Position: DevOps Engineer
Location: Bangalore, India
Type: Office-Based (Not Remote)
Start date: As soon as possible
Hexxcell is seeking to fill a full-time position for a talented seasoned DevOps Engineer with a strong background in infrastructure automation, cloud-native deployments, and production-grade systems. The ideal candidate will have a passion for scalable architectures and reliability engineering, with deep experience across Kubernetes and AWS.
Required Experience
- 5+ years of experience in a DevOps/Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role or similar infrastructure engineering function.
- Expertise with Kubernetes (K8s), including production deployments, cluster configuration, and performance tuning.
- Advanced experience with AWS services, such as:
- EC2, S3, IAM, VPC
- EKS, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, Route53
- Linux systems administration (preferably Debian/Ubuntu or RedHat-based distros), including:
- Shell scripting (Bash or Zsh)
- System-level monitoring
- Network configuration and security hardening
Desired/Preferred Qualifications
Kubernetes & Container Orchestration
- Experience with kubeadm for on-prem or custom cluster provisioning.
- Familiarity with Helm for packaging and deploying Kubernetes applications.
- Hands-on with Kustomize, CRI-O, and Calico or other CNI plugins.
CI/CD & Automation
- Deep experience with GitHub Actions or similar tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI).
- Proficient in managing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using:
- Terraform (preferred)
- CloudFormation
- Scripting knowledge in Python, Go, or Shell for custom tooling and glue code.
Observability & Monitoring
- Experience configuring and managing:
- Prometheus + Grafana
- ELK/EFK Stack
- Datadog, New Relic, or Cloud-native tools like AWS CloudWatch
- Ability to define and tune metrics, SLOs, and alerting strategies.
Security & Compliance
- Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and integration into CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with:
- Secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
- Security scanning tools (Trivy, Aqua, Snyk)
- Compliance automation (e.g., CIS benchmarks, OpenSCAP)
Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Environments
- Exposure to GCP or Azure is a plus.
- Experience with hybrid cloud or edge deployments.
Testing & Chaos Engineering
- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks for infrastructure (e.g., Terratest).
- Experience with chaos engineering tools like Chaos Mesh or Gremlin is an advantage.
Backup & Disaster Recovery
- Experience designing and maintaining backup strategies and DR plans in cloud and on-premise setups.
Soft Skills & Culture Fit
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
- Ownership mindset and proactive problem-solving attitude.
- Comfortable in agile, fast-paced environments.
- Willingness to mentor junior engineers and contribute to team growth.
Why Join Us?
- Exciting Projects – Work on real-world digitalisation projects with global Blue-Chip clients.
- Impactful Work – Help industries reduce energy consumption, improve sustainability, and cut emissions.
- Career Growth – Gain experience in process engineering, data analytics, and AI.
- Collaborative Team – Work in a small, fast-paced company with a talented and supportive team.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: ₹1,090,000.00 - ₹1,770,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
- Have you used Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation professionally?
- Have you built or maintained CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)?
- Have you managed production environments on AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, IAM, VPC)?
- Have you worked with monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)?
Education:
Experience:
- DevOps: 5 years (Required)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS): 4 years (Required)
- Docker in production: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- AWS Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person
