Principal DevOps Engineer

Introduction:

Craft the future of data alongside AkashX, a startup reimagining the modern data infrastructure and architecture from a cost-performance-first mindset! We're pioneering a new era in data management, committed to creating a data platform that combines unparalleled performance with exceptional affordability. At AkashX, we foster a culture of innovation and proactive problem-solving, empowering every team member to make a lasting impact through their work while thriving in a collaborative environment.

Qualification & Experience:

• Engineering/Technology Graduate/PostGraduate from Computer Science or Information Technology discipline.
• 5 to 10 years of industry experience in Cloud infrastructure orchestration, Application Stack Integration, CI/CD pipeline creation, and IT workflow automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Applies DevOps thinking to bring development and IT ops processes, people, and tools closer together to increase speed, efficiency, and quality in delivering technical solutions.
• Architects project or program Deployment Pipelines, supporting the transition of application and infrastructure services from development to production.
• Defines and executes a balanced management methodology for organizing technical activities into coherent workstreams.
• Liaises with development teams, IT service groups, and third parties to promote process transparency and mutually beneficial design and delivery practices.
• Provides DevOps thought leadership and mentoring, focusing on continuous improvement in delivery approach.
• Mentors junior team members and guides them in application platform development.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for expressing technical ideas and initiatives.
• Designing, deploying, and operating highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems using leading cloud platforms.
• Wide and detailed understanding of cloud services such as GCP and AWS, with knowledge of other prominent platforms like Azure and IBM Cloud.
• Implementing Organizational DevOps strategy in various operating environments.
• Writing Infrastructure as Code using frameworks like Terraform, CloudFormation, and others.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery tools like Jenkins, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, etc.
• Automation using Configuration Management tools like Ansible.
• Skills to set up Docker container infrastructure and experience with orchestration frameworks like Kubernetes and Swarm.
• Exposure to build tools like Maven and bug tracking tools like JIRA.
• Proficiency in version control and source code management tools like Git.
• Good knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Shell or Python scripting for task automation.
• Familiarity with various operating systems like Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu, Windows, and CentOS.
• Strong interpersonal skills, motivation, fast learning ability, good team player, and proactive attitude.

Expected Credentials:

• Certifications relevant to cloud platforms (e.g., GCP Professional Certifications, AWS Certifications).
• GitHub profile demonstrating coding skills and programming proficiency.
• References to blogs or other publications demonstrating expertise and thought leadership in the field.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $716,548.00 - $17,913,699.99 per year

Work Location: Remote