DevOps Architect

As a Senior DevOps Engineer / Solutions Architect at Applore Technologies, you will be responsible for leading and managing the DevOps function for large-scale, high-traffic production systems. Your role will involve hands-on experience in building, deploying, and managing containerised services, Kubernetes clusters, serverless architectures, and cloud-native applications. You are expected to be a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise to design highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable systems. **Key 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 optimize system performance, resource utilization, 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. **Qualifications Required:** - 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, containerized 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 optimization. - 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 optimization 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. (Note: Additional details about the company were not provided in the job description.),