Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS / Azure)

About the role Edstem Technologies is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, automate and run reliable, secure and scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure. You'll own CI/CD, Kubernetes platforms and infrastructure as code, and work closely with development teams to speed up delivery. AI-assisted engineering with Claude is part of how we work every day, so you'll be expected to use it as a core part of your workflow. Key responsibilities Design, build and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, following best practices for availability, security and cost Write and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, including reusable modules, state management and environment strategies Design, deploy and run production Kubernetes clusters (EKS / AKS / self-managed), including networking, storage, RBAC, scaling and upgrades Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar Use Claude (Claude Code or the Claude app) to speed up writing Terraform, Helm charts, pipeline definitions and scripts, and to help with troubleshooting and documentation, while staying responsible for correctness and security Set up monitoring, logging, alerting and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor) Drive DevSecOps practices, including secrets management, vulnerability scanning, IAM / access policies and compliance Lead incident response and root-cause analysis, and improve system reliability over time Optimize cloud costs and resource usage Mentor junior engineers, review infrastructure code and set DevOps standards across teams Keep up with emerging cloud-native technologies and AI-assisted engineering practices Required skills and experience 8+ years in DevOps, cloud infrastructure or site reliability engineering Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure Strong production experience with Kubernetes, Docker and Helm Advanced Terraform skills Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and other CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI) Hands-on experience using Claude for infrastructure and automation work, such as generating and refactoring IaC, writing scripts, debugging and reviewing output critically Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python or PowerShell Solid understanding of Linux, networking (VPC/VNet, DNS, load balancing, TLS) and cloud security Experience with GitOps tools (Argo CD or Flux) Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills Good to have AWS Certified Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer – Professional, or Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) Experience with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible) Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud setups Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field Location and language Candidates from Kerala are strongly preferred Must be able to work from our Trivandrum office Strong English communication skills, along with fluency in Malayalam (spoken) is preferred