Centific Global Technologies

Centific - Site Reliability Engineer - CI/CD Pipeline

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Chennai, India

Job Description

Job Description : Centific is a Seattle-based tech company pioneering the future of AI one breakthrough at a time. Learn how we're transforming the world through safe and scalable AI and empowering businesses to unlock the full potential of their data. Key Responsibilities : Strategic Leadership & Vision : - Lead and manage the Software Release Management function for all Data and AI products. - Establish a centralized release management framework for AI and data products that scales with the growing product portfolio. - Form and lead a high-performing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team to ensure the operational stability and performance of all AI and data-driven applications post-release. - Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Operations teams to align release and SRE strategies with business objectives. Release Planning & Coordination : - Oversee the full lifecycle of software and AI model releases, from planning and coordination to post-release evaluation. - Develop and maintain a detailed release calendar that aligns with the timelines and priorities of various product teams. - Coordinate release activities with multiple cross-functional teams, ensuring transparent communication of dependencies, risks, and milestones. - Ensure that all releases are integrated seamlessly into production, minimizing downtime and disruptions to end users. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Team Formation : - Hire, build, and lead the SRE team responsible for maintaining the reliability, scalability, and performance of all Data and AI products in production. - Define the roles and responsibilities of the SRE team, ensuring clear alignment with the goals of product engineering and release management. - Develop and implement SRE best practices, including incident response, root cause analysis, and proactive performance monitoring. - Establish SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs (Service Level Agreements/Objectives/Indicators) to track and measure the reliability and performance of all services post-release. - Collaborate with DevOps to ensure that automated CI/CD pipelines integrate seamlessly with SRE processes and monitoring systems. Process Optimization & Automation : - Lead the automation of software release processes, with an emphasis on CI/CD pipelines for AI models, data pipelines, and cloud-based AI products. - Develop infrastructure-as-code practices to improve the scalability and reliability of AI and data systems across production environments. - Introduce tools for version control, model governance, and monitoring for MLOps and AI model management in production. - Continuously improve operational procedures to reduce the number of incidents and optimize recovery time. Risk & Quality Management : - Implement comprehensive quality assurance and validation processes to ensure that all AI models, data products, and software releases meet security, performance, and compliance requirements. - Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to releases, AI model performance, and operational stability in production. - Conduct post-release reviews and retrospectives to continuously improve both the release process and the reliability of products. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management : - Serve as the central point of contact for release management and SRE-related matters, ensuring consistent communication between engineering, product teams, and key stakeholders. - Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure that releases and operational reliability goals are met efficiently and effectively. - Provide regular updates on release progress, system reliability, and any potential risks to executives and product leadership. Innovation & Continuous Improvement : - Stay up to date with the latest trends in SRE, DevOps, AI/ML, and cloud operations, incorporating new tools and practices to improve the overall reliability and release processes. - Drive the adoption of cutting-edge tools in MLOps, AI model deployment, and automated incident resolution to continuously optimize operations and model lifecycle management. - Foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging feedback loops and metrics-driven decision-making across both the release management and SRE teams. Qualifications : - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, AI/ML, or a related field. - 10 years of experience in software release management, with at least 3-5 years in SRE or DevOps environments, preferably in AI or data-driven applications. - Proven experience building and managing both release management and SRE teams in complex, multi-product environments. - Strong knowledge of AI/ML operations (MLOps), data pipeline management, and cloud-based AI product deployments. - Expertise in release management tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Git, Jira) and SRE tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar monitoring systems. - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible). - Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills, with a strong track record of driving continuous improvement in both release and operational reliability processes. Preferred Qualifications : - Experience deploying and maintaining large-scale AI/ML models in production environments, including monitoring, retraining, and operationalization. - Familiarity with ITIL, MLOps, or DevOps frameworks and best practices. - Knowledge of cloud-based services and tools specifically designed for AI/ML (e.g., AWS SageMaker, TensorFlow, PyTorch). - Demonstrated ability to manage incident response and root cause analysis in complex software ecosystems. (ref:hirist.tech)

Location: Chennai, IN

Posted Date: 10/31/2024
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