L2 DevOps Engineer

Location: Pune
Department: Engineering

Summary: We are seeking an experienced L2 DevOps Engineer with over 5+ years of experience to design, implement, and manage infrastructure and deployment pipelines across hybrid environments, including on-premises data centers and cloud platforms. This role requires expertise in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, IaC, CI/CD, and monitoring tools, along with strong troubleshooting and security practices. You will work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure delivery of enterprise-grade applications, while also mentoring junior team members and driving automation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and support hybrid infrastructure, including physical data centers and AWS/Azure services.
• Design and implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, and Helm; manage GitOps deployments with ArgoCD/Flux.
• Configure and maintain Kubernetes clusters (EKS), ensuring scalability and high availability.
• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bitbucket, and GitHub.
• Automate deployments, scaling, and monitoring processes.
• Set up and maintain observability using Grafana, Prometheus, and other monitoring tools.
• Perform root cause analysis of performance issues and participate in on-call support.
• Manage SSL/TLS and code signing certificates and implement best practices for infrastructure security.
• Work with cross-functional teams to improve infrastructure reliability and delivery processes.
• Maintain clear documentation and contribute to knowledge sharing and incident post-mortems.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or related roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS and Azure cloud services.
• Solid experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools and GitOps.
• Proven experience with Kubernetes/EKS setup and operations.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and observability tools and incident/on-call management.
• Scripting and automation skills in Python, TypeScript, and Bash/shell.
• Good understanding of networking, Linux/Windows Server administration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with data streaming and CDC pipelines and administering relational and in-memory data stores.
• Configuration management and server automation experience with SaltStack and/or Ansible.
• Experience managing SSL/code signing certificates and understanding of security best practices and compliance frameworks.

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate in weekly/bi-weekly team meetings and contribute to on-call rotations.
• Mentoring and knowledge-sharing mindset.