Devops Engineer

Title: Senior DevOps EngineerLocation: India (Remote)About Us:Platform9: A Better Way to Go Cloud Native

Platform9 is the leader in simplifying enterprise Private Clouds. Founded by a team of VMware cloud pioneers, we are dedicated to transforming IT operations. Our flagship product, Private Cloud Director, turns your existing hardware into a full-featured, future-ready private cloud. We innovate across what we build and how we deliver it, staying focused on a next-generation, open private cloud while holding ourselves to one standard: exceptional customer outcomes.

Enterprises are selecting Platform9 to replace legacy virtualization because it eliminates operational risk and complexity. Private Cloud Director is designed for the experienced infrastructure team, offering a familiar GUI experience for managing VMs and containers, seamless integration with your existing hardware and third-party storage, and critical enterprise features (HA/DR, scale, reliability) built-in. This enables IT teams to gain robust API control and a user experience they trust—rooted in customer obsession and an owner’s mindset. We share context quickly and candidly to keep decisions moving.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the success of a rapidly growing company. We offer a fast-paced and collaborative work environment where you will have the opportunity to learn and grow your skills.

Responsibilities

* Design, implement, and maintain our cloud infrastructure on AWS, including Kubernetes clusters, OpenStack environments, and supporting services.

* Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools like Terraform.

* Implement and manage monitoring and logging solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and other relevant tools.

* Develop and maintain internal tooling and scripts to improve operational efficiency.

* Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to infrastructure, applications, and performance.

* Collaborate with engineering teams to implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines.

* Participate in on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 availability of critical services.

* Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and trends in cloud computing and DevOps.

Qualifications

2-4 years of experience in a DevOps or SRE role, with a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and operations.

* Extensive experience with Kubernetes, including cluster administration, deployment strategies, and troubleshooting.

* Experience with OpenStack is highly desirable, but not required.

* Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible.

* Strong scripting skills in Python or similar languages.

* Strong programming skills in Golang or similar languages.

* Strong configuration management skills with Salt, Chef or similar languages.

* Experience with Observability tools like Prometheus, Cortex, Grafana, and Loki.

* Experience with CI/CD tools and best practices.

* Experience with administrating and debugging on Linux-based operating systems.

* Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

* Strong communication and collaboration skills.

* Strong incident management experience.

Bonus Points

* Experience with EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).

* Experience with Cluster API, Cluster API Provider for AWS

* Experience with managing on-premise infrastructure.

* Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and AI-powered observability tools.

* Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.