Principal DevOps Engineer

Job name - Principal DevOps Engineer

Location - Bangalore, India

About Circles

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company that’s reimagining the telco industry with its SaaS platform, Circles X, and helping operators launch and operate successful brands.

Today, Circles is partnering operators in 13 countries to deliver delightful digital experiences to millions of people through our businesses.

With Circles.Life, our digital lifestyle brand, we empower and delight customers across the world by offering digital experiences that go beyond traditional telco services.

With Circles X, our digital telco technology empowers operators to launch digital telco brands from anywhere in the world. Built for operators by an operator, Circles X powers both Circles.Life and our partner operators’ digital telco brands.

Circles is backed by global investors such as Sequoia, Warburg Pincus, EDBI and Founders Fund – renowned institutions with a track record of backing industry-shaking innovators.

About the role

As a DevOps Lead, you will play a critical role in optimizing our development workflows, automating infrastructure provisioning, and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation across development and operations teams.

Role Expectations

• Develop and execute a comprehensive DevOps strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives, focusing on automation, scalability, stability and reliability.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead the implementation of infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation to provision, configure, and manage cloud-based resources.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring rapid and reliable delivery of software releases.
• Monitoring and Logging: Establish robust monitoring and logging mechanisms using tools like Prometheus, ELK stack, or New Relic to proactively identify and address performance issues and security threats.
• Security and Compliance: Collaborate with security teams to implement best practices for infrastructure and application security, including vulnerability scanning, access controls, and compliance with industry standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR).
• DevOps Culture: Promote a DevOps culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous learning, fostering cross-functional teams and facilitating knowledge sharing sessions and workshops.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to DevOps engineers, empowering them to achieve excellence in their roles and contribute to the overall success of the team.
• Identify opportunities for performance optimization and cost reduction in cloud infrastructure and application architecture, leveraging cloud-native services and best practices.

IMPORTANT : Please note that this is an 80% hands-on and 20% supervisory role. Our assessment process focuses on the above requirements. Please excuse us if you cannot demonstrate deep dive hands-on skills.

Core Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience 14+ years in a DevOps role, with a track record of successfully leading DevOps initiatives and driving process improvements.
• Deep understanding of DevOps principles, practices, and methodologies, with hands-on experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and configuration management.
• Proficiency in cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and related services, with experience in architecting and managing cloud-based infrastructure.
• Proficiency in IaC languages like Terraform, CloudFormation.
• Strong scripting and programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation and tooling development.
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes), including deployment, management, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and drive organizational change.
• Experience working in Agile environments and familiarity with Agile Methodologies

Good to have skills

• Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Certified Jenkins Engineer are a plus.
• Programming knowledge of Java or any other comparable language will be an added advantage.

What’s on offer

We provide a great environment and platform for employees to build their career. In this role, you can expect:

• Unique opportunity to be a part of innovating the telecommunications industry.
• Once in a lifetime chance to help shape a brand from the ground up.
• Autonomy in the role and in managing your own portfolio.
• Exposure to the fast-paced world of high-tech start-ups.
• Attractive experience and compensation.
• Working with passionate, smart and driven colleagues in a vibrant environment.
• Get continuous mentoring to fast-track your career.