Devops Lead L2

Wipro•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

The DevOps Lead will build, manage, and support Kafka and NoSQL platforms in production environments. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable platform architectures and deployment solutions; developing automation for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and operational workflows; and integrating AI and GenAI capabilities into operational tools and platform management processes. The position also designs and implements CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code solutions, manages deployments across development, testing, staging, and production, and resolves issues across platform, infrastructure, and application environments. The role monitors performance, reliability, availability, and security, and works with development, operations, and architecture teams to improve platform efficiency and developer productivity. It drives operational excellence through automation, observability, reliability engineering, and proactive issue resolution. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is mandatory, and the posting specifies 8–10 years of experience. The expected compensation ranges from $80,000 to $173,800, with final compensation dependent on factors including location, skills, and relevant experience. The role is eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits, including medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), and other paid and unpaid leave options.

Requirements

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience is mandatory.
8–10 years of experience.
Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java, focused on automation and tooling.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Git, CloudFormation, and Terraform.
Experience with at least one cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes-based environments.
Experience building AI-powered solutions, MCP Servers, Agentic AI systems, or GenAI-based automation tools.
Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting experience.
Excellent analytical, debugging, problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
Strong production support, incident management, issue triaging, and root cause analysis experience.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes administration, deployment, and performance tuning.
Knowledge of security best practices, vulnerability management, CVE analysis, and monitoring cloud/system/device logs.
Experience designing self-service platforms and operational automation solutions.

Responsibilities

Build, manage, and support Kafka and NoSQL platforms in production environments.
Design, implement, and maintain scalable platform architectures and deployment solutions.
Develop and maintain automation tools for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and operational workflows.
Integrate AI/GenAI capabilities into operational tools and platform management processes.
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code solutions.
Execute and manage code deployments across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
Troubleshoot and resolve platform, infrastructure, and application issues across all environments.
Monitor system performance, reliability, availability, and security, and drive continuous improvements.
Collaborate with development, operations, and architecture teams to improve platform efficiency and developer productivity.
Drive operational excellence through automation, observability, reliability engineering, and proactive issue resolution.