ThoughtSpot - Staff Engineer - DevOps

Responsibilities :

• Architect, develop, and oversee the deployment and management of scalable, secure, and highly performant build systems at ThoughtSpot.
• Define and enforce best practices in build processes, dependency management, and continuous integration across multiple repositories.
• Lead strategic initiatives to regularly upgrade packages, streamline dependency management, and maintain build system efficiency.
• Design and implement cutting-edge Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) frameworks tailored specifically to support ThoughtSpot's microservices architecture.
• Proactively diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex build and integration issues, ensuring stable, reliable, and timely software deployments.
• Work closely with stakeholders across engineering and product teams to align infrastructure initiatives with organizational goals and promote engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with peers and leadership to select and implement the most effective technologies and frameworks for infrastructure development and automation.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and :
• In-depth knowledge of Operating Systems internals, networking fundamentals, and advanced debugging skills in distributed environments.
• Expertise in Red Hat Satellite / MaaS or similar systems(deployment, configuration, lifecycle support) + PXE booting.
• Expertise on virtualization platforms (VMware ESXi, Linux KVM, etc.)
• Hands-on experience working with AWS or other cloud providers in hybrid cloud setups.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Container Orchestration tools like Kubernetes (RKE2), Ceph storage systems, and associated tools like kubectl, Helm, YAML, and Rook-Ceph.
• Extensive experience managing and optimizing distributed build systems with tools such as Bazel, Gradle, Maven, or NX.
• Sound knowledge of a Highly Available DevOps toolchain, such as Jenkins 2,0 CircleCI, GitHub with DR setup.
• Proven experience delivering Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Strong programming expertise in at least one language scripting, including Golang, Groovy, Python, Bash, and interacting with REST APIs.
• Prior experience in mentoring and leading engineering teams, with a proven record of enhancing developer productivity and infrastructure reliability.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to drive technical discussions and effectively collaborate with various skills / qualifications :
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the IT industry.
• Must have experience working with geographically distributed teams and infrastructure, preferably in a

high-release-velocity / startup environment

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