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This is a full-time on-site role for a Technical Project Head with Project leadership & Agile Expertise. They will be responsible for the day-to-day management of projects, ensuring that timelines are met, budgets are adhered to, and communication with stakeholders is maintained. Project Leadership: Lead and manage cross-functional teams to ensure successful development & execution & define the overall architecture and technical direction for development projects Technical Expertise: Demonstrate a deep understanding & Oversee the backend services, databases, and third-party API integration & frontend technologies/tools. And best practices to effectively guide with budgeting & providing technical support to the development team along with assisting them in making architectural decisions. Task Assignment: Define project tasks, allocate resources, and delegate responsibilities to team members while considering their strengths and expertise & assessing the feasibility of cross-platform development, and deciding when to adopt it based on project requirements. Timelines and Milestones: Develop and communicate project timelines, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with expectations and company objectives. Risk Management: Identify potential project risks, devise mitigation strategies, and proactively address issues to keep the project on track while at the same time ensuring industry-standard security practices, authentication mechanisms, data encryption, and compliance with relevant privacy regulations. Status Updates: Regularly collect updates from team members, track project progress, and provide transparent status reports to stakeholders. Problem Solving: Swiftly addresses technical challenges, conflicts, and roadblocks, making data-driven decisions to ensure project momentum. Quality Assurance: Implement quality control measures to guarantee that the final product aligns with the project scope, technical standards, and requirements. Deadline Adherence: Employ effective time management strategies to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations. Documentation: Prepare the technical documentation, flow, and execution plan of the project including specifications & architecture. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Master's preferred). Proven experience (5+ years) as a Senior IT Project Manager leading similar successful responsibilities mentioned above. Proficiency in frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and related frameworks. Strong knowledge of backend technologies such as databases (SQL, NoSQL), server-side scripting (PHP, Node.js, Python, etc.), API integrations & development. Solid understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.). Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and team-building & management skills. 

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior AIOps / MLOps Engineer with strong expertise in Azure Cloud, automation, platform engineering, CI/CD, observability, and enterprise-scale cloud operations.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing modern cloud-native platforms with focus on AI/ML operationalization, DevOps automation, monitoring, reliability, and infrastructure modernization.

Required Experience

• 6 – 10 Years of overall IT experience
• Strong experience in AIOps / MLOps / DevOps engineering
• Hands-on enterprise experience in Azure Cloud platform engineering

Key Responsibilities

AIOps / MLOps

• Design and implement scalable enterprise-grade AIOps and MLOps platforms across cloud environments.
• Ensure AI platform reliability, governance, security, and model performance optimization.
• Implement LLM/AI model versioning, experiment tracking, drift detection, observability, and operational health monitoring frameworks.
• Collaborate with Data Science, DevOps, Cloud, and Application teams to accelerate AI/ML adoption and platform modernization.
• Develop automation frameworks for AI/ML pipelines, infrastructure provisioning, and operational workflows.
• Lead continuous improvement, automation, and standardization efforts across AI/ML operational ecosystems
• Mentor engineering teams and promote AIOps/MLOps best practices, innovation, and engineering excellence
• Strong Knowledge on embeddings, tokenization, vector databases, and AI/ML model training concepts

Preferred Skills

• Python, MLflow, Model Registry, Experiment Tracking
• Azure DevOps & Azure Cloud
• Azure Machine Learning
• LLMOps / Generative AI operationalization
• AI model deployment and lifecycle management
• AI Gateway and Model Serving architectures
• Azure OpenAI & Azure AI Foundry
• MCP Server implementation and configuration  
• CI/CD Automation & AKS

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and drive ownership
• Strong collaboration and documentation skills

About the Role

We are looking for passionate and driven interns across multiple technology domains including Frontend Development, Backend Development, DevOps, AI/ML, and Data Engineering. This internship offers hands-on experience in real-world projects, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and exposure to modern tools and technologies. 

