DevOps Engineer

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer who has expertise in setting up and managing both On-Premises and Cloud-based Kubernetes Clusters with Istio or other service mesh tools. Strong knowledge of Linux, reverse proxy servers, message brokers, memory data stores, databases, and API Gateway solutions is required. Familiarity with AWS services is essential, and knowledge of Azure is a plus. Roles and Responsibilities Serve as the primary point of contact between client stakeholders and internal technical teams. Understand and monitor the health of on-premise Kubernetes clusters and assist in reporting issues or anomalies. Coordinate with DevOps teams to ensure CI/CD pipeline reliability (eg, Jenkins or equivalent). Track system performance metrics using tools like Prometheus and Grafana; prepare and deliver actionable reports to stakeholders. Document incidents and coordinate root cause analysis (RCA) with engineering teams. Maintain structured and clear documentation of environments, processes, and changes. Communicate technical issues and resolutions in a clear, non-technical language to clients and management. Understanding of basic networking concepts (eg, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls, ports) for effective troubleshooting and communication with technical. Desired Skills/Background Overall 7+ Years of experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining on-premises Kubernetes Cluster with Istio for Dev, QA, and Production environments. Familiarity with monitoring and visualization tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. Exposure to Linux server environments and basic administrative concepts. Experience working with or understanding the ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) stack is a plus. Knowledge of Shell scripting is an advantage. Collaborate with development teams to ensure proper deployment of applications onto the cluster. Develop and maintain Microservice Pods, Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, and Istio Gateway, as we'll as other Kubernetes configurations. Monitor and troubleshoot cluster and application performance and capacity issues. Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for deploying and testing containerized applications. Utilize Helm charts for managing Kubernetes deployments and releases. Configure networking and security settings for both on-premises Kubernetes clusters with Istio and Cloud-based Kubernetes clusters or VM-based setups. Employ monitoring solutions like Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenSearch dashboards to monitor the cluster and application