Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Role : Lead Infrastructure Engineer (L5)

Location : Hyderabad

Job Summary :

Design and run major cloud infrastructure systems. Build highly reliable, secure, and cost-efficient platforms. Lead and mentor other engineers. Work with clients to understand their needs and translate to technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

• Architect, build, and manage scalable, available, and secure infrastructure (primarily on AWS).
• Use Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or AWS CDK) for repeatable deployments.
• Set up access controls with IAM roles and policies, enforce least privilege, and ensure auditability.
• Define identity & access flows (OAuth2 / OIDC) and dynamic role mappings.
• Deploy serverless infrastructure (e.G., AWS Lambda functions) when needed.
• Collaborate with cloud vendors on managed services, reliability, and roadmap.
• Manage Kubernetes deployments using tools like Helm or Kustomize + GitOps (e.G., ArgoCD).
• Build CI / CD pipelines (GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket / Cloud Build / Harness) with rolling, canary, blue / green deployments.
• Ensure pipeline states are auditable and observable.
• Implement security, audit, and compliance best practices throughout infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship and training for engineering teams.
• Interface with clients to understand business / tech requirements and deliver solutions.
• Lead agile ceremonies, manage backlogs and support project planning (in coordination with service delivery leads).
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues.
• May participate in pre-sales or provide technical input to sales efforts.

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