Lead Platform & Devops Engineer

About Inspire Brands Hyderabad Support Center Inspire Brands is disrupting the restaurant industry through digital transformation and operational efficiencies The company s technology hub Inspire Brands Hyderabad Support Center India will lead technology innovation and product development for the organization and its portfolio of distinct brands The Inspire Brands Hyderabad Support Center will focus on developing new capabilities in data science data analytics eCommerce automation cloud computing and information security to accelerate the company s business strategy Inspire Brands Hyderabad Support Center will also host an innovation lab and collaborate with start-ups to develop solutions for productivity optimization workforce management loyalty management payments systems and more The Lead Platform DevOps Engineer position will require heavy hands-on work on one or more public cloud platforms leveraging several PaaS and marketplace services This position will play a key role in the configuration implementation monitoring and troubleshooting of platform components which include but not limited to networking VMs API management services Application Gateways Load Balancers Kubernetes clusters etc The lead engineer will be expected to write review code that bridges the gap between application and infrastructure using tools like Terraform and test the system to be reliable scalable and resilient The individual is expected to collaborate and operate in parallel with the application Engineers He she will be the first level of escalation to resolve technical blockers ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES List and describe the positions key responsibilities in order of importance and indicate the approximate percentage of time spent on the responsibility Percentages must add up to 100 For each describe in simple terms what the job holder must do to accomplish the main purpose of the job and the amount of direction that is required to perform the job duties If the job manages others describe the management duties including authority to hire fire recommend pay increases manage overall work product schedule etc Insert additional rows as needed Note These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties Responsibility Technical Designing implementing and managing Azure-based cloud infrastructure to ensure scalability performance and security Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy and maintain cloud services and resources Monitoring optimizing and troubleshooting Azure environments to ensure high availability and cost-effectiveness Technical Expertise with Microsoft Azure including foundational services such as Virtual Networks Virtual Machines Storage Load Balancer Azure Active Directory App Service Azure SQL Database Azure Service Bus Application Gateway Azure Redis Cache Cosmos DB etc Developing and maintaining GitLab CI CD Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous integration and deployment Automating software build testing and deployment processes to accelerate software delivery Collaborating with development teams to enhance CI CD practices and tools Setting up configuring and managing AKS clusters for container orchestration and management Implementing best practices for deploying and scaling containerized applications Monitoring and ensuring the reliability and performance of AKS environments Integrating Cloudflare services to enhance the security performance and scalability of web applications Configuring and managing DNS CDN and DDoS protection solutions using Cloudflare Collaborating with cybersecurity teams to implement robust security measures Implementing and configuring monitoring solutions using tools such as New Relic Splunk and Dynatrace Creating dashboards and alerts to proactively identify and address performance and security issues Analyzing monitoring data to optimize system performance and resource utilization Utilizing Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform ARM templates python bash PowerShell for infrastructure provisioning and automation Maintaining version-controlled IaC scripts for infrastructure changes and updates Mentoring Technical Mentor and guide junior members of team Troubleshooting and triage of technical roadblocks for scheduled deliverables KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES Indicate the education level previous experience specific knowledge skills and abilities required to meet minimum requirements for this position Education 4-year degree in computer science Information Technology or related field Experience Minimum 8 years experience in designing and managing Azure-based cloud infrastructure Minimum 5 years experience in GitLab CI CD pipelines and version control In-depth knowledge of AKS and containerization technologies Experience with Cloudflare or similar CDN and security services Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools Terraform ARM templates etc Expert knowledge with monitoring and observability tools like New Relic Splun