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Your Role: Sr IT Operations Engineer
The role requires strong technical breadth and the ability to work across multiple technology areas rather than being limited to a single technology domain. The individual should be comfortable understanding problems across applications, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, security, access, and reporting, while partnering with specialist teams where deeper expertise is required.
Your Responsibilities:
Operations Excellence & IT Operations
Act as a primary technology contact for assigned EKS applications, platforms, and services.
Provide day-to-day technical oversight and operational support across EKS technology environments.
Administer and govern technology services including infrastructure, security groups, GitHub teams, Power BI workspaces, support groups, and related access.
Review and approve appropriate EKS technology, access, and support requests.
Manage and coordinate ITSM processes including Incidents, Changes, and Problems.
Identify recurring operational issues and drive improvements to reliability, efficiency, and user experience.
Technical Problem Resolution & Engineering Support
Investigate and help resolve complex technical issues across applications, cloud platforms, databases, analytics, and enterprise technology services.
Act as a technical problem-solving partner for EKS Business Operations, Analytics, Engineering teams, and vendors.
Troubleshoot issues involving technologies such as Azure, SQL, Power BI, Databricks, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise applications.
Work with technical specialists to identify root cause, define resolution paths, and ensure actions are completed.
Provide technical guidance to Project Managers, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders when technology decisions or assessments are required.
Cloud, Infrastructure & Technology Initiatives
Support and lead technology initiatives across Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and enterprise infrastructure.
Drive initiatives such as operating system upgrades, cloud security assessments, infrastructure improvements, and technology health checks.
Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Data, IAM, and Security teams to implement improvements.
Security Engineering & Risk Reduction
Review and assess Critical and High security alerts impacting EKS applications and technology environments.
Partner with InfoSec, IAM, Infrastructure, and other technology teams to investigate and remediate security risks.
Support implementation of security improvements such as access control enhancements, credential management, and authentication hardening.
Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to closure.
DataOps & Technology Cost Optimization
Support and lead DataOps initiatives, including Databricks-related operational and cost optimization activities.
Analyze technology usage and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary costs.
Partner with Data, Cloud, Engineering, and vendors to implement optimization measures.
Vendor & Stakeholder Management
Act as a key technical liaison between EKS teams and external technology vendors.
Use technical understanding to challenge vendor recommendations and identify gaps.
Proactively follow up on outstanding vendor actions and escalate when required.
Ensure vendor dependencies and blockers are identified early and driven to closure.
Engineering Visibility, Reporting & Analytics
Develop and enhance operational and technology reports to provide actionable visibility into EKS environments.
Support reporting around security posture, incidents, operational health, technology usage, and cost optimization.
Act as an in-house Power BI resource for EKS where required.
Ensure reporting data is accurate, reliable, and actionable.
Application Modernization & Continuous Improvement
Contribute to application and technology modernization initiatives.
Work with vendors and internal engineering teams during application upgrades, improvements, and technical changes.
Cross-Functional Engineering Collaboration
Participate in technical reviews and technology assessments.
Align solutions with enterprise architecture, security, and technology standards.
Collaborate effectively with IAM, Infrastructure, Data, InfoSec, Engineering, Mobile Deployment, and other enterprise teams.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
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Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
5–8 years of experience in enterprise technology operations, application operations/support, cloud operations, application engineering, or a related technology role.
Strong experience in technical troubleshooting and problem resolution within enterprise environments.
Knowledge of relational database concepts, integration technologies, application interfaces, and enterprise technology environments.
Working knowledge of at least one public cloud platform, preferably Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
Knowledge of ITSM/ITIL, including Incident, Change, and Problem Management.
Experience working with third-party vendors in a large enterprise organization.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive technical issues to closure.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
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Experience with enterprise application or SaaS operations.
Experience with Azure and/or GCP cloud operations.
Experience working with Infrastructure, IAM, InfoSec, or enterprise security teams.
Experience with Power BI, SSRS, or other reporting/analytics platforms.
Knowledge of Databricks or other modern data platforms.
Experience supporting application modernization or technology transformation initiatives.
Experience with IoT projects.
Relevant cloud, ITSM, security, or technology certifications.
Additional Information:
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Location: India, Bangalore
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