Senior Consultant | DevOps | Bengaluru | Oracle

Senior Consultant (DevOps Engineer – Kubernetes & Cloud Platform)

Job Description – Senior Consultant (DevOps Engineer – Kubernetes & Cloud Platform)

Role: Senior Consultant – DevOps Engineer

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Remote / Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior DevOps Consultant with strong expertise in Kubernetes, Containerization, CI/CD Automation, Cloud Platforms, and Infrastructure Automation. The candidate will be responsible for enabling cloud-native deployments, driving DevOps best practices, automating release processes, and supporting application modernization initiatives across enterprise platforms.

The ideal candidate should possess hands-on experience in Kubernetes ecosystem management, deployment automation, infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & Platform Engineering

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
• Automate build, release, and deployment processes across multiple environments.
• Support cloud-native application deployment and modernization initiatives.
• Develop reusable deployment templates and automation frameworks.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and availability.

Kubernetes Administration

• Deploy, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters and workloads.
• Manage namespaces, ingress controllers, services, deployments, and scaling policies.
• Monitor cluster performance and optimize resource utilization.
• Troubleshoot application and platform-related issues.
• Implement Kubernetes security and governance best practices.

Containerization

• Containerize applications using Docker and Kubernetes standards.
• Support development teams in adopting container-based deployment strategies.
• Maintain container registries and image lifecycle management.

Infrastructure Automation

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions.
• Automate provisioning and configuration of infrastructure resources.
• Maintain cloud infrastructure and platform configurations.
• Support environment creation and management activities.

Monitoring & Observability

• Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Create operational dashboards and performance metrics.
• Perform proactive issue detection and resolution.
• Support performance tuning and capacity planning.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with architects, developers, testing teams, and operations teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Participate in architecture reviews, release planning, and production readiness activities.
• Drive DevOps best practices across project teams.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong experience in Kubernetes Administration
• Hands-on expertise with Docker and Containerization
• Experience building and managing CI/CD Pipelines
• Proficiency with Git, GitHub, and GitLab
• Experience with GitHub Actions and deployment automation
• Strong Linux Administration skills
• Proficiency in Shell Scripting (Bash)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Hands-on experience with Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, and Splunk
• Strong understanding of Networking Concepts
• DNS
• Load Balancers
• TLS/SSL
• Reverse Proxies
• Ingress Controllers
• Experience working with Cloud Platforms
• Knowledge of DevOps and DevSecOps practices
• Experience troubleshooting production issues and supporting critical deployments

Preferred Skills

• Experience with cloud-native application architectures and microservices.
• Knowledge of Java/Spring Boot and .NET application deployments.
• Experience with Helm Charts and Kubernetes package management.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale migration and transformation programs.
• Familiarity with performance monitoring and platform optimization.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of overall IT experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on Kubernetes and container platform experience.
• Strong experience in DevOps automation, cloud infrastructure, and release management.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical discussions with stakeholders.

Desired Certifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• Terraform Associate Certification
• AWS / Azure / GCP Cloud Certifications

Key Competencies

• Technical Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Automation Mindset
• Release Management
• Infrastructure Management
• Stakeholder Communication
• Agile Delivery
• Continuous Improvement

Role Level: Senior Consultant / Technical Lead

Domain: DevOps, Kubernetes, Cloud Platform Engineering, Application Modernization & Migration Support