Lead DevOps / Platform Engineering Lead
Wolters Kluwer1 day ago
Pune, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the organization’s platform engineering strategy, including self-service infrastructure, reusable templates, golden paths, engineering standards, governance, and developer enablement.
- Design and operate enterprise-scale AWS environments and define cloud operating models, infrastructure standards, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Lead Kubernetes platform architecture and operations, including multi-cluster strategies, workload governance, cluster security, resilient container platforms, and zero-downtime deployments.
- Standardize CI/CD, GitOps, deployment, rollback, and release management practices across engineering teams.
- Lead Terraform modules, AWS CDK blueprints, policy-as-code, drift detection, infrastructure compliance, and IaC quality standards.
- Establish observability, reliability, incident response, SLI/SLO, error budget, monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting practices.
- Embed security into the software development lifecycle and establish IAM, secrets management, security scanning, and compliance practices supporting SOC2 and ISO27001.
- Develop and operate enterprise Java applications and microservices, review application architectures, troubleshoot JVM and infrastructure issues, and design platforms optimized for Java workloads.
- Mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews and technical governance forums, and influence technology strategy and roadmap decisions across organizational boundaries.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering, or related disciplines.
- 5+ years of experience designing and operating AWS environments at scale, 5+ years of production Kubernetes experience, and 5+ years of hands-on Java software development experience.
- Significant experience with enterprise Java applications, microservices, application performance troubleshooting, Kubernetes deployments, distributed systems, scalable application design, and cloud-native architecture.
- Proven experience leading technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams and building and operating mission-critical production platforms.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
- Preferred certifications include AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist, and Terraform Associate.
- Preferred experience includes enterprise governance frameworks, regulated industries, large-scale SaaS platforms, FinOps, and cloud cost management.
Benefits
- Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
- The interview process includes in-person interviews and may require onsite attendance at a Wolters Kluwer office.
Tech Stack
Amazon DynamoDBApache KafkaAWSBambooGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGradleGrafanagRPCHelmJavaKubernetesMavenMySQLPostgreSQLPrometheusRabbitMQRancherRedisSpring BootTerraformVault
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About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer builds subscription software, data, and workflow solutions for professionals in healthcare, tax and accounting, legal and regulatory, finance and compliance, and ESG. Its portfolio spans SaaS applications and expert content that support compliance, decision-making, and operational processes. Founded in 1836 and headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, it is publicly traded on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and reported 2025 annual revenue of €6.1 billion.