DevOps Architect

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of DevOps processes for high-traffic production systems in industries such as FinTech, Banking, E-commerce, or other large-scale transactional platforms.
• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS, GCP, and Azure, leveraging multiple services to meet application and business requirements.
• Implement and maintain Kubernetes-based container orchestration, serverless solutions, and microservices architectures.
• Ensure High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), failover strategies, and fallback mechanisms for critical production environments.
• Drive CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and deployment processes to ensure seamless delivery of applications.
• Monitor and optimise system performance, resource utilisation, and cost-efficiency across cloud environments.
• Establish best practices for security, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor, lead, and manage DevOps teams, providing guidance on architecture, automation, and production operations.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to translate technical requirements into reliable, scalable solutions.
• Evaluate emerging DevOps tools, technologies, and cloud services, ensuring continuous improvement of infrastructure and operational practices.
  

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in DevOps, cloud architecture, and infrastructure engineering, with proven experience in high-traffic, production-grade systems.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, containerised applications, and serverless architectures.
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure - with hands-on experience in multiple services (compute, storage, networking, database, security, monitoring).
• Proven track record of designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable systems with disaster recovery and fallback mechanisms.
• Strong experience in CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation/ARM templates), monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Expertise in networking, load balancing, proxy configuration, caching, and performance optimisation.
• Experience working in FinTech, Banking, E-commerce, or other high-transaction domains is highly preferred.
• Strong leadership qualities, with prior experience managing and mentoring DevOps teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure, and strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong understanding of security best practices, compliance requirements, and cost optimisation strategies.
• Experience with multi-cloud deployments and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Knowledge of advanced monitoring, tracing, and observability tools.
• Hands-on experience with edge computing, API gateways, and message queues.