operations. The role requires solid problem-solving skills and a reliability-first mindset to drive operational excellence and platform stability.

Key Responsibilities

Site Reliability Engineering

Design, implement, and maintain reliable, scalable, and resilient infrastructure.
Define and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Error Budgets.
Ensure high availability and performance of mission-critical applications.
Lead incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and postmortem reviews.
Drive reliability improvements through automation and proactive monitoring.

DevOps & Automation

Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tools.
Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operational processes.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
Enable self-service platform capabilities and reduce operational toil through automation.

Kubernetes & Container Platforms

Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters in cloud or hybrid environments.
Manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
Implement deployment strategies such as Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling Deployments.
Ensure platform security, scalability,



and fault tolerance.

Cloud Operations

Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Monitor cloud resource utilization, availability, and performance.
Implement cloud security best practices, IAM, RBAC, and governance controls.
Support disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.

Observability & Monitoring

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
Develop dashboards and operational metrics to track platform health.
Improve MTTR through observability and automation.
Perform capacity planning and performance tuning.

Collaboration

Partner with Development, QA, Security, and Architecture teams.
Promote DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE best practices across teams.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical leadership initiatives.
Skill Requirements

Cloud Platforms

AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Containerization & Orchestration

Kubernetes
Docker
Helm

CI/CD Tools

Jenkins
Azure DevOps
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform
Ansible
CloudFormation (Preferred)

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus
Grafana
Splunk
ELK / EFK Stack
AppDynamics or Dynatrace

Scripting & Programming

Python
Bash/Shell Scripting
PowerShell (Preferred)

Source Control





Git
GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket

Operating Systems

Linux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)

Good to Have

OpenShift Administration
Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd)
Kafka/Event Streaming Platforms
Security & Compliance Automation
Chaos Engineering
FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization
MLOps Exposure
DevSecOps Implementation Experience

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Operations, or Site Reliability Engineering.
Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
Experience supporting large-scale production environments.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Key Success Metrics

Platform Availability of 99.9% or higher
Reduced Incident Volume and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)
Increased Deployment Frequency and Release Reliability
Improved Automation Coverage
Enhanced Infrastructure Security, Scalability, and Reliability

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📌 Senior Technical Lead (India)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 India