Senior DevOps Engineer

About SmartWinnr

SmartWinnr is an enterprise-grade sales enablement platform that helps organizations build sales readiness through AI sales roleplay, coaching, and certification at scale. The platform serves Fortune 500 clients including Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca, along with other major companies such as Abbott, Medtronic, HDFC Life, SBI Life, ICICI Prudential, and Aditya Birla to boost sales productivity. SmartWinnr has earned recognition from G2 as one of the top 50 sales products for two consecutive years, based on authentic customer reviews and feedback.

Job Role: Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Location: Hyderabad

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior DevOps Engineer to manage and enhance the cloud infrastructure that powers SmartWinnr's AI-driven SaaS platform. This role offers the opportunity to work on modern cloud technologies, production infrastructure, automation, and platform reliability while collaborating closely with Engineering, AI, and Product teams.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing production environments, strong cloud expertise, and a passion for building secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

Independently own and manage SmartWinnr's DevOps and cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments.

Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS services including EC2, ECS, ECR, S3, IAM, Route 53, VPC, Security Groups, Auto Scaling Groups, and Load Balancers.

Perform production database upgrades and migrations while ensuring high availability, minimal downtime, and data integrity.

Deploy, manage, and support containerized applications and container orchestration environments.

Implement and maintain monitoring and observability solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, or equivalent platforms.

Support and maintain Node.js backend production environments.

Administer Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory), including Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Conditional Access, and Enterprise Application Management.

Develop automation scripts and operational tooling using Bash, YAML, and related scripting technologies.

Manage and maintain distributed systems such as ClickHouse, Zookeeper, or similar analytics platforms.

Self-host, administer, and maintain internal engineering tools such as documentation platforms, password managers, collaboration tools, and AI-powered internal applications.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve deployment processes, infrastructure reliability, security, and operational efficiency.

Maintain infrastructure documentation, operational standards, and disaster recovery processes while continuously identifying opportunities for automation and improvement.

Requirements:

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.Tech/B.E.) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Professional Experience

5-8 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure Engineering.

Proven experience independently managing DevOps and cloud infrastructure in a production environment.

Experience working with SaaS or product-based organizations is preferred.

Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, production support, and infrastructure automation.

Skills & Tools

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS and Microsoft Azure.

Good understanding of cloud networking, infrastructure automation.

Knowledge of Git-based version control and modern software development workflows.

Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve production issues efficiently.

Personal Attributes

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently and take end-to-end responsibility.

Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Adaptable, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced product environment.

Passionate about learning emerging cloud, DevOps, and AI technologies.

Pay: ₹800,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Health insurance

Provident Fund

Application Question(s):

Have you completed the following level of education: Bachelor's Degree?

Do you have experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure Engineering?

Do you have experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS and Microsoft Azure?

How many years of Software Development experience do you currently have?

Do you have knowledge of Git-based version control and modern software development workflows?

Are you comfortable working in an onsite setting?

What is your current CTC ?

What is your expected CTC ?

What is your notice period?

Work Location: In person