Senior Technical Lead
India
Job Description
Senior Technical Lead
Bangalore, Karnataka

Job Summary

Experience

8+ Years

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 8+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-native platforms. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in DevOps automation, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), observability, cloud technologies, and production operations. The role requires strong problem-solving skills and a reliability-first mindset to drive operational excellence and platform stability.

Key Responsibilities

Site Reliability Engineering

  • Design, implement, and maintain reliable, scalable, and resilient infrastructure.
  • Define and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Error Budgets.
  • Ensure high availability and performance of mission-critical applications.
  • Lead incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and postmortem reviews.
  • Drive reliability improvements through automation and proactive monitoring.

DevOps & Automation

  • Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tools.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operational processes.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
  • Enable self-service platform capabilities and reduce operational toil through automation.

Kubernetes & Container Platforms

  • Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters in cloud or hybrid environments.
  • Manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Implement deployment strategies such as Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling Deployments.
  • Ensure platform security, scalability, and fault tolerance.

Cloud Operations

  • Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Monitor cloud resource utilization, availability, and performance.
  • Implement cloud security best practices, IAM, RBAC, and governance controls.
  • Support disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.

Observability & Monitoring

  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
  • Develop dashboards and operational metrics to track platform health.
  • Improve MTTR through observability and automation.
  • Perform capacity planning and performance tuning.

Collaboration

  • Partner with Development, QA, Security, and Architecture teams.
  • Promote DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE best practices across teams.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical leadership initiatives.

Skill Requirements

Cloud Platforms

  • AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Containerization & Orchestration

  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Helm

CI/CD Tools

  • Jenkins
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • CloudFormation (Preferred)

Monitoring & Observability

  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Splunk
  • ELK / EFK Stack
  • AppDynamics or Dynatrace

Scripting & Programming

  • Python
  • Bash/Shell Scripting
  • PowerShell (Preferred)

Source Control

  • Git
  • GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket

Operating Systems

  • Linux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)

Good to Have

  • OpenShift Administration
  • Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd)
  • Kafka/Event Streaming Platforms
  • Security & Compliance Automation
  • Chaos Engineering
  • FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization
  • MLOps Exposure
  • DevSecOps Implementation Experience

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Operations, or Site Reliability Engineering.
  • Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
  • Experience supporting large-scale production environments.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Certifications

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
  • Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
  • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Key Success Metrics

  • Platform Availability of 99.9% or higher
  • Reduced Incident Volume and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)
  • Increased Deployment Frequency and Release Reliability
  • Improved Automation Coverage
  • Enhanced Infrastructure Security, Scalability, and Reliability

Other Requirements

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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 227,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending March 2026 totaled $14.7 billion.