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Principal Engineer - DevOps

Paytm· Technology – Lending
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Noida, Uttar Pradeshfull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Lead the Data DevOps team in building, managing, and optimizing high-scale, secure, and reliable big data platforms, driving best practices in cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, and big data technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing Data DevOps team, fostering technical excellence and ownership.
  • Drive architecture, design, and implementation of large-scale cloud and data infrastructure, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
  • Collaborate closely with Data Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Product teams to deliver efficient and reliable data platforms.
  • Oversee operations and optimization of AWS-based infrastructure, including VPC, EC2, S3, EMR, EKS, SageMaker, Lambda, CloudFront, CloudWatch, and IAM.
  • Manage and scale big data platforms leveraging Kafka, Hive HMS, Apache Ranger, Apache Airflow, EMR, Spark, Trino, Looker, and Jupyter Notebooks.
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
  • Ensure system observability, proactive incident management, and SLA adherence.
  • Champion cloud security best practices, including API security, TLS/HTTPS, and access control policies.
  • Partner with stakeholders to prioritize initiatives, manage budgets, and optimize cloud and operational costs.

Qualifications

  • 9+ years in DevOps/Data DevOps or related fields, including at least 4+ years in a leadership role.
  • Proven track record in managing high-scale big data infrastructure and leading engineering teams.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS services and infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
  • Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Kafka, Hive HMS, Apache Ranger, Apache Airflow, EMR, Spark, Trino, Jupyter Notebooks, and Looker.
  • Proficiency in Kubernetes/EKS, Docker, ECS, and CI/CD tools.
  • Strong understanding of networking, cloud security, and compliance requirements.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
  • Exposure to SQL and data query optimization is an advantage.

Skills

Required:Cloud Infrastructure ManagementBig Data TechnologiesAWS ServicesInfrastructure as CodeKubernetes/EKS, Docker, ECSNetworking & Security
Last updated Jan 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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