Senior DevOps Engineer

The Modern Data Company is redefining data management for the AI era, transforming data from a technical challenge into a company’s most powerful business asset. Modern's DataOS platform is the world's first operating system for data, providing a breakthrough layer that integrates with any data stack, no rip and replace.

Fortune 1000+ enterprises use DataOS to scale AI and solve mission-critical data challenges. With DataOS, enterprises are accelerating AI adoption by up to 90% while reducing data consumption and platform costs by 50%. Modern’s rapidly expanding customer base includes global category leaders across a wide range of global industries. They trust DataOS to power their AI and business transformation.

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with 5–8 years of strong experience in building, automating, and scaling cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be hands-on with CI/CD, IaC, cloud platforms, containerization, and system reliability, with the ability to collaborate closely with development and product teams.

Key Responsibilities:

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  Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.

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  Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).

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  Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform / CloudFormation.

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  Work with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration and scalability.

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  Monitor system performance and ensure high availability, reliability, and security.

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  Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and deployment issues.

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  Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.

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  Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer productivity and SDLC efficiency.

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  Drive automation across environments to eliminate manual interventions.

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  Ensure best practices for security, scalability, and cost optimization.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.

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  Strong expertise in cloud platforms: AWS (preferred) / Azure / GCP.

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  Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, etc.

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  Strong understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and container-based deployments.

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  Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC/configuration management tools.

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  Strong Linux administration and scripting skills (Bash/Python).

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  Good knowledge of networking, DNS, load balancers, VPCs, and security groups.

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  Experience with monitoring & logging systems.

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  Understanding of security best practices, identity management, and compliance.

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  Excellent communication and ability to work in cross-functional teams.

Good-to-Have:

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  Experience with serverless, microservices, or event-driven architectures.

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  Exposure to FinOps or cloud cost optimization.

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  Knowledge of GitOps workflows.

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  Certifications in cloud technologies (AWS/Azure) are a plus.

Benefits

First and foremost, our value system is sacred to us – HEAT: Humility, Empathy, Accountability and Transparency. Beyond this, we are fond of individuals who are curious, love solving problems and can see the larger picture. We love to take a leap of faith on potential. If you believe you haven’t had the chance to do your life’s best work, Modern is the place for you.

Modern embraces competition for great talent. We have been able to get great talent onboard owing to the attractive compensation and benefits we provide, in addition to the upside we share with all our employees in the form of ESOPs. Moreover, our ESOP policies are highly employee-friendly replicating ethos of some of the best Silicon Valley tech startups. We are committed to making sure our employees create significant value for themselves.