Lead DevOps Engineer
Technology, Data & Digital · IT Infrastructure & Security · DevOps · Cloud Engineering · Software Engineering
In short
Lead DevOps Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automating software delivery processes. This role involves managing