Senior DevOps Engineer
Senior DevOps Engineer on the Marine DevOps team in Chennai, building and maintaining Kaleris' internal DevOps platform: cloud infrastructure as code on AWS/Azure with Terraform, CI/CD and GitOps pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes containerization, plus observability (Sumo Logic) and security (Wiz, Vanta) in support of internal development teams.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chennai
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 6+ years of professional experience, 3+ years in DevOps, Software Engineering, or similar roles
- Strong hands-on experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS, Azure)
- Demonstrated experience architecting, managing, and operating complex applications deployed in AWS or Azure
- Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, OpenTofu, Packer, Ansible)
- Extensive knowledge creating and managing CI/CD/GitOps pipelines (GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Spacelift, etc.)
- Skilled in Linux and Windows server maintenance; proficient in scripting & automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
- Strong experience with container tooling and orchestration (Docker and Kubernetes)
- Proven experience managing production Kubernetes environments
- Familiarity with cloud security guidelines and best practices on public clouds
- Knowledge of monitoring/observability tools (Sumo Logic, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, ELK)
- Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to analyze and support distributed systems on a global scale
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Adaptable and curious about AI-assisted tooling (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude); stays current as the ecosystem evolves
- Ownership mindset
- Ability to remain calm and effective during incidents and high-pressure situations
Full description
Job Description:About the Company
Kaleris is a global leader in supply chain execution, focused on accelerating the transformation of digital supply chain for industrial and finished goods shippers and carriers by combining best-in-class solutions for industry-specific challenges tied to yard management, shipment visibility, and asset management, across rail, truck, and multi-mode transportation.
Our cloud-based solutions connect shippers, carriers, and drivers to the Kaleris platform where visibility across multiple modes and nodes are connected and deliver powerful analytics and second to none, enterprise-level execution.
Many of the world's largest shippers rely on Kaleris solutions for mission-critical workflows to achieve the confidence and clarity necessary to make moves ahead of the curve. Kaleris is backed by Accel-KKR, a leading technology-focused private equity firm with deep domain expertise in supply chain management software and solutions.
Role Summary:
We're seeking a skilled and motivated Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Marine DevOps team. DevOps is a development-oriented approach, and you will implement and maintain a DevOps platform that supports development teams for our products. We are passionate about automating routines, infrastructure, and the whole software development lifecycle. Day-to-day, you will engage directly with internal customers, like Software Engineers, QA Engineers, and numerous other teams, to better optimize their workflows through automation and well-designed systems. You will be involved in migrating applications to containers, deploying them in public clouds (AWS, Azure), deploying and promoting new services for internal clients, and automating every single part of those applications. Observability and security are also priorities.
Responsibilities:
- Design and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) using infrastructure as code (Terraform, OpenTofu).
- Build and maintain CI pipelines for automated builds and tests.
- Develop and improve deployment pipelines, which include QA/Dev environments and support the same for different product units across Kaleris.
- Drive platform modernization, self-service capabilities, and automate processes using GitOps approaches and scripting.
- Lead containerization and orchestration initiatives using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Development, and Quality Engineering teams to improve products and the delivery process.
- Mentor Junior DevOps Engineers and promote DevOps best practices across teams.
- Maintain operational runbooks, documentation and disaster recovery plans.
- Drive observability initiatives using logging, metrics and tracing tools (e.g., Sumo Logic).