Zoop.One - DevOps Lead - AWS/Google Cloud Platform

Description :

The core responsibilities for the job include the following :

Platform and Cloud Architecture :

- Own ZOOP's platform and cloud architecture across GCP / AWS.

- Design opinionated, reusable platform patterns instead of one-off infra.

- Build and evolve ZOOP's Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with self-service environments, golden paths / paved roads, standardized templates, and guardrails.

- Lead Kubernetes and cloud-native adoption at scale.

- Drive infrastructure automation using Terraform, Pulumi, or similar IaC tools.

CI/CD, Reliability, and Dev Experience :

- Establish strong CI/CD practices with quality gates and production readiness.

- Drive adoption of testing, automation, and safer deployment practices.

- Define and track golden signals, SLIs/SLOs, and incident response processes.

- Reduce operational toil and improve developer productivity.

- Make observability a first citizen for any infrastructure using cost-efficient systems.

- Design observability as a stack that multiple teams can add seamlessly into their applications.

Security, Privacy, and Compliance :

- Build security-by-default into infrastructure and pipelines.

- Lead implementation and continuous readiness for: DPDP Act (India), ISO 27001:2022 SOC 2 Type II.

- Implement zero-trust principles, least-privilege access, and data isolation.

FinOps and Optimization :

- Make cloud cost transparent and accountable across teams.

- Set up FinOps practices with budgets, alerts, and optimization routines.

- Balance build vs. buy decisions with clear ROI thinking.

AI, Data, and MLOps Foundations :

- Enable secure and scalable ML/MLOps foundations.

- Define guardrails for AI workloads and sensitive data handling.

Leadership and Collaboration :

- Work closely with engineering teams to align infra and product strategy.

- Mentor engineers and guide teams through change.

- Drive long-term initiatives while keeping execution practical.

Requirements :

- 10+ years building and running production infrastructure.

- Experience scaling platforms at high-growth or regulated companies.

- Strong hands-on background with Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystem, service mesh and policy engines, GCP, AWS and Azure, and Terraform / infrastructure as code.

Engineering and Operations :

- Solid understanding of SDLC and CI/CD systems (Jenkins or GitOps).

- Experience with observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, NewRelic

- Comfortable reading and contributing to systems in Go, Python, or Node.js .

Security and Compliance :

- Practical experience delivering ISO 27001 and SOC 2 controls.

- Strong understanding of data protection, privacy, and access control.

Mindset :

- Bias for action with strong judgment.

- Analytical, cost-aware, and reliability-focused.

- Collaborative, calm under pressure, and open to feedback.

- Comfortable saying no when necessary and explaining why.

Nice to have :

- Experience in fintech, identity, or regulated domains.

- Built internal developer platforms or shared infra tooling.

- Contributions to open-source projects.