Advanced Solution - DevOps Consultant

Position Title: Senior DevOps Role Position Location: Pune, India / Mumbai, India / Hybrid   **THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL WORK US HOURS, 5 PM-2:30 AM, M-F**   Job Summary: Pellera Technologies is seeking an experienced DevOps Consultant to design, automate, and optimize cloud-native infrastructure across Azure and AWS environments. This role will drive modern DevOps practices, lead automation initiatives, and support clients in building resilient, scalable, and secure platforms. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on engineer with deep cloud expertise, strong Infrastructure‑as‑Code skills, and production experience with containers, CI/CD, and modern observability stacks. You will serve as a trusted advisor to clients while guiding junior engineers and championing DevOps excellence.   Responsibilities: Design & manage Azure / AWS infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) Build, operate, and support enterprise Container platforms using Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. Automate provisioning, configuration, and application delivery using Red Hat Ansible & Ansible Automation Platform. Architect, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines across GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket. Ensure platform reliability, security hardening, scalability design, and ongoing cost optimization. Troubleshoot complex distributed system issues across networking, compute, containers, and cloud services. Implement monitoring, observability, and logging using tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK, Prometheus, or Grafana. Develop automation scripts using Bash or Python to streamline deployment and operational processes. Collaborate directly with customers to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps best‑practice frameworks, standards, and playbooks.   Required Skills/Abilities/Competencies: Ability to work with project teams, account teams, and customers to provide industry-best professional services. Strong communication skills. Self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to follow processes and procedures. Strong attention to detail Must have the ability to multi-task. Must have familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite products.   Education and Experience: BA/BS degree or equivalent experience required. At least 6+ years hands-on experience with Azure & AWS cloud platforms. At least 4+ years hands-on experience in Terraform multi-cloud infrastructure automation. At least 5+ years experience installing, managing and troubleshooting Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters. Proven ability building automation with Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform. Strong Linux engineering background (RHEL preferred). Production experience with containers, microservices, and orchestration platforms. Demonstrated, hands-on experience with modern CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins). Practical experience implementing monitoring and logging solutions (Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK/EFK, Prometheus, Grafana). Proficiency writing automation in Bash or Python. Relevant certifications highly preferred: Cloud: Azure Administrator/Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, etc. Red Hat: RHCSA, RHCE, OpenShift Administrator or similar.  Physical Requirements: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.   We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Employees hired under this position must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship. The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position at any time with or without notice.