F5 Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer (FTE) to join our innovative team in Hyderabad, India . As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced DevOps solutions to accelerate software delivery, improve system reliability, and drive a culture of automation, security, and collaboration at scale.
- Lead design, development, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines using industry-leading tools.
- Architect and implement robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for scalable , secure on-prem and cloud environments.
- Drive automation of provisioning, deployment, testing, and monitoring leveraging scripting languages (Python, Bash).
- Develop and manage containerized applications and orchestrate workloads with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Utilize cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) to optimize infrastructure performance , resilience, and cost.
- Implement and support continuous monitoring, logging, and alerting utilizing tools such as Prometheus, Grafana , and OpenTelemetry (OTEL).
- Apply configuration management solutions (Ansible or other - Chef, Puppet, or SaltStack).
- Champion DevSecOps practices by integrating security into all automated pipelines and infrastructure.
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex deployment, infrastructure, and system issues.
- Collaborate cross- functionally with software engineering, QA, product management, security, and IT operations throughout agile, cross-disciplinary teams.
- Establish and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation including procedures, runbooks, technical solutions to support team knowledge and operational excellence.
- Mentor, coach, and provide technical leadership to DevOps engineers and advocate for best practices across engineering teams.
- Drive process improvements, evaluate emerging technologies, and contribute to strategic DevOps roadmaps.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
- Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code: (Terraform/ OpenTofu, AWS CloudFormation)
- Advanced scripting abilities using Python and Bash/Shell .
- Extensive experience with containers (Docker, Podman ) and Kubernetes orchestration.
- Strong expertise across major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Solid knowledge of monitoring and logging stacks: Prometheus/Grafana , OTEL.
- Proven track record with configuration management tools : Ansible, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack.
- Skilled in Git version control and workflows (GitHub, GitLab).
- Advanced infrastructure security skills with hands-on expertise in tools such as Hashicorp Vault, Semgrep , and integrated CI/CD pipeline security.
- Experience with artifact management ( Artifactory , Docker Registry).
- Exceptional troubleshooting and debugging skills in cloud, container, and distributed system environments.
- Excellent written/verbal communication and documentation capabilities.
- Demonstrated success working inAgile/Scrum environments.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities such as m entoring, technical guidance, and best practices advocacy.
Preferred Qualifications
- R equires a Bachelors degree in Computer Science , Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience .
- 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting production systems in DevOps or cloud engineering roles (minimum 5 years with direct DevOps focus).
- Proven expertise in IaC , automation, and cloud security at enterprise scale.
- Significant experience with high-availability architectures, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and cost optimization strategies.
- Exposure to multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
- Prior leadership, mentoring, or team lead experience strongly preferred.
