Role: Technical Lead – Cloud Native (Kubernetes)
Reporting To: Engineering Leadership
Location: Pune (Full time)
Experience (in years): 6–8 years
Number of Vacancies: 1
Company Overview
You will work with industry-leading clients, global teams, and deep technology experts. Our learning platform supports structured onboarding and continuous learning throughout your career. Flexible career paths enable growth into technical architecture, program management, or domain expertise roles.
Role Overview
As a Technical Lead – Cloud Native (Kubernetes) at Pune, you will work on cloud-native application development, virtualization, and networking solutions that power application delivery across public and private clouds.
This is a hands-on individual contributor leadership role, where you will leverage your expertise in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, networking, and system design to shape the technical direction of cloud-native products. You will actively participate in design, development, testing, and production support while collaborating closely with product owners and cross-functional teams.
Role & Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical expert within the Cloud Native team, providing architectural guidance and hands-on leadership in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions
- Architect and develop scalable, resilient, and efficient cloud-native applications aligned with business goals and technical standards
- Drive innovation by staying current with cloud technologies, tools, and best practices
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and seamless integration of solutions
- Mentor team members and contribute to technical growth through knowledge sharing and technical leadership
- Evaluate and recommend technologies to address current and future technical challenges
- Maintain a strong hands-on role in coding, debugging, and technical decision-making
- Proactively monitor production environments to ensure reliability and performance
- Troubleshoot, reproduce, and resolve complex operational issues in enterprise environments
- Provide day-to-day support across production, staging, and development cloud environments
Technical Skills Requirements
- Strong expertise in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions with deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and networking
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including architecture, deployment, and operations
- Proficiency in Golang or Python (exposure to C and Java is a plus)
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI
- Fundamental understanding of virtualization (VMware, KVM) and containerization technologies
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
- Ability to influence technical decisions without direct authority
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on scalable and high-performance solutions
- Experience troubleshooting system-level and networking-related issues
- Experience setting up production-grade DevOps pipelines across environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Stage, Prod)
- Agile mindset with experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Basic understanding of networking concepts and exposure to the TCP/IP stack
- Experience working with VMWare technology stack
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI)
Educational / Professional Qualification Required
- B.E. / B.Tech in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent
- 6–8 years of software development experience with significant exposure to cloud computing, cloud infrastructure, and cloud-native applications
Soft Skills / Competencies
- Proven technical leadership and ownership mindset
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in agile, cross-functional teams
- High-performing team player with the ability to lead initiatives end-to-end
