Senior Technical Lead

Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Summary

Skill / Category

Mandatory / Non-Mandatory

Evaluation Focus

Rationale

GCP Cloud Platform Engineering & Operations

Mandatory

Design, deployment and operation of secure, scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure, networking, IAM and platform services

Core platform hosting environment for the Vault ecosystem.

Kubernetes (GKE) Platform Administration & Engineering

Mandatory

Cluster management, scaling, upgrades, networking, ingress, troubleshooting and production support

Critical technology underpinning cloud-native workloads.

Cloud Infrastructure Automation (Terraform) & Infrastructure as Code

Mandatory

Automated provisioning, configuration management, platform consistency and lifecycle management

Essential for scalable and repeatable platform operations.

CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation

Mandatory

Automated build, deployment, testing and release management pipelines

Supports efficient and reliable delivery of platform changes.

Cloud Networking, Identity & Security Engineering

Mandatory

VPC design, connectivity, IAM, secrets management, platform security controls and secure operations

Ensures cloud services remain secure and compliant.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Service Ownership

Mandatory

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Service Ownership
SLI/SLO Management & Reliability Optimization
Observability Engineering (Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry)
Incident, Problem & Operational Readiness Management
Cloud Platform Troubleshooting & Production Support
Engineering Coaching & SRE Adoption

Core expectation of the role.

Platform Resilience, Capacity Planning & Disaster Recovery

Mandatory

Service recovery, resilience testing, capacity management and business continuity planning

Required to support highly available services.

Istio Service Mesh & Service Communication Architecture

Mandatory

Traffic management, service-to-service communication, security policies and observability

Key component of modern cloud-native architecture.

Kafka Integration Platform Operations

Mandatory





Understanding of Kafka platform operations, integrations, event-driven architectures and reliability considerations

Supports critical platform connectivity and event processing.

Cloud Database Platforms (AlloyDB/PostgreSQL)

Mandatory

Database operations, availability, backup, performance and platform integration support

Important for managing dependent cloud-native services.

Platform Engineering & Developer Enablement

Mandatory

Building reusable platform capabilities, self-service tooling and engineering standards

Enables scalable platform adoption and operational maturity.

Cross-Functional Engineering & Supplier Collaboration

Mandatory

Working with engineering, product, SRE and supplier teams to deliver and support services

Necessary to ensure successful platform outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Skill / Category

Mandatory / Non-Mandatory

Evaluation Focus

Rationale

GCP Cloud Platform Engineering & Operations

Mandatory

Design, deployment and operation of secure, scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure, networking, IAM and platform services

Core platform hosting environment for the Vault ecosystem.

Kubernetes (GKE) Platform Administration & Engineering

Mandatory

Cluster management, scaling, upgrades, networking, ingress, troubleshooting and production support

Critical technology underpinning cloud-native workloads.

Cloud Infrastructure Automation (Terraform) & Infrastructure as Code

Mandatory

Automated provisioning, configuration management, platform consistency and lifecycle management

Essential for scalable and repeatable platform operations.

CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation

Mandatory

Automated build, deployment,



testing and release management pipelines

Supports effective and reliable delivery of platform changes.

Cloud Networking, Identity & Security Engineering

Mandatory

VPC design, connectivity, IAM, secrets management, platform security controls and secure operations

Ensures cloud services remain secure and compliant.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Service Ownership

Mandatory

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Service Ownership
SLI/SLO Management & Reliability Optimization
Observability Engineering (Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry)
Incident, Problem & Operational Readiness Management
Cloud Platform Troubleshooting & Production Support
Engineering Coaching & SRE Adoption

Core expectation of the role.

Platform Resilience, Capacity Planning & Disaster Recovery

Mandatory

Service recovery, resilience testing, capacity management and business continuity planning

Required to support highly available services.

Istio Service Mesh & Service Communication Architecture

Mandatory

Traffic management, service-to-service communication, security policies and observability

Key component of modern cloud-native architecture.

Kafka Integration Platform Operations

Mandatory

Understanding of Kafka platform operations, integrations, event-driven architectures and reliability considerations

Supports critical platform connectivity and event processing.

Cloud Database Platforms (AlloyDB/PostgreSQL)

Mandatory

Database operations, availability, backup, performance and platform integration support

Key for managing dependent cloud-native services.

Platform Engineering & Developer Enablement

Mandatory

Building reusable platform capabilities, self-service tooling and engineering standards

Enables scalable platform adoption and operational maturity.

Cross-Functional Engineering & Supplier Collaboration

Mandatory

Working with engineering, product, SRE and supplier teams to deliver and support services

Necessary to ensure successful platform outcomes.

Skill Requirements

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