Principal Software Engineer

at Anaplan

Gurugram, India

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

We are seeking a strategic and highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimise our enterprise-wide DevOps ecosystem. This pivotal role requires deep expertise in building, scaling, and supporting mission-critical HashiCorp Vault infrastructure. The successful candidate will also bring proven experience in administering core CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including GitHub, Artifactory, Jenkins, and Terraform Enterprise. You will be the subject matter expert for secrets management, driving efficiency, ensuring platform stability, and governing security across our critical development tool stack.

Key Responsibilities

HashiCorp Vault Architecture & Administration

Infrastructure Management: Design, build, and maintain scalable, highly available HashiCorp Vault clusters in AWS, including the underlying infrastructure, storage backends, and networking.

Automation & IaC: Automate the deployment, configuration, and management of Vault infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform).

Disaster Recovery: Develop, implement, and test robust disaster recovery, backup, and restore strategies for Vault to ensure business continuity.

Platform Health: Proactively monitor the health and performance of the Vault environment, perform version upgrades, and implement corrective actions to ensure stability and uptime.

Subject Matter Expertise: Act as the primary technical owner for Vault, providing expert-level support, guidance, and architectural best practices to engineering teams.

DevOps Tools Administration & Support

GitHub Enterprise Administration: Administer and maintain the GitHub Enterprise environment (Cloud and Server), including security, access control, and automation using GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) and APIs.

Artifactory (JFrog): Manage Artifactory instances, including repository configuration, high availability, and integration with JFrog Xray for vulnerability scanning.

HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise/Cloud: Manage the Terraform Enterprise server and workspaces, including state management, access controls, and policy enforcement via Sentinel.

Jenkins: Administer Jenkins controllers and agents, manage plugins, and optimise pipeline performance to ensure platform stability.

General Duties

Troubleshooting: Serve as the Tier 3 escalation point for complex issues spanning the entire DevOps toolchain.

Collaboration: Work closely with Platform Engineering, development, security, and infrastructure teams to integrate tools, define standards, and improve the developer experience.

Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, architectural diagrams, and operational runbooks.

Required Skills

Experience

Minimum 10 years of experience in administering enterprise-level DevOps platforms.

Proven, hands-on experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining HashiCorp Vault clusters in a production environment.

Hands-on experience supporting enterprise CI/CD and IaC tooling (e.g., GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory, Jenkins, Terraform Enterprise) in addition to primary Vault ownership.

Technical Knowledge

Deep expertise in HashiCorp Vault architecture, including its core components, secret engines, and authentication methods.

Strong proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, HCL).

Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform, for managing cloud resources and Vault configuration.

Experience operating workloads on AWS (including EC2-based services) and Kubernetes, with practical use of containers where applicable.

Strong background in Linux/Unix system administration.

Soft Skills

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.

A proactive and ownership-oriented mindset, especially concerning platform reliability and security.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and provide clear technical guidance.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day! 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 

Fraud Recruitment Disclaimer 

It has come to our attention that fraudulent and fictitious job opportunities are being circulated on the Internet. Prospective candidates are being contacted by certain individuals, mainly through telephone calls, emails and correspondence, claiming they are representatives of Anaplan. The main purpose of these correspondences and announcements is to obtain privileged information from individuals.  

Anaplan does not: 

Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video or in person.  
Send job offers via email. All offers are first extended verbally by a member of our internal recruitment team whenever possible and then followed up via written communication.

All emails from Anaplan would come from an @anaplan.com email address. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Anaplan, please send an email to people@anaplan.com before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.  