Job Description

This role is for one of our clients

Industry: Technology, Information and Media
Seniority level: Mid-senior level

Min Experience: 10 years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time
We are looking for a

Principal DevOps & Platform Reliability Engineer

to own the design, automation, and reliability of our cloud platforms. In this role, you will build highly available, scalable infrastructure and enable engineering teams to ship software safely and efficiently. You'll operate at the intersection of cloud architecture, automation, CI/CD, and production reliability, with a strong focus on engineering excellence and operational maturity.
This role is hands-on and strategic--ideal for engineers who enjoy building platforms, not just maintaining them.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Cloud Platform Architecture & Automation

Design and implement resilient, cloud-native infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments.
Build fully automated infrastructure using

Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, and cloud-native tooling

.
Establish standards for infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, and environment consistency.

CI/CD & Deployment Enablement

Architect and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for services running on cloud and container platforms.
Enable fast, safe, and repeatable deployments with minimal downtime.
Partner with application teams to streamline build, release, and deployment workflows.

Reliability, Monitoring & Observability

Design and operate fault-tolerant systems with strong monitoring, logging, and alerting.
Drive proactive improvements through performance testing, capacity planning, and failure analysis.
Improve platform reliability through automation, self-healing systems, and operational best practices.

DevOps Collaboration & Enablement

Work closely with development, security, and IT teams in a true DevOps operating model.
Support production releases and platform upgrades with a focus on stability and risk reduction.
Act as a technical mentor, influencing best practices across teams.

What You Bring

Core Experience

5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, or Cloud Operations roles.
Deep hands-on experience with

AWS, Azure, or GCP

.
Strong background in

Linux/Unix environments

and cloud networking fundamentals.
Extensive experience with

Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS)

, and containerized workloads.

Automation & Tooling

Advanced proficiency with

Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi

, or similar IaC tools.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines using

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI

, or equivalent.
Comfortable scripting or programming in

Python, Go, Java, or C++

.

Systems & Platform Knowledge

Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, load balancing, firewalls).
Experience operating data and messaging systems such as

MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka

.
Familiarity with cloud-native service management and deployment frameworks.

Nice to Have

10+ years in infrastructure, platform, or operations engineering.
Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures.
Exposure to advanced observability stacks and SRE practices.
Background in scaling high-traffic, production-grade platforms.

Key Skills & Keywords

DevOps Engineering o Platform Engineering o Site Reliability o Cloud Infrastructure o Kubernetes o Docker o Terraform o Ansible o CI/CD o AWS o GCP o Automation o Observability o Distributed Systems

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.