DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer

Notice Period: (Immediate Joiner - Only) Duration: 6 Months (Possible Extension) Shift Timing: 11:30 AM 9:30 PM IST About the Role We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer to join on a contract basis. The ideal candidate will be hands-on with Kubernetes (preferably GKE), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Helm), and cloud-based deployment pipelines. This role demands deep system understanding, proactive monitoring, and infrastructure optimization skills. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement resilient deployment strategies (Blue-Green, Canary, GitOps). Configure and maintain observability tools (logs, metrics, traces, alerts). Optimize backend service performance through code and infra reviews (Node.js, Django, Go, Java). Tune and troubleshoot GKE workloads, HPA configs, ingress setups, and node pools. Build and manage Terraform modules for infrastructure (VPC, CloudSQL, Pub/Sub, Secrets). Lead or participate in incident response and root cause analysis using logs, traces, and dashboards. Reduce configuration drift and standardize secrets, tagging, and infra consistency across environments. Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines and rollout practices. Required Skills & Experience: 5-10 years in DevOps, SRE, Platform, or Backend Infrastructure roles. Strong coding/scripting skills and ability to review production-grade backend code. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production, preferably on GKE. Proficient in Terraform, Helm, GitHub Actions, and GitOps tools (ArgoCD or Flux). Deep knowledge of Cloud architecture (IAM, VPCs, Workload Identity, CloudSQL, Secret Management). Systems thinking understands failure domains, cascading issues, timeout limits, and recovery strategies. Strong communication and documentation skills capable of driving improvements through PRs and design reviews. Tech Stack & Tools Cloud & Orchestration: GKE, Kubernetes IaC & CI/CD: Terraform, Helm, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD/Flux Monitoring & Alerting: Datadog, PagerDuty Databases & Networking: CloudSQL, Cloudflare Security & Access Control: Secret Management, IAM Driving Results: A good single contributor and a good team player. Flexible attitude towards work, as per the needs. Proactively identify & communicate issues and risks. Other Personal Characteristics: Dynamic, engaging, self-reliant developer. Ability to deal with ambiguity. Manage a collaborative and analytical approach. Self-confident and humble. Open to continuous learning Intelligent, rigorous thinker who can operate successfully amongst bright people