--- title: 'DevOps Engineer III at PDI Technologies' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/devops-engineer-iii-pdi-technologies-hyderabad-5z37fdv07gwz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-13' --- # DevOps Engineer III at PDI Technologies - **Company:** PDI Technologies - **Location:** Hyderabad, India - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-09-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/pditechnologies/10c2fc47-ef37-40e1-a583-0b9de02d2a74 ## Job description We are looking for a DevOps Engineer III - Platform Engineering with advanced hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, automation, Kubernetes, and platform engineering technologies. The DevOps Engineer III will be responsible for implementing and improving complex DevOps and platform solutions, building reusable automation, operating cloud-native platforms, troubleshooting complex technical issues, and enabling Engineering teams through standardized platform capabilities. The ideal candidate should be able to independently own complex technical requirements, translate established architecture and standards into production-ready solutions, contribute to technical design decisions, mentor engineers, and lead defined technical workstreams when required. The primary focus of this role is technical engineering depth and execution rather than enterprise architecture ownership or people management. Job Responsibilities: CI/CD & GitOps : - Design, build, maintain, and enhance complex CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools. - Implement reusable pipeline libraries, templates, quality gates, security scanning, automated testing, packaging, and deployment workflows. - Implement and support GitOps-based deployment workflows using Argo CD, Flux, or equivalent technologies. - Maintain declarative application and platform configuration, automated reconciliation, environment promotion, drift detection, rollback, RBAC, and secrets integration. - Implement deployment strategies such as blue/green, canary, progressive delivery, and automated rollback where appropriate. - Troubleshoot complex CI/CD, GitOps, and deployment issues and implement permanent corrective solutions. AWS & Cloud Infrastructure: - Implement and improve scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-efficient infrastructure primarily in AWS. - Work with AWS services including EC2, ECS, EKS, IAM, VPC, ALB/NLB, S3, RDS, Route 53, CloudWatch, SSM, Lambda, and related platform services. - Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, IAM, DNS, security, performance, and application connectivity issues. - Implement established cloud architecture, security, tagging, governance, reliability, and operational standards. - Contribute implementation expertise, technical options, and proof-of-concept validation during solution and design reviews. Infrastructure as Code: - Design, develop, test, and maintain reusable infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu. - Create and enhance modular IaC frameworks used across multiple products, environments, and AWS accounts. - Implement Terraform state management, testing, validation, versioning, and lifecycle practices. - Integrate infrastructure provisioning with CI/CD and GitOps workflows. - Troubleshoot complex Terraform plan/apply issues, state issues, drift, and dependency problems. - Participate in and provide technical feedback during peer reviews of Infrastructure as Code changes. Automation & Platform Engineering : - Develop automation and platform tooling using Python, Go, PowerShell, Bash, TypeScript, Ansible, or equivalent technologies. - Build reusable automation, APIs, utilities, templates, and workflows that reduce manual engineering and operational activities. - Implement Internal Developer Platform capabilities and self-service workflows based on established platform architecture and standards. - Build and improve paved roads/golden paths that simplify infrastructure provisioning and application delivery. - Maintain and improve artifact repository, configuration-management, and engineering automation capabilities. Containers & Kubernetes: - Build, configure, operate, and improve Kubernetes platforms, particularly Amazon EKS and Azure AKS where applicable. - Implement standards for cluster configuration, networking, workload isolation, identity, security, scaling, storage, observability, and lifecycle management. - Build and maintain reusable Helm charts and Kubernetes deployment patterns. - Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes, container, networking, storage, identity, resource, and application deployment issues. - Automate Kubernetes provisioning, upgrades, configuration, and operational activities. Monitoring, Reliability & Troubleshooting : - Implement monitoring, logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards, and alerting using Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, or similar platforms. - Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex infrastructure, platform, CI/CD, and deployment issues. - Implement high-availability, resiliency, disaster-recovery, scalability, and performance patterns defined for platform workloads. - Identify recurring operational issues and implement automation or permanent corrective actions. - Create and improve operational runbooks, health checks, recovery procedures, and platform documentation. - Participate