Phonon Communications
Website:
phonon.io
Job details:
Technical Operations Lead – Cloud, Infrastructure & Security
Location: Vadodara (HQ) | Full-time, On-site
Experience: 8–12+ years
About the Role
Phonon is looking for a hands-on Technical Operations Lead to own the security, reliability, scalability and cost efficiency of our technology infrastructure.
The role covers CloudOps, TechOps, DevOps, SecOps and FinOps, spanning our predominantly AWS-based cloud environment, Linux/network infrastructure and SIP/VoIP telephony platforms. The role will also lead resolution of complex cloud and production support issues.
Key Responsibilities
* Own and operate highly available, secure and scalable AWS infrastructure.
* Manage Linux, networking, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers and telephony infrastructure.
* Own Asterisk, FreePBX, OpenSIPS, SIP/RTP, SIP trunks, IVRs, diallers and hosted PBX environments.
* Drive DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containerisation and operational automation.
* Own infrastructure security, vulnerability management, patching, IAM, hardening, backup/DR and ISO 27001 readiness.
* Establish monitoring, alerting, incident management and RCA practices.
* Drive FinOps, including AWS utilisation, rightsizing and cloud cost optimisation.
* Lead complex production incidents and cloud/infrastructure support escalations.
* Lead and mentor the Cloud/Technical Operations team.
Technology Stack
* Cloud: AWS – EC2, VPC, RDS, S3, ELB/ALB, Auto Scaling, Route 53, CloudFront, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Lambda, SNS
* Linux & Networking: RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu, TCP/IP, DNS, routing, NAT, VPN, firewalls, SSL/TLS, load balancing
* Telephony: Asterisk, FreePBX, OpenSIPS, SIP, RTP, SIP Trunking, IVR, Diallers, Hosted PBX
* DevOps: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, AWS CLI, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Jenkins/GitLab CI/GitHub Actions
* Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK/EFK, Nagios, CloudWatch
* Security: IAM/RBAC, encryption, secrets management, vulnerability management, infrastructure hardening, ISO 27001
Candidate Profile
* 10–12+ years across cloud infrastructure, Linux, networking, DevOps and technical operations.
* Strong hands-on experience managing AWS production environments.
* Strong Linux and networking fundamentals with experience operating high-availability systems.
* Telecom/SIP/VoIP experience is strongly preferred.
* Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud → network → Linux → application → telephony.
* Experience leading technical teams and handling critical production incidents.
Preferred Certifications: RHCE and CCNA; AWS certification is an advantage.
We are looking for a hands-on technology operations owner who can troubleshoot critical infrastructure issues while building a secure, reliable, scalable and cost-efficient operations function.
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