Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior Container Solutions Engineer

Location: Onsite Hyderabad

Client: Global Pharmaceutical Enterprise

Level: Senior

Role Overview:

A leading global pharmaceutical organization is investing heavily in advanced IT platforms to accelerate drug discovery scientific computing and global research collaboration. We are seeking a Senior Container Solutions Engineer with deep hands-on expertise in Kubernetes architecture and enterprise-scale container platform engineering.

This role requires expert-level capability in designing securing automating and operating Kubernetes environments across hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities1. Kubernetes Platform Architecture & Engineering

• Architect design and operate large-scale production-grade Kubernetes clusters across AWS Azure and on-prem environments
• Lead enterprise Kubernetes strategy governance and platform standardization
• Design high-availability multi-tenant and fault-tolerant container platforms
• Evaluate and implement Kubernetes distributions such as EKS AKS OpenShift or GKE

2. Security & Compliance (DevSecOps Focus)

• Define and enforce Kubernetes security blueprints and policies
• Implement container runtime security image scanning RBAC network policies and secrets management
• Integrate vulnerability scanning and compliance tools into CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements

3. Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and/or CloudFormation
• Automate cluster provisioning scaling upgrades and patching
• Build self-service capabilities for development teams
• Streamline release management through CI/CD integration

4. Observability & Reliability Engineering

• Define measure and improve SLOs SLAs and reliability metrics
• Implement monitoring logging and tracing solutions using Prometheus Grafana ELK Splunk or equivalent
• Drive incident management problem management and root cause analysis practices
• Optimize performance scalability and cost across environments

5. Cross-Functional Leadership

• Provide subject-matter expertise to architects security teams and DevOps engineers
• Contribute best practices and lessons learned to internal communities
• Mentor engineers and promote Kubernetes engineering standards

Mandatory Qualifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Required
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline
• 5 years of overall IT experience
• 5 years of hands-on Kubernetes engineering in enterprise production environments
• 3 years of multi-cloud experience (AWS and/or Azure)
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale secure Kubernetes platforms
• Strong Linux/Unix system internals knowledge
• Deep hands-on experience with:
• Kubernetes Docker
• EKS / AKS / OpenShift / GKE
• Terraform and/or CloudFormation
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins Git Bitbucket)
• Container registries (ECR ACR Artifactory)
• Monitoring & observability stacks

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS and/or Azure cloud certifications
• Experience in regulated environments (Pharma Healthcare BFSI)
• Expertise in Kubernetes networking (CNI) service mesh and ingress controllers
• Strong DevSecOps implementation experience
• Experience managing hybrid infrastructure across data centers and public cloud

Compensation & Benefits

• Work with a globally recognized pharmaceutical enterprise
• High-impact role within a strategic transformation initiative
• Annual performance bonus
• Health insurance
• Reimbursable benefits

Please submit your updated resume and a brief cover letter to as part of the application process. Applications received via LinkedIn alone will not be considered.

Compensation & Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage
• Company-provided laptop
• Monthly reimbursement for internet and mobile expenses
• Performance bonus paid twice annually