Domains & Responsibilities 

Frontend Development 

• Build responsive and user-friendly web interfaces  
• Translate UI/UX designs into functional applications  
• Optimize performance and ensure cross-browser compatibility  

 Backend Development 

• Develop APIs and server-side logic  
• Work with databases and data storage solutions  
• Ensure application security and performance  

 DevOps 

• Assist in CI/CD pipeline setup and automation  
• Manage deployments and cloud infrastructure  
• Monitor system performance and reliability  

 AI / Machine Learning 

• Develop and train ML models  
• Work on NLP, automation, or AI-driven features  
• Analyze datasets and evaluate model performance  

 Data Engineering 

• Build and maintain data pipelines (ETL/ELT)  
• Ensure data quality and availability  
• Work with large datasets and optimize data workflows  

 Required Skills (Any Domain) 

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React/Vue/Angular  
• Backend: Node.js / Python / Java / PHP, APIs, databases  
• DevOps: Linux, Git, CI/CD basics, cloud fundamentals  
• AI/ML: Python, ML basics, TensorFlow/PyTorch/Scikit-learn  
• Data Engineering: SQL, Python, data processing concepts  

 Good to Have 

• Knowledge of Git and version control  
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)  
• Problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn  
• Exposure to real-world or academic projects  

 Who Should Apply 

• Students or recent graduates in Computer Science, IT, or related fields  
• Candidates with strong interest in any of the above domains  
• Self-learners with project experience are highly encouraged  

 Internship Details 

• Duration: 3–6 months  
• Mode: Remote  
• Certificate + PPO (Pre-Placement Offer) based on performance  

 What You’ll Gain 

• Hands-on experience with real projects  
• Mentorship from experienced professionals  
• Exposure to industry tools and workflows  
• Opportunity to convert to a full-time role 

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 2–5 years

Type: Full-time | On-site

Open Roles: 1

Start: Immediate

Why this role exists

Most engineering teams choose between speed and stability.

We need both.

Today:

• Deployments carry risk
• Cloud costs are higher than they should be
• Compliance is reactive, not built-in

This role exists to build a platform where:

• We can deploy fast without breaking production
• We can scale without runaway cost
• We can pass enterprise InfoSec reviews without firefighting

What you’ll do

You will not just manage infrastructure.

You will build the platform that engineering runs on.

1. Drive cloud cost efficiency

• Reduce Azure compute spend by 40%
• Implement:
• Reserved Instances / savings plans
• Right-sizing of workloads
• Scheduling for non-critical workloads
• Continuously monitor and optimize cost vs performance

2. Build zero-downtime deployment systems

• Ship a deployment pipeline that supports:
• 5+ production deployments per week
• Zero customer-visible downtime
• Implement:
• Blue-green / canary deployments
• Automated health checks
• Safe rollout strategies

3. Enable fast and safe releases

• Reduce time-to-launch significantly
• Ensure:
• High reliability in every release
• Ability to rollback instantly if something breaks
• Create systems where:
• Scaling up is seamless when things go right
• Failures are contained when they don’t

4. Build disaster recovery and compliance readiness

• Create DR/BCP systems that pass enterprise audits from:
• HDFC Life, SBI Life
• Ensure:
• Backup and recovery processes are defined and tested
• Failover strategies are documented and executable
• Build compliance as part of the system, not an afterthought

5. Embed security into the pipeline

• Integrate:
• SAST (Static Application Security Testing)
• DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing)
• SCA (Software Composition Analysis)
• Secret scanning
• Container scanning
• IaC scanning
• Ensure vulnerabilities are caught before deployment

6. Enforce policy-as-code

• Implement:
• OPA / Gatekeeper
• Azure Policy
• Prevent non-compliant infrastructure from being deployed
• Ensure consistency across environments

7. Build a scalable platform layer

• Create systems that:
• Support increasing deployment frequency
• Maintain reliability under scale
• Work closely with backend and SRE teams to:
• Improve system stability
• Reduce operational overhead

What success looks like

• Cloud costs reduce by ≥ 40%
• Deployments are:
• Frequent
• Safe
• Invisible to customers
• Rollbacks are instant and reliable
• DR/BCP passes enterprise audits in the first attempt
• Security is embedded in the pipeline, not patched later
• Engineering teams ship faster with confidence

Who you are

• You have 2-5 years of experience in DevOps / Platform Engineering
• You have worked with:
• Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• CI/CD systems
• Infrastructure as Code
• You think in:
• Systems
• Trade-offs (speed vs reliability vs cost)
• You are comfortable owning:
• Production infrastructure
• Deployment systems

