Principal Engineer

About Us

Established in the year 2000 in the US, we have global offices in the US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada, with best-in-class infrastructure and development facilities spread across the globe. We are an end-to-end solution provider in Banking & Financial Services, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing & Energy verticals and have successfully delivered $1 billion worth of projects for more than 20 Fortune 500 companies.

Position Name

Principal Engineer

Experience

10 - 15 years

Location

Bangalore

Shift Timings

Job Description

• Serve as the technical lead for business-critical projects, owning architecture, design decisions, and successful delivery.
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable Linux environments across on-premises and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Administer and optimize IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) for high-performance, distributed storage and data management.
• Deploy, manage, and enhance container platforms using OpenShift/Kubernetes, ensuring secure and efficient application delivery.
• Ensure system stability, performance, availability, and data integrity across all Linux-based infrastructure.
• Develop and implement security hardening standards, ensuring compliance with organizational and industry best practices.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex system and performance issues in distributed environments.
• Drive automation initiatives using scripting and infrastructure-as-code to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Collaborate with application, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to align platform capabilities with business needs.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and documentation.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.
  
  

Communication Skills

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

JOB KNOWLEDGE

Planning Skills

SKILL

Key Skills

• Extensive experience in Linux system engineering and administration (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, or equivalent).
• Proven expertise with IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS), including design, deployment, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes, including cluster management and container orchestration.
• Deep understanding of system performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning.
• Experience implementing security hardening, patching strategies, and compliance frameworks.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform).
• Solid networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls).
• Experience with high-availability and disaster recovery architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects and influence architectural decisions.
  
  

Soft Skills

Good communication skill.

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  
  

Certifications