in an on-call rotation where applicable. AI & Engineering Automation: - Apply AI and agentic capabilities to practical DevOps and Platform Engineering use cases, including automation, CI/CD, troubleshooting, incident analysis, documentation, and developer self-service. - Build or integrate AI-enabled workflows using approved enterprise AI services such as Amazon Bedrock, Azure OpenAI/OpenAI, or equivalent platforms. - Implement secure integrations between AI capabilities and approved cloud services, APIs, repositories, and engineering tools. - Apply appropriate identity, authorization, observability, guardrails, cost controls, and human-in-the-loop mechanisms to AI-enabled automation. Technical Leadership & Developer Enablement: - Provide technical guidance within Platform Engineering initiatives and lead defined technical workstreams when required. - Mentor engineers and share expertise across cloud, DevOps, GitOps, Kubernetes, automation, and platform engineering practices. - Participate in design, code, infrastructure, and operational-readiness reviews and provide actionable technical feedback. - Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to evaluate implementation approaches and architectural trade-offs. - Partner with Engineering, Platform, CloudOps, SRE, Security, and other teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities. Required Skills & Experience: - 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, SRE, Infrastructure Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related role. - Strong hands-on experience with AWS and enterprise cloud infrastructure. - Advanced experience with Terraform/OpenTofu and Infrastructure as Code, including reusable modules and multi-environment implementations. - Strong experience designing, building, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent platforms. - Strong hands-on experience with GitOps deployment tools such as Argo CD, Flux, or equivalent technologies. - Strong hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS and/or AKS, and Helm. - Experience with configuration management and automation using Ansible or equivalent technologies. - Strong scripting/programming skills using one or more of Python, Go, PowerShell, Bash, TypeScript, or equivalent languages. - Experience with Git and pull-request-based development workflows. - Strong understanding of IAM/RBAC, cloud security, networking, DNS, load balancing, VPCs/subnets, routing, and security groups/firewalls. - Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, or equivalent tools. - Ability to independently troubleshoot complex infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitOps, and deployment issues. - Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and providing technical guidance. Preferred Skills : - Experience building or contributing to Internal Developer Platforms and developer self service capabilities. - Experience with multi-account AWS environments and enterprise cloud governance. - Experience with Azure and AKS or other multi-cloud infrastructure. - Experience with AI/LLM platforms and agentic automation, including Amazon Bedrock, Azure OpenAI/OpenAI, or equivalent technologies. - Experience with policy-as-code, security scanning, SonarQube, Trivy, or similar engineering controls. - Experience with cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices. - AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, or other relevant certifications are a plus. - Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment. Key Competencies: - Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. - Automation-first and platform-engineering mindset. - Ability to independently own complex technical requirements from design through implementation and operational readiness. - Ability to translate architecture and engineering standards into reliable production implementations. - Ability to mentor engineers and lead defined technical workstreams without formal people-management responsibility. - Strong collaboration skills across Engineering, Platform, CloudOps, SRE, Security, and Architecture teams. - Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to explain technical trade-offs. - Continuous-learning mindset and ability to evaluate emerging technologies through hands-on implementation. Level III Expectations A DevOps Engineer III - Platform Engineering should be able to: - Independently own and deliver complex DevOps and Platform Engineering work. - Design and implement advanced CI/CD and GitOps workflows using established enterprise standards. - Build and enhance reusable Terraform/OpenTofu modules, automation, and platform tooling. - Implement and troubleshoot complex AWS and Kubernetes/EKS platform solutions. - Build self-service capabilities and reusable paved-road patterns for Engineering teams. - Lead root-cause analysis and drive permanent technical fixes for complex platform issues. - Contribute implementation expertise and technical recommendations to architecture and design decisions. - Apply AI-assisted and agentic automation to appropriate engineering use cases. - Mentor other engineers and lead technical workstreams when required. - Improve existing frameworks, standards, automation, reliability, and developer experience. Behavioral Competencies: - Cultivates Innovation - Decision Quality - Manages Complexity - Drives Results - Business Insight PDI is committed to offering a well-rounded benefits program, designed to support and care for you, and your family throughout your life and career.  