SB-1445-DevOps Engineer

Softobiz

Job Location:

Kochi - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Software Development

Job Summary

DevOps Engineer

Role Summary

We are looking for a DevOps engineer to build and operate cloud-native foundations and to partner closely with AI and application engineers. This is a hands-on role spanning DevOps fundamentals Kubernetes CI/CD GitOps and infrastructure-as-code and AI/ML infrastructure such as GPU-backed model serving and the data services that AI applications depend on.

You will help stand up pragmatic right-sized platform foundations and act as the infrastructure partner to application engineers deploying and scaling their services reliably keeping the developer loop fast and building security and observability in from the start. We are looking for a candidate with a strong academic record and solid computer-science fundamentals (data structures algorithms and problem-solving) alongside hands-on platform experience.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps Foundations

Bootstrap and operate Kubernetes (AKS) plus the surrounding cloud-native foundations: container registry secrets management identity and monitoring.
Own the build-and-deploy path end to end containerisation (Docker/BuildKit) image registry CI/CD (GitHub Actions or Azure Pipelines) and GitOps (Argo CD or Flux).
Codify infrastructure with Terraform and/or Bicep and Helm so environments are reproducible and reviewable.

AI Infrastructure & Data Plane

Package and deploy application and AI/agent services including the runtime secrets and configuration they require.
Provision and operate the data plane: managed PostgreSQL Redis a vector store a graph store object storage and a queue / event bus.
Stand up self-hosted inference e.g. vLLM on a GPU node pool alongside hosted-model connectors; use KEDA/HPA to scale stateless pods (down to zero) and bin-pack GPU efficiently.

Isolation Security & Reliability

Implement tenant/workload isolation: namespaces deny-by-default NetworkPolicy ResourceQuota/LimitRange and scoped secrets.
Manage secrets and identity with a secrets manager / KMS and an identity provider; keep credentials out of code.
Establish observability and basic SRE practice: OpenTelemetry Prometheus Grafana (or cloud-native monitoring) tracing alerting and runbooks.

Collaboration & Cost

Pair with application engineers on inference persistence and durable-execution concerns.
Keep the platform cost-aware right-size nodes scale to zero and surface spend.
Contribute to engineering standards and a fast low-friction developer loop.

Required Technical Skills

Domain	Skills & Technologies	Must / Preferred
CS Fundamentals & DSA	Data structures algorithms complexity analysis strong problem-solving	Must
Kubernetes	AKS deployments services autoscaling ingress namespace isolation	Must
DevOps Fundamentals	Docker CI/CD (GitHub Actions or Azure Pipelines) Git workflows	Must
Infrastructure as Code	Terraform (and/or Bicep) Helm	Must
Cloud	Azure (AKS ACR Key Vault Entra ID Monitor); managed PostgreSQL/Redis/Blob/Service Bus	Must
GitOps	Argo CD or Flux	Must
Observability	OpenTelemetry Prometheus Grafana (or cloud-native monitoring)	Must
Scripting	Python and/or Bash for glue automation and debugging app services	Must
GPU / ML Infra	GPU scheduling serving LLMs with vLLM GPU bin-packing & cost optimisation	Preferred
Autoscaling	KEDA event-driven autoscaling scale-to-zero	Preferred
App Runtimes	Deploying Python application / AI services (e.g. FastAPI LangGraph) Temporal	Preferred
Mesh / Gateway / Secrets	Istio Kong / API gateways HashiCorp Vault	Preferred
Sandboxing & Supply Chain	gVisor / Kata Containers; Sigstore/cosign SBOM (Syft) SLSA	Preferred

Qualifications & Certifications

Strong academic record / B.E. / / MCA in Computer Science or a related field from a reputable institution (or equivalent).
23 years of hands-on experience in DevOps / platform / infrastructure engineering with practical Kubernetes exposure.
Strong data structures algorithms and problem-solving skills.
Experience supporting application engineers (deploying services debugging runtime issues) and working with cloud infrastructure; exposure to production clusters is a plus.

Preferred Certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) / CKAD
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator / Azure Solutions Architect
HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Soft Skills & Cultural Fit

Pragmatic and outcome-driven builds the minimum viable platform first avoids premature complexity.
Collaborative; genuinely enjoys pairing with application engineers and unblocking their deployment/runtime problems.
Strong ownership and on-call maturity; calm methodical incident response.
Clear communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What We Offer

Hands-on work across modern cloud-native and AI infrastructure Kubernetes GPU inference GitOps and durable workflows.
High ownership of the platform and infrastructure from an early stage.
Competitive compensation with a structured performance review process.
Professional development support certifications (CKA Azure) conferences and emerging tooling.
Collaborative transparent culture with clear growth pathways toward Staff / Principal platform engineering.

About Softobiz Technologies

Softobiz Technologies is a technology and product services company headquartered in India operating Global Capability Centers (GCCs) for leading international clients across healthcare fintech and enterprise software. Our GCC model enables world-class talent in India to work directly within the product and engineering teams of our global partners contributing meaningfully to product strategy growth and operations

Innovation begins with like-minded people aiming to transform the world together. At Softobiz we invite you to become a part of an organization that has been helping clients transform their business by fusing insights creativity and technology. With a team of 400 technology enthusiasts we have been trusted by leading enterprises around the globe for over 18 years.

At Softobiz we foster a culture of equality learning collaboration and creative freedom empowering our employees to grow and excel in their careers. Our technical craftsmen are pioneers in the latest technologies like AI machine learning and product development.

Why Should You Join Softobiz

- Work with technical craftsmen who are pioneers in the latest technologies.

- Access training sessions and skill-enhancement courses for personal and professional growth.

- Be rewarded for exceptional performance and celebrate success through engaging parties.

- Experience a culture that embraces diversity and creates an inclusive environment for all employees.

Softobiz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on race creed color national origin sex age disability or marital status.

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DevOps Engineer Role Summary We are looking for a DevOps engineer to build and operate cloud-native foundations and to partner closely with AI and application engineers. This is a hands-on role spanning DevOps fundamentals Kubernetes CI/CD GitOps and infrastructure-as-code and AI/ML infrastructure...