Location: Hyderabad

What do we do?

As a pioneer for digital transformation GFT develops sustainable solutions across new technologies – from cloud engineering and artificial intelligence to blockchain/DLT. With its deep technological expertise, strong partnerships, and comprehensive market know-how GFT offers advice to the financial and insurance sectors, as well as in the manufacturing industry. Through the intelligent use of IT solutions GFT increases productivity and creates added value for clients. Companies gain easy and safe access to scalable IT-applications and innovative business models.

Who are we? 

Having started in Germany in 1987, GFT Technologies has grown to become a trusted Software Engineering and Consulting specialist for the international financial industry, counting many of the world’s largest and best-known Banks as our clients. We are an organization that empowers you to not only explore but raise your potential and seek out opportunities that add value. At GFT, diversity, equality, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive working environment for all communities is one of the main pillars of our diversity strategy, based on our core values and culture. We have been certified for 2022/23 as a ‘Great place to work’ in the APAC region. So, if you want to have the opportunity to work with an outstanding and progressive organization this position could be right for you.

Role Summary :

Project tasks :

Environment Setup & Maintenance

1. Design, deploy, and maintain a Kubernetes-based infrastructure aligned with on-prem requirements.
2. Ensure the Azure environment for Investran installation is operational.
3. Support NT Investran Live Infrastructure
4. Establish network security policies, ensuring no public internet exposure.

Terraform Support & Infrastructure Management

1. Provide ongoing Terraform support for infrastructure automation and maintenance.
2. Develop and maintain Terraform scripts and modules to support cloud and on-prem deployments.
3. Monitor infrastructure performance, identify issues, and optimize resource allocation.

Skills:

Environment Setup and Maintenance

Core Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure as code
• Strong experience with Kubernetes cluster management
• Proficiency in Azure cloud services and architecture
• Network security expertise, particularly private networks
• Experience supporting enterprise financial applications (like Investran)

Detailed Technical Requirements

Kubernetes Expertise

• Experience designing and implementing production Kubernetes clusters
• Knowledge of Kubernetes networking, storage, and security components
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize Kubernetes deployments
• Understanding of containerization principles and Docker

Azure Cloud Platform

• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Knowledge of Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall)
• Understanding of Azure security services and best practices
• Experience with Azure resource monitoring and management

Infrastructure as Code

• Advanced Terraform scripting and module development
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment
• Version control for infrastructure code (Git)
• Knowledge of infrastructure testing methodologies

Network Security

• Experience implementing zero-trust network architectures
• Knowledge of private endpoints and service connections
• Understanding of network segmentation and isolation techniques
• Experience with network security monitoring and logging

Desired Certifications

• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Desirable Additional Skills

• Experience with financial services infrastructure requirements
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOX, GDPR, etc.)
• Scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Understanding of disaster recovery and high availability architectures
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments
• Knowledge of infrastructure cost optimization techniques

Terraform Support & Infrastructure Management

Core Technical Skills

• Expert-level proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure automation
• Strong experience with both cloud and on-premises infrastructure management
• Advanced monitoring and optimization capabilities
• Performance troubleshooting expertise

Detailed Technical Requirements

Terraform Expertise

• Advanced knowledge of Terraform state management and workflows
• Experience developing reusable Terraform modules and components
• Proficiency with Terraform providers for multiple platforms
• Understanding of Terraform best practices and patterns
• Experience with large-scale infrastructure maintenance via Terraform

Infrastructure Management

• Knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture (combining cloud and on-premises)
• Experience with infrastructure lifecycle management
• Understanding of infrastructure security hardening techniques
• Ability to implement infrastructure governance policies
• Experience with infrastructure documentation and change management

Monitoring and Optimization

• Proficiency with infrastructure monitoring tools and platforms
• Experience analyzing performance metrics and resource utilization
• Knowledge of cost optimization strategies for cloud resources
• Understanding of capacity planning and scaling methodologies
• Ability to implement automated alerting and remediation

Cloud & On-Prem Technologies

• Experience with public cloud platforms (particularly Azure)
• Knowledge of on-premises virtualization technologies
• Understanding of networking concepts across environments
• Experience with storage solutions for diverse workloads

Desired Certifications

• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (if using AWS)
• ITIL Foundation Certification

Desirable Additional Skills

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment
• Knowledge of GitOps workflows for infrastructure management
• Scripting abilities (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
• Experience with infrastructure testing frameworks
• Understanding of compliance requirements for financial services
• Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation
• Experience with infrastructure automation frameworks beyond Terraform
• Understanding of containerization technologies

What we do offer

You will be working with some of the brightest people in business and technology on challenging and rewarding projects in a team of like-minded individuals. GFT prides itself on its international environment that promotes professional and cultural exchange and encourages further individual development.