DevOps Specialist - AWS

KONE Technology and Innovation (KTI) is where the magic happens at KONE. It's where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to shape the future of the industry with new technologies and sustainable innovations.

We are now looking for a

DevOps Specialist, AWS

As a DevOps Specialist, you take accountability and responsibility for upholding the integrity and quality of the assigned work of KONE IT AWS across their lifecycle. You guide teams to ensure that the technical designs and configurations are not only fit for purpose, but also continuously optimized and future proof.

DevOps Specialist collaborates both with their own team and other relevant teams and ensures that planned changes are implemented in technically correct way. They validate and approve the technical designs during the incremental product development. Taking a lifecycle view, DevOps Specialist play an active role in identifying opportunities to improve service performance, resolving critical situations in production and continuous improvements for the platform.

The position is based in Chennai or Pune, India and will report to the Platform Manager, Data Center & Cloud Platforms.

Main responsibilities

•  Design, deploy, and manage scalable AWS infrastructure in a secure, cost-effective, and highly available manner.
• Support hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure involving AWS, Azure, and on-prem data centers.
• Implement connectivity solutions between on-premise networks and AWS (e.g., VPN, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway).
• Participate in cloud-to-cloud (AWS to Azure) and on-prem to AWS migration projects, including discovery, assessment, planning, and execution phases.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Collaborate with development, security, and DevOps teams to support containerized workloads and CI/CD workflows.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance tuning using tools such as CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and Prometheus.
• Ensure cloud infrastructure follows best practices in security, compliance, backup, and DR.
• Stay current on AWS updates and recommend new services or architecture improvements where appropriate.
• Support Operations teams in addressing critical operational issues.
• Responsible for technology management activities and supporting activities related to technical health checks, upgrades and maintenance of the technical elements of the IT products and/or platforms throughout their lifecycle.
• Maintain up-to-date technical documentation, including technical design specifications, and ensure overall quality of technical documentation.
• Promote DevOps ways of working within the product team and improve DevOps maturity capabilities and agile ways of working.

Professional Requirements:

• Functional and architectural understanding of IT products, platforms and related technologies.
• Hands-on experience in AWS services.
• Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD, release governance, and monitoring techniques.
• Familiarity with modern technologies, design and development tools, and automation techniques.
• Experience with AWS cloud networking.
• Lean and agile ways of working.
• Familiarity with IT product management practices.
• Communication and networking skills in a global environment.

Entry-Level Requirements:

• Educational qualifications (e.g., BE, BTech, MCA).
• Minimum 4+ years of experience in developing and/or supporting IT solutions and platforms, preferably in relevant technology areas.
• Demonstrated experience working in a global context.

We offer

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual and where we share actively ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and a daily practice. We are proud to offer a range of opportunities that will support you in achieving your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life. We believe in improving performance through inspiring, engaging and developing our people.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

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