Lead Administrator L1

Wipro•Irving, TX

About The Position

Wipro Limited is hiring a Lead Administrator to design, implement, manage, and optimize infrastructure solutions, primarily using AWS and GCP. The role calls for a senior-level professional with extensive infrastructure delivery experience, leadership capabilities, and a record of improving operational processes. The administrator will contribute to cloud operations and Site Reliability Engineering practices, lead initiatives, mentor others, and help shape technical decisions. The role also involves building cloud-native architectures, infrastructure-as-code solutions, automation, container platforms, and systems observability. The position is listed with an expected compensation range of $60,000 to $135,000. Final compensation depends on factors including location, applicable minimum-wage requirements, skills, and relevant experience. Wipro’s standard benefits include medical and dental options, disability insurance, paid time off including sick leave, and other paid and unpaid leave options. Employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

Requirements

8–10+ years of experience in infrastructure delivery roles, such as application hosting and/or end-user services.
Significant experience in Cloud Operations/Support and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
Extensive hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP, including designing, implementing, and managing complex cloud-native architectures.
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, Go, or similar for automation, custom tooling, and system integration.
Strong understanding of networking, DNS, IAM, load balancing, and advanced cloud-native services, including troubleshooting and optimization at scale.
Expertise with EKS/GKE, including container platform design, deployment, management, and troubleshooting.
Strong analytical and diagnostic skills for resolving complex technical challenges.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to collaborate across teams, influence technical decisions, work effectively under pressure, and meet demanding deadlines.
Mandatory skill: Cloud AWS Admin.
Listed experience requirement: 5–8 years.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Financial Services or another large, complex, and/or global enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, manage, and optimize complex cloud-native infrastructure solutions using AWS and/or GCP.
Drive operational process changes and improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability.
Design and implement modular, scalable, and secure infrastructure-as-code solutions.
Develop advanced automation, custom tooling, and system integrations using scripting.
Troubleshoot and optimize cloud systems, networking, DNS, IAM, load balancing, and cloud-native services at scale.
Design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot EKS/GKE clusters and containerized applications.
Develop observability projects involving metrics, analytical tools, benchmarking, and best practices.
Lead teams and initiatives, mentor junior staff, and influence technical decisions across teams.
Deliver projects to demanding deadlines and communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior management.