Role Overview :

Looking for a DevOps Engineer to lead the technical deployment and operational management of high-value, project-specific on-premises environments.

Unlike our central platform roles, this position is dedicated to successfully onboarding and maintaining complex, non-cloud-native installationsspecifically those running on Nutanix Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI) and Open-Source/Vanilla Kubernetes distributions.

You will be the primary technical owner for these environments, ensuring they meet enterprise stability and security standards while adhering to the core architectural guidelines.

Location & Reporting :

Location : Bangalore, India.

Reporting : Reports to the Project Delivery Head with a dotted line to the Head of CloudOps for architectural alignment.

Scope : Dedicated project-level support for complex on-premises customer installations.

Key Responsibilities :

- Environment Ownership : Lead the end-to-end setup, configuration, and day-to-day management of project-specific on-premises infrastructure.

- HCI & Virtualization Management : Manage production workloads on Nutanix (Prism/AHV), ensuring optimal resource allocation, hardware-level integration, and high availability.

- Open-Source Kubernetes : Design and maintain "Vanilla" Kubernetes clusters (e.g., Kubeadm, RKE, or K3s) in environments where managed cloud services are unavailable.

- On-Prem Networking & Storage : Configure and troubleshoot on-premise networking (e.g., Load Balancers like MetalLB) and persistent storage integration (CSI) within local data centers.

- Deployment & Maintenance : Execute platform upgrades, patches, and infrastructure changes specifically for these non-standard stacks, following strict risk assessment and rollback strategies.

- Architectural Alignment : Work closely with the central CloudOps team to ensure project-specific configurations remain as aligned as possible with global platform standards to prevent unmanaged technical debt.

- Security & Compliance : Enforce security controls aligned with ISO 27001 and SOC 2, including IAM, RBAC, and network security (WAF/NSG) tailored for on-premises constraints.

Technical Skills & Experience :

- Kubernetes Mastery : Deep expertise in managing open-source/vanilla Kubernetes distributions on bare-metal or virtualized on-premises hardware.

- Infrastructure Management : Proven experience with Nutanix HCI and traditional virtualization technologies.

- On-Prem Stack : Proficiency in managing on-premises storage, local networking, and private registry management.

- Infrastructure as Code : Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, or Bicep for automating local resource provisioning.

- Observability : Ability to set up and manage monitoring and logging (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) within isolated or air-gapped environments.

- Databases : Experience managing on-premise PostgreSQL instances, including backup/restore and replication.

Behavioral Expectations :

- Decisiveness Under Pressure : Ability to remain calm and effective while troubleshooting high-severity incidents in complex, non-standard environments.

- Solution-Oriented : A proactive approach to solving hardware-software integration challenges that are unique to on-premises data centers.

- Stakeholder Management : Ability to manage technical expectations for project managers and customer delivery heads.

Qualifications :

- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, System Administration, or Platform Operations.

- Extensive experience with on-premises enterprise data center operations.

- Background in mission-critical sectors such as Banking or Insurance is highly preferred.