Senior Technical Lead

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📍 Chennai, India

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Job Summary

Role: Infra Engineer - GCP

Band: E2.2

Location: PAN India

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate proven experience and a strong track record in the following areas:

  • Expertise in Kubernetes management, including the application of industry best practices and modern operational approaches.
  • Strong experience in Terraform development, particularly in designing, maintaining, and reusing infrastructure through well-structured modules.
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD practices, with a focus on implementing and enabling true continuous delivery rather than simply maintaining deployment pipelines.
  • Experience working in environments with high expectations around security, compliance, governance, and cost optimisation, ensuring these considerations are embedded into all aspects of delivery.
  • A strong understanding of, and commitment to, engineering principles such as security and compliance by design, automation-first approaches, innovation, standardisation, and operational excellence.
  • Preferably experience within the banking or financial services sector, where security, regulatory compliance, auditability, risk management, and governance standards are typically more stringent and form an integral part of day-to-day engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:
•  Design and implement cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, primarily with Terraform.
•  Develop reusable Terraform modules and maintain version-controlled infrastructure code.
•  Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to define infrastructure requirements and best practices.
•  Manage cloud resources across platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
•  Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance, cost, and scalability.
•  Ensure compliance with security policies and implement robust access controls.
•  Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and provide support for deployment pipelines.
•  Maintain documentation for infrastructure architecture, processes, and standards.

Skill Requirements

Required Qualifications:
•  Proven experience as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer 
•  Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and IaC practices._ MUST
•  Proficiency in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
•  Familiarity with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
•  Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) 
•  Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation is a plus.
•  Understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles.
•  Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Other Requirements

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