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Senior DevOps and Platform Engineer, Kubernetes and GitOps

Build and operate the internal developer platform that powers software delivery at enterprise scale. Own CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes infrastructure, GitOps workflows, and the observability layer that makes production reliability measurable.

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About This Role

Platform Engineering is the fastest-growing discipline in GCC and IT services hiring in 2026, and this role sits at its core. You will build the factory floor: the internal tooling, pipelines, and infrastructure that make hundreds of engineers more productive without thinking about deployment, monitoring, or compliance. This is a hands-on engineering role with genuine ownership and wide-ranging impact.

What You Will Do

  • Design, build, and operate scalable Kubernetes-based container platforms across multi-cloud environments (AWS EKS, Azure AKS, GCP GKE)
  • Implement and maintain GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or Flux, declarative, version-controlled, auditable deployments as the default
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) supporting multi-team, multi-service software delivery at scale
  • Own the observability stack, distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry), centralised logging (ELK/Grafana Loki), and metrics dashboards (Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Implement Platform Engineering principles, Internal Developer Platforms (IDP), self-service infrastructure, golden paths for developer teams
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption across the organisation using Terraform and Helm
  • Collaborate with security teams to embed DevSecOps practices, SAST, container scanning, secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
  • Define and track platform SLOs and error budgets, own reliability as an engineering metric, not a support function
  • Mentor engineering teams on platform capabilities and DevOps best practices

What You Need to Succeed

  • 5+ years of DevOps/Platform Engineering experience in production environments
  • Deep Kubernetes expertise, cluster design, multi-tenancy, autoscaling, networking (Ingress, Service Mesh), RBAC
  • GitOps proficiency, ArgoCD or Flux in production at scale
  • Strong CI/CD pipeline engineering skills across at least one major platform (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins)
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, modules, remote state, workspace management
  • Observability stack ownership, Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing, alerting design
  • Cloud platform expertise: AWS, Azure, or GCP (multi-cloud experience strongly preferred)
  • Container security and DevSecOps practices, image scanning, SBOM, secrets management
  • Strong scripting capability, Bash, Python, or Go for tooling and automation

What Will Give You an Edge

  • Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (Backstage, Port, or custom)
  • Service Mesh experience (Istio, Linkerd, Cilium)
  • FinOps and cloud cost optimisation experience
  • Platform Engineering community engagement, open source contributions, blog posts, conference talks
  • CKA, CKS, or CKAD certifications

What Qfyre Offers

  • Platform engineering mandate with genuine ownership, you build the platform others depend on
  • Exposure to enterprise-scale Kubernetes environments across multiple cloud providers
  • Remote-first flexibility with structured hybrid collaboration
  • Competitive compensation with strong upside for demonstrated production impact
  • Access to modern toolchain with no legacy constraints

Skills and Technologies

KubernetesGitOpsArgoCDTerraformDevOpsPlatform EngineeringCI/CD
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What does the application process look like for the Senior DevOps and Platform Engineer, Kubernetes and GitOps role?+

Submit your application via the form on this page. A Qfyre domain specialist will review your profile, not an automated keyword filter, and will be in touch within two business days if there is a strong fit. We may arrange a brief introductory call before presenting your profile to the client.

Is this Senior DevOps and Platform Engineer, Kubernetes and GitOps role a permanent position or contract?+

This is a Full Time position based in Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Remote. The working mode is Hybrid / Remote-first. Specific contract terms and benefits are discussed during the briefing process once your profile has been reviewed.

What experience level is required for the Senior DevOps and Platform Engineer, Kubernetes and GitOps role?+

This role requires 5–8 years of relevant experience. The specific technical requirements and domain expectations are outlined in the full job description above. If your experience is slightly outside the stated range but you have strong relevant capability, we encourage you to apply, we assess profiles holistically, not against a checklist.

Does Qfyre assist with relocation for this role?+

Relocation support varies by client and mandate. Mention your relocation preferences in the application form and our team will clarify the client's position during the initial briefing. Most of our GCC and enterprise clients have structured relocation support programmes for senior hires.