Lead Engineer

Principle Tasks:

• Design and build a Kubernetes-based orchestration platform to replace the existing homegrown orchestration system.
• Partner with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to define technical strategy and ensure alignment with business objectives
• Design, implement, and optimize deployment strategies, auto-scaling, and resilience mechanisms.
• Develop and maintain automation and infrastructure-as-code using Ansible, Helm, and Python.
• Lead by example in writing high-quality, testable, and maintainable code
• Ensure high availability, security, and observability across the platform using monitoring and logging tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and pre-production environments.

Supplementary Tasks:

• Mentor and guide engineers across teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Integrate with OpenStack for provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Create and manage CI/CD pipelines and workflows using GitHub Actions

Skills / Qualifications / Training / Experience:

Must have Skills:

• 8+ years of experience in software development
• Docker, Kubernetes, helm charts, Ansible
• OS Linux,
• Shell scripts, python scripts
• Know-how on Openstack cloud

Bonus Skills:

• Experience migrating workloads from legacy orchestration platforms to Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).