Senior Software DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software DevOps Engineer

Experience: 812+ Years

Location: Mumbai

About Kayana

Kayana is one of the fastest-growing companies, empowering small and medium-sized businesses with cutting-edge technology to compete with larger enterprises in the ordering and payments space. As a disruptive force in the industry, we provide everything from essential point-of-sale systems to advanced solutions like self-service kiosks, enabling brands to scale and succeed.

Our mission is simple: to help businesses thrive through innovative technology. With operations across the USA, UK, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East, Kayana is proud to foster an inclusive and dynamic culture. Every employee is supported with a personalized development plan, offering clear and achievable career paths for long-term growth.

About You

We seek an experienced and proactive Senior Software DevOps Engineer with a strong engineering mindset, deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation, and a passion for building scalable, resilient systems. The ideal candidate will bring 78 years of overall experience, with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and optimizing DevOps practices across complex, high-availability environments in domains such as payment solutions, BFSI, retail, or healthcare.

This role requires close collaboration with development, QA, security, and operations teams to streamline software delivery, improve system reliability, and ensure alignment between engineering practices and business objectives. You will champion DevOps culture, drive continuous improvement, and play a key role in enabling faster, safer, and more efficient product releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant infrastructure for ordering and payment platforms
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines enabling fast, safe, and automated deployments
• Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS / Azure / GCP) with a focus on cost optimization and performance
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform / CloudFormation
• Containerize and orchestrate services using Docker and Kubernetes
• Ensure zero/low-downtime deployments for customer-facing applications
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for real-time transaction systems
• Drive security best practices including secrets management, IAM, encryption, and compliance readiness
• Collaborate closely with backend, mobile, QA, and security teams to support microservices-based architectures
• Troubleshoot production issues, lead incident response, and perform root cause analysis
• Define and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps standards and best practices at Kayana

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud / SRE roles
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Expertise in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Solid Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, etc.)
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python)
• Understanding of networking concepts, load balancers, APIs, and secure communication
• Experience supporting high-throughput, low-latency systems

Good to Have

• Experience working on payments, fintech, POS, or transactional platforms
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, security compliance, and audit readiness
• Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS, Pub/Sub, etc.)
• Experience with auto-scaling, performance tuning, and cost optimization
• Familiarity with blue green / canary deployments

Why Join Kayana?

• Work on real-world, high-impact ordering & payment systems
• Exposure to modern cloud-native and DevOps tooling
• Opportunity to own and scale mission-critical platforms
• Collaborative environment focused on engineering excellence and growth