DDN

Senior Software Engineer - Devops

DDN Pune, Maharashtra, India

Software Development · 1,001-5,000 employees

13 h ago
devops Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time India
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About the role

The Senior DevOps Engineer will design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure and automated CI/CD pipelines to enhance developer productivity. They will also provide technical leadership and mentorship while ensuring the reliability and scalability of engineering systems through observability and automation.

What they look for

DevOps Kubernetes Python GitOps Argo CD Harbor Grafana Alertmanager CI/CD Automation Linux Observability Containerization REST APIs Troubleshooting Infrastructure as Code

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field and at least 7 years of software development experience with Python in Linux environments. Strong proficiency in Kubernetes administration, containerized environments, and Git-based development workflows is required.

Full description

Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and help design, build, and operate the infrastructure and automation that enables software development and testing across the organization. This role will focus on modernizing and scaling our DevOps ecosystem, including Kubernetes-based platforms, GitOps workflows, containerized services, monitoring and observability solutions, and CI/CD infrastructure.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will deploy and manage shared services, improve developer productivity through automation and AI-enabled workflows, and increase the reliability, scalability, and maintainability of our engineering systems. A significant focus of this role will be the deployment and operation of services within our Kubernetes environment using technologies such as Argo CD, Harbor, Grafana, Alertmanager, and other Kubernetes-native tooling. The role will also play a key part in the continued development and maintenance of our automated testing and CI frameworks, with a strong emphasis on Python-based automation and test infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

· Design, deploy, and maintain applications within the organization's Kubernetes platform.

· Design and implement improvements to CI pipelines, test execution systems, and automated validation processes to increase efficiency and reliability.

· Maintain and enhance automated test frameworks with a strong emphasis on Python-based test infrastructure and automation.

· Perform in-depth troubleshooting and root cause analysis of test failures, deployment issues, infrastructure problems, and CI pipeline failures.

· Support GitOps-based deployment using technologies such as Argo CD and Harbor.

· Maintain monitoring and observability solutions using tools such as Grafana and Alertmanager.

· Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort through automation, AI-assisted workflows, and tooling improvements.

· Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers while promoting best practices in automation, testing, and DevOps.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

· 7+ years of software development experience with Python in Linux environments.

· Strong proficiency in Python and experience developing automation tools, services, and tests.

· Hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration, deployment, and troubleshooting.

· Experience deploying and maintaining applications in containerized environments.

· Strong understanding of Git-based development and source control best practices.

· Experience integrating systems through REST APIs, automated tooling, and scripting.

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