DevOps / Cloud Engineer
Job Description
Position Overview
We are hiring a DevOps / Cloud Engineer for a time-bound, private blockchain MVP. You will provision and operate the cloud infrastructure, support deployment of a Hyperledger Fabric network and application services (API and web frontend), and put in place security, monitoring, logging, and backup for a production-like environment.
This is a contract / project-based role with phased delivery. Project domain, client, and detailed architecture will be shared after NDA.
Role Summary
You will own infrastructure and deployment for a multi-service platform: blockchain nodes, REST API, and web client. Blockchain and application engineers build the software; you make it runnable, secure, observable, and repeatable in the cloud.
This is not a full-time role for the entire project for most teams — expect heavy involvement at kickoff and release, with lighter support during development.
Key ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure & Environment Setup (Early Phase)
• Provision cloud resources on AWS or Azure (VMs, networking, security groups, DNS as needed)
• Support hosting for Hyperledger Fabric components (peers, orderer, CA — topology defined under NDA)
• Define environments: dev / staging / production-like (as agreed in SOW)
• Configure TLS, firewall rules, and network policies
• Set up secrets management (e.g. AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault) — no credentials in repos
• Document network topology, access model, and environment variables
Application Deployment
• Containerize or deploy REST API and web frontend (Docker; Kubernetes optional for MVP)
• Configure load balancer / API gateway and static hosting or container hosting for frontend
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deploy (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or equivalent)
• Coordinate with backend and frontend engineers on build artifacts, health checks, and config
• Support Infrastructure as Code where practical (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, or Bicep)
Operations, Security & Handover (Late Phase)
• Configure monitoring and alerting (CPU, memory, disk, API latency, service health)
• Set up centralized logging with appropriate retention and access controls
• Define backup and recovery approach for critical state (ledger/peers per Fabric best practices)
• Run deployment to staging/production-like environment with the wider team
• Produce runbooks: start/stop, deploy, rollback, certificate rotation, incident escalation
• Participate in security checklist review (TLS everywhere, secrets, access, logging)
Required Qualifications
• 3+ years DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure experience
• Hands-on AWS or Azure (state primary cloud in your application)
• Strong Linux administration and networking fundamentals
• Docker in production; container deployment patterns
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
• Secrets management, TLS/SSL, and security group / firewall configuration
• Monitoring and logging (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK, or similar)
• Infrastructure as Code experience (at least one of Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)
• Clear documentation habits and English communication for a remote team
• Willingness to sign NDA before receiving full project details
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience deploying or supporting Hyperledger Fabric (peers, orderer, CA, channels) on cloud or VMs
• Kubernetes (EKS, AKS) — not required for MVP but valued
• Blockchain or permissioned network projects (details under NDA)
• Nginx, reverse proxies, API gateways
• Backup/DR planning (RTO/RPO documentation)
• Security reviews for cloud deployments (least privilege IAM, no public secrets)
• Cost awareness and right-sizing for MVP environments
Technical Environment (High Level)AreaStack / ExpectationCloudAWS or Azure (confirmed at kickoff)BlockchainHyperledger Fabric on VMs or containers (separate Fabric engineer)APIContainerized service (separate backend engineer)FrontendStatic build or container (separate frontend engineer)IaCTerraform / CloudFormation / ARM (as agreed)SecurityTLS, vault for secrets, restricted access, audit loggingMVP HASingle nodes per org acceptable; HA patterns documented for later
Exact topology, regions, and sizing provided under NDA.
What You Will Deliver
By the end of the engagement:
• Provisioned cloud environment(s) for Fabric and application tiers
• Deployed API and frontend in staging/production-like environment
• CI/CD pipelines for repeatable builds and deploys
• Secrets, TLS, and network security configured per project requirements
• Monitoring, logging, and basic alerting in place
• Backup/recovery notes for critical components
• Operations runbooks and handover documentation for the client/ops team
Acceptance criteria and milestones are defined in the statement of work.
What We Are Looking For
• Engineer who has deployed real systems to cloud, not only managed local Docker
• Comfortable supporting Fabric or similar stateful services even if a specialist owns chaincode
• Pragmatic about MVP: stable and secure first; full HA can be Phase 2
• Strong documentation — ops must survive after contract ends
• Collaborative with developers on env vars, health endpoints, and release process
Pay: ₹32,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