What will make you stand out

• Experience with:
• High-frequency deployment systems
• Cost optimization at scale
• Security-first pipelines
• Strong understanding of:
• Kubernetes / container orchestration
• Monitoring and observability
• Distributed system reliability
• Experience passing enterprise security/compliance audits

Why join

• You will define how engineering ships and scales
• Your work directly impacts:
• Reliability
• Cost
• Deployment velocity
• You will build a platform that moves from:
• Fragile → predictable and scalable

What this role is not

• Not manual infra management
• Not reactive firefighting
• Not limited to CI/CD maintenance

What this role is

• A builder of deployment systems
• A driver of cost efficiency
• A guardian of reliability and compliance

One question to self-evaluate

Can you build a platform where we deploy faster, spend less, and never break production?

Why this role exists

Our infrastructure footprint is growing faster than our headcount, and we believe most of that

gap should be closed by automation and AI agents — not by hiring more humans to do toil. We

need someone early in their career who treats manual work as a bug, ships scripts and agents

instead of tickets, and wants to grow into deeper ownership over the next two years.

You will not be the most senior person on the team. You will be the one who multiplies the team.

What you'll own

In your first 1 months

• Take ownership of one slice of our CI/CD pipeline and make it measurably

faster, more reliable, or cheaper. We expect a number on a dashboard to move.

• Build at least three internal automations that replace manual ops toil —

using AI agents (Claude Code, agentic CLIs, scripted LLM workflows) as your force

multiplier.

• Be the first responder for a defined set of alerts. Write the runbooks. Drive

the alert volume down.

• Support senior engineers on AI/ML infrastructure (GPU nodes, inference

services, model deployment) — observe, document, and gradually take on contained

changes under review.

By 3 months you should be

• The go-to person for at least two production systems.

• Shipping routine infrastructure changes without needing senior review.

• Treating "manual" as a code smell.

Required (we will reject without these)

• 0–3 years hands-on experience with one major cloud (AWS, GCP, or

Azure — one is fine, depth beats breadth).

• Fluent in Linux command line, bash, and at least one scripting language

(Python or Go preferred).

• Have shipped something to production that real users hit. A side project

counts; a graded coursework lab does not.

• Comfortable with Docker — you can explain what an image vs. a

container is and why it matters.

• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals: DNS, HTTP/HTTPS,

TLS, ports, basic subnets — enough to debug "it works on my machine."

• Git fluency: branches, merges, rebases, conflict resolution.

• CI/CD pipelines — you have authored or substantially modified pipelines

in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar. Not just "I clicked Re-run."

• Kubernetes basics — kubectl for real work, can read pod logs,

understand deployments and services, can debug a CrashLoopBackOff without

panicking. You do not need to have run a cluster; you do need to have lived inside one.

• Active user of AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, agentic

CLIs, etc.). You should be able to walk us through specific tasks where they made you

faster, and specific tasks where they failed you and how you noticed. "I have tried it" is

not enough.

Bonus (real plus, not required)

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible.

• Observability: Prometheus/Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, any APM.

• Have built or extended an LLM-based agent — a custom MCP server, a

scripted multi-step workflow, an internal tool that calls models in a loop. Anything beyond

chat-with-Claude.

• Exposure to GPU workloads, model serving (vLLM, Triton, TGI, etc.), or

ML pipelines.

What we don't care about

• Whether your degree is in CS — or whether you have a degree at all.

• Brand-name companies on your resume.

• Certifications. They are fine. They do not substitute for having shipped.

How we work

• We default to automation. If you do something manually twice, the third

time you script it or hand it to an agent.

• AI agents are part of the workflow, not a novelty. Expect interview

questions about exactly how you use them — and where you have caught them being

wrong.

• Small, reversible changes beat big-bang rollouts.

• Postmortems are blameless and written down.

• We push back on each other. If you only execute, you will be unhappy

here.

How to apply

Send:

• Your resume.

• A short note (≤200 words) describing one infra or automation problem you

solved, and how AI agents factored in — or did not, and why. We read these. Generic

notes get rejected.

Internal note — delete before posting externally

• Comp band, location policy, team name, and reporting line marked

[CONFIRM] need to be filled in before this goes external.

