Principal DevOps Engineer - IST

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Principle Devops Engineer - IST - Full Time

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Department: Managed Services

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Experienced

Principle DevOps Engineer - IST Full Time For 20- plus years Centroid has helped complex companies accelerate their digital transformation by implementing and managing Cloud-based business solutions. We specialize in advisory, deployment, migration, integration and managed services. Our goal is to provide superior service to our clients while providing our employees with continued growth and success.

About the Role

We are seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to provide technical leadership and drive the strategic direction of our clients cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. This role goes beyond hands-on engineering you will define best practices, mentor senior engineers, and influence architectural decisions that impact multiple client engagements across multiple concurrent projects. You will also build and implement software and cloud infrastructure.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned technologist with deep expertise in Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and other modern DevOps technologies coupled with a strong foundation in full-stack software engineering. You will collaborate with software development, SRE, cloud, and security teams to design and deliver highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems, while optimizing CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.

As a consulting organization, we work across diverse domains and technology stacks — from traditional cloud automation to AI-driven solutions for business process optimization. You will often juggle multiple client projects, requiring adaptability, context switching, and the ability to quickly assess and integrate new tools or frameworks.

Location: Hyderabad

Job type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership – Define and evangelize infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps best practices across multiple projects and teams.
• Infrastructure as Code Strategy – Architect, implement, and optimize re-usable Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, with configuration management in Ansible (or equivalent).
• Kubernetes Expertise – Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Kubernetes clusters as well as applications to Kubernetes clusters across cloud and hybrid environments.
• CI/CD Excellence – Oversee and improve CI/CD workflows, introducing automation and GitOps methodologies to enhance reliability, velocity, and developer experience across whatever technology the client is using.
• Software Development – We work on a host of different clients and at times we develop software using any number of technologies as part of the job.
• System Reliability & Observability – Drive monitoring, alerting, and incident response strategies using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
• Architectural Guidance – Contribute to system architecture reviews, focusing on scalability, cost optimization, performance tuning, and security.
• Hands-On Problem Solving – Triage and resolve complex production issues spanning infrastructure, networking, and application layers.
• Mentorship – Coach and mentor engineers, fostering growth and encouraging a culture of operational excellence.
• Adaptability – Occasionally take on software development tasks (including AI-assisted solutions) when it accelerates delivery or improves integration.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of diverse experience across DevOps, SRE, Software Development, or Infrastructure Engineering, with a proven track record of principal-level leadership and delivery in complex environments.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience doing software development in at least one backend and one frontend technology.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and/or Kubernetes.
• Kubernetes experience, including production-grade deployments, scaling strategies, and performance optimization.
• Proven success in architecting and implementing CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and/or DevOps automation.
• Mastery of at least one