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woodfrog

Lead DevOps Engineer (AI/ML Platform)

Engineering Pune
Position

Lead DevOps Engineer (AI/ML Platform)

Location

Pune

Type

Full-time

Mode

Hybrid

Woodfrog is a Data & AI Engineering company based in Pune, India, focused on helping organizations transform data into reliable insights and production-ready AI solutions. We build modern data platforms, AI-powered applications, analytics solutions, and cloud infrastructure that enable businesses to make faster, data-driven decisions. Founded in 2023, Woodfrog specializes in data engineering, analytics, AI agents, governance, and enterprise AI deployments while delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions for clients across industries. 

About the Opportunity

This role is with a Woodfrog client that is building next-generation AI/ML platforms and cloud-native infrastructure to support enterprise-scale applications. The client focuses on delivering secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions while enabling modern AI workloads through robust DevOps and MLOps practices.

As a Lead DevOps Engineer (AI/ML Platform), you'll play a key role in designing and managing AWS infrastructure, leading Kubernetes-based deployments, building CI/CD automation, and collaborating with Engineering and AI/ML teams to deliver reliable, production-ready platforms. If you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and building scalable systems that power cutting-edge AI applications, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

You'll play a key role in building and scaling the cloud infrastructure that powers enterprise AI/ML platforms. Expect hands-on work across cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, Kubernetes orchestration, and CI/CD engineering. You'll collaborate closely with engineering and AI/ML teams to deliver secure, reliable, and production-ready deployments while driving DevOps best practices across the platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and manage scalable AWS cloud infrastructure for enterprise AI/ML platforms.
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate cloud provisioning and deployments.
  • Build, manage, and optimize Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, Helm deployments, and containerized applications.
  • Design and enhance Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, release, and deployment workflows.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize production infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and reliability.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, QA, and AI/ML teams to streamline deployments and improve platform performance.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to proactively identify and resolve system issues.
  • Maintain Linux-based environments, automate operational tasks using Bash/Python scripting, and follow DevOps best practices.
  • Drive infrastructure scalability, security, and operational excellence while mentoring team members and promoting engineering best practices.
  • Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering.
  • Strong expertise in AWS services, including VPC, EKS, IAM, RDS, and cloud networking.
  • Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and cloud automation.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, Helm, and container orchestration.
  • Strong knowledge of Jenkins, CI/CD Pipeline-as-Code, and deployment automation.
  • Proficiency in Linux administration and scripting using Bash and/or Python.
  • Experience with Git workflows, JFrog Artifactory, release management, and production support.
  • Working knowledge of PostgreSQL and cloud-based production environments.
  • Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, observability, and infrastructure reliability.
  • Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with a high level of ownership and collaboration.
  • Nice To Have

  • Experience with AWS Bedrock, Kubeflow, MLflow, Langfuse, LiteLLM, Weaviate, or NebulaGraph.
  • Exposure to GenAI, RAG applications, vector databases, and AI/ML platform deployments.
  • Experience with GitOps, ArgoCD, HashiCorp Vault, and Kubernetes-based AI workload deployments.
  • Why Join Us

  • Competitive compensation package with the opportunity to work on high-impact enterprise AI/ML platforms.
  • Lead the design and automation of cloud infrastructure powering next-generation AI applications.
  • Work with modern technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, and MLOps tools.
  • Collaborate with experienced engineers and AI/ML teams to build scalable, production-ready platforms.
  • Take ownership of critical infrastructure decisions in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
  • Grow your career by working on challenging cloud, DevOps, and AI infrastructure projects with significant learning and leadership opportunities.
  • Ready to make an impact?

    Join a team of elite data engineers and AI specialists building the future of enterprise intelligence.

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    LocationPune
    DepartmentEngineering
    ModeHybrid
    TypeFull-time
    ExperienceSenior