This includes a competitive salary, market-competitive benefits, and a quarterly perks program. We encourage a good work-life balance with ample time off [time away] and, where appropriate, hybrid working arrangements.  Employees have access to continuous learning, professional certifications, and leadership development opportunities. Our global culture fosters diversity, inclusion, and values authenticity, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought, ensuring a supportive environment for all. ## About PDI Technologies ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: PDI Technologies provides enterprise software and payments solutions that power the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale ecosystem globally. - **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Luminate Capital in 2015, with strategic investment from TA Associates) - **Headquarters**: Alpharetta, Georgia, United States - **Founded**: 1983 - **Founders**: Greg Gilkerson ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Convenience retail & petroleum wholesale software, payments, data analytics, and cybersecurity. - Target customers: B2B – fuel wholesalers, convenience store chains, and petroleum retailers of all sizes (SMB to enterprise). - Mission or purpose statement: “Connecting Convenience” – helping businesses modernize operations, converge systems, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. ## Products & Services - **PDI Enterprise (ERP)**: Comprehensive enterprise resource planning for convenience retail and petroleum wholesale, covering accounting, inventory, supply chain, and back-office operations. - **PDI Logistics**: Fuel supply chain management and distribution optimization. - **PDI Loyalty & Marketing Cloud**: Customer loyalty programs, coalition marketing, and real-time promotions. - **PDI Payments**: Secure payment processing solutions for in-store and fuel transactions. - **PDI Security & Cybersecurity**: Managed security services and data protection for retail networks. - **PDI Analytics Cloud**: Data and insight solutions for business intelligence and consumer behavior analysis. - **PDIQ (AI Platform)**: Embedded AI into trusted workflows to accelerate decision-making and innovation. - **Fuel Pricing Software**: Dynamic pricing and competitor analysis for fuel retailers. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of approximately $112 M (LinkedIn estimate) – or **Total Funding**: Not disclosed beyond early private equity rounds (Luminate Capital, TA Associates). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Luminate Capital (acquirer in 2015), TA Associates (growth investment in 2017). - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount: 1,419 employees (+1.0% YoY) per LinkedIn; another source (Built In) reports 1,905 total employees – conflicting reports. - Operates in 7 countries (including Austria, Thailand, Slovakia, New Zealand, United Kingdom) with workforce across 26 countries. - Serves over 200,000 convenience and petroleum wholesale sites in more than 60 countries. - Released 2024 ESG Report, highlighting sustainability commitments. ## Competitive Advantages - **40+ years of domain expertise** in the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale vertical. - **End-to-end ecosystem**: ERP, logistics, loyalty, payments, analytics, and cybersecurity – all integrated. - **Large, sticky customer base** with high switching costs due to deep operational integration. - **AI-first innovation** through the PDIQ platform, embedding intelligence into existing workflows. - **Global reach** with localized support across North America, EMEA, and APAC. ## Strategic Focus - **AI & Automation**: Expanding PDIQ to embed AI across all product lines to improve productivity and decision-making. - **Sustainability**: Helping customers meet environmental goals while advancing own ESG metrics. - **Cloud & SaaS Migration**: Continuing to shift legacy on-premise solutions to modern cloud/SaaS platforms. - **Global Expansion**: Growing presence in Europe, Asia, and other regions outside the core U.S. market. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Values-driven environment emphasizing integrity, curiosity, adaptability, courage, collaboration, and accountability. - **Work Model**: Hybrid and fully remote options available; Alpharetta HQ serves as a central hub. - **Benefits**: Competitive salary, health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, quarterly perks, and flexible work arrangements. - **Growth**: Continuous learning opportunities, professional certifications, leadership development, and internal mobility. - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Committed to building a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive culture. - **Engineering Culture**: Tech roles span application development, backend systems, data management, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure; coding challenges may be part of interviews. ## Sources 1. [LinkedIn – PDI Technologies](https://linkedin.com/company/pdi-technologies) 2. [PDI Technologies – Our Story](https://pditechnologies.com/our-story/) 3. [PDI Technologies – Careers](https://pditechnologies.com/careers/) 4. 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