About the role
The role involves managing CI/CD pipelines, AKS clusters, and infrastructure as code using Terraform. You will also operate observability stacks, maintain Kafka clusters, and drive security automation within the platform.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in DevOps or SRE roles, specifically within fintech or financial services. Proficiency in Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, and cloud security standards like PCI-DSS is essential.
Full description
- Containers & Orchestration: Docker (hardened builds); Kubernetes/AKS (RBAC, HPA/KEDA, PDB); Helm (chart authoring, library charts)
- IaC: Terraform (Azure — AKS, PostgreSQL, Service Bus, Key Vault, APIM); Atlantis/Terraform Cloud
- CI/CD & GitOps: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions; ArgoCD/Flux; Trivy, Checkov, OWASP dep-check
- Cloud: Azure — AKS, Service Bus, Elasticsearch Service, Data Factory/Synapse, Monitor, Log Analytics
- Observability: Prometheus + Grafana; OpenTelemetry; ELK/OpenSearch; PagerDuty/Opsgenie
- Messaging: Kafka (MSK/Confluent/Event Hubs) — topic mgmt, schema registry, consumer-lag monitoring; RabbitMQ ops
- Security: Azure Key Vault / HashiCorp Vault; mTLS; Trivy/Snyk; CIS K8s benchmarks; FCA/PCI-DSS
- Scripting: Python, Bash, Groovy for pipelines, runbooks, and automated incident response
- Exposure to Jenkins.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and evolve CI/CD pipelines; implement blue/green, canary, and feature-flag progressive delivery.
- Manage AKS clusters: node pool sizing, upgrade, namespace isolation, network policies, cost optimization.
- Author and maintain Terraform modules for all Azure infrastructure; enforce IaC review and state lock.
- Maintain Helm chart library; govern chart versioning aligned with squad delivery cadence.
- Design and operate observability stack: Prometheus scrapers, per-squad Grafana dashboards, distributed tracing.
- Manage Kafka clusters and Azure Service Bus queues for invoice event flows.
- Drive security automation in pipelines: SAST, container scanning, secrets detection.
- Maintain Elasticsearch cluster health; tune ILM policies for 52M+ invoice documents.
- Participate in on-call rotation; lead post-incident reviews; maintain platform runbooks.
Requirements
- 5+ yrs DevOps / Platform Engineering / SRE on high-volume fintech or financial services platform.
- Expert Kubernetes (CKA or equivalent) and Helm.
- Strong Terraform — multi-module IaC for Azure or AWS.
- Production Kafka operations and Elasticsearch cluster management.
- CI/CD pipeline design (Jenkins / GitLab CI / GitHub Actions) and GitOps (ArgoCD or Flux).
- Python (preferred) for operational automation.
- Azure certs (AZ-104, AZ-400, CKA) advantageous; FCA/PCI-DSS cloud security understanding essential.
- Good to have: Exposure to GitLabs, GitHub and Github Actions
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Own and evolve CI/CD pipelines; implement blue/green, canary, and feature-flag progressive delivery.
- Manage AKS clusters: node pool sizing, upgrade, namespace isolation, network policies, cost optimization.
- Author and maintain Terraform modules for all Azure infrastructure; enforce IaC review and state lock.
- Maintain Helm chart library; govern chart versioning aligned with squad delivery cadence.
- Design and operate observability stack: Prometheus scrapers, per-squad Grafana dashboards, distributed tracing.
- Manage Kafka clusters and Azure Service Bus queues for invoice event flows.
- Drive security automation in pipelines: SAST, container scanning, secrets detection.
- Maintain Elasticsearch cluster health; tune ILM policies for 52M+ invoice documents.
- Participate in on-call rotation; lead post-incident reviews; maintain platform runbooks.
Qualifications
Requirements
- 5+ yrs DevOps / Platform Engineering / SRE on high-volume fintech or financial services platform.
- Expert Kubernetes (CKA or equivalent) and Helm.
- Strong Terraform — multi-module IaC for Azure or AWS.
- Production Kafka operations and Elasticsearch cluster management.
- CI/CD pipeline design (Jenkins / GitLab CI / GitHub Actions) and GitOps (ArgoCD or Flux).
- Python (preferred) for operational automation.
- Azure certs (AZ-104, AZ-400, CKA) advantageous; FCA/PCI-DSS cloud security understanding essential.
- Good to have: Exposure to GitLabs, GitHub and Github Actions
At Zensar, we’re “experience-led everything”. We are committed to conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital solutions and experiences for over 130 leading enterprises. We are a company driven by a bold purpose: Together, we shape experiences for better futures. Whether for our clients, our people, or the world around us, this belief powers everything we do. At the heart of our culture is ONE with Client - a set of four core values that reflect who we are and how we work: One Zensar, Nurturing, Empowering, and Client Focus.
Part of the $4.8 billion RPG Group, we’re a community of 10,000+ innovators across 30+ global locations, including Milpitas, Seattle, Princeton, Cape Town, London, Zurich, Singapore, and Mexico City. Explore Life at Zensar and join us to Grow. Own. Achieve. Learn. to be the best version of yourself.
We believe the best work happens when individuality is celebrated, growth is encouraged, and well-being is prioritized. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veteran status.
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