• The Required list is intentionally tight: CI/CD and Kubernetes basics

promoted from bonus. Expect this to filter ~80% of typical junior DevOps applicants. The

remaining pool will skew toward people who have actually shipped infra at a startup, not

bootcamp grads or pure cloud-cert holders.

• IaC, observability, agent-building, and GPU/ML serving stay as bonus.

Promoting any of these to required at 0–3 yrs collapses the pool to near-zero or forces

hiring senior people at junior comp. If you want IaC required, re-level this to mid (3–5

yrs) and raise the band.

• Screening implication: the resume screen should explicitly check for

CI/CD pipeline authorship and any K8s-touching production work. If neither is on the

resume, reject at screen. Do not waste interview slots.

• Pipeline watch: if fewer than ~15 qualified resumes after 2 weeks of

active sourcing, the first thing to relax is the AI-agent-fluency bar (move to bonus and

screen for it in interview instead). Do not relax the "shipped to production" requirement

— that is the load-bearing filter.

As part of the Cloud Platform / Devops team at Upswing, you will get to work on building state-of-the-art infrastructure for the future. You will also be –

• Building Infrastructure on AWS driven through terraform and building automation tools for deployment, infrastructure management, and observability stack 
• Building and Scaling on Kubernetes
• Ensuring the Security of Upswing Cloud Infra
• Building Security Checks and automation to improve overall security posture 
• Building automation stack for components like JVM-based applications, Apache Pulsar, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Reporting Infra, etc.
• Mentoring people across the teams to enable best practices 
• Mentoring and guiding team members to upskill and helm them develop work class Fintech Infrastructure

What will you do if you join us?

• Write a lot of code
• Engage in a lot of cross-team collaboration to independently drive forward infrastructure initiatives and Devops practices across the org 
• Taking Ownership of existing, ongoing, and future initiatives 
• Plan Architecture- for upcoming infrastructure
• Build for Scale, Resiliency & Security 
• Introduce best practices wrt Devops & Cloud in the team
• Mentor new/junior team members and eventually build your own team

You should have

• Curiosity for on-the-job learning and experimenting with new technologies and ideas
• A strong background in Linux environment
• Must have Programming skills and Experience
• Strong experience in Cloud technologies, Security and Networking concepts, Multi-cloud environments, etc.
• Experience with at least one scripting language (GoLang/Python/Ruby/Groovy)
• Experience in Terraform is highly desirable but not mandatory
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker is required 
• Understanding of the Java Technologies and Stack
• Any other Devops related experience will be considered

Role:

• Developing a good understanding of the solutions which Company delivers, and how these link to Company’s overall strategy.
• Making suggestions towards shaping the strategy for a feature and engineering design.
• Managing own workload and usually delivering unsupervised. Accountable for their own workstream or the work of a small team.  
• Understanding Engineering priorities and is able to focus on these, helping others to remain focussed too
• Acting as the Lead Engineer on a project. Helps ensure others follow Company processes, such as release and version control.
• An active member of the team, through useful contributions to projects and in team meetings.
• Supervising others. Deputising for a Lead and/or support them with tasks. Mentoring new joiners/interns and Masters students. Sharing knowledge and learnings with the team.

Requirements:

• Acquired strong proven professional programming experience.
• Strong command of Algorithms, Data structures, Design patterns, and Product Architectural Design.
• Good understanding of DevOps, Cloud technologies, CI/CD, Serverless and Docker, preferable AWS 
• Proven track record and expert in one of the field - DevOps/Frontend/Backend
• Excellent coding and debugging skills in any language with command on any one programming paradigm, preferred Javascript/Python/Go
• Experience with at least one of the Database systems - RDBMS and NoSQL
• Ability to document requirements and specifications.
• A naturally inquisitive and problem-solving mindset.
• Strong experience in using AGILE or SCRUM techniques to build quality software.
• Advantage: experience in React js, AWS, Nodejs, Golang, Apache Spark, ETL tool, data integration system, certification in AWS, worked in a Product company and involved in making it from scratch, Good communication skills, open-source contributions, proven competitive coding pro

DevOps Consultant!! MERN Stack Project Manager – Systems (Enterprise or Solutions) Architect needed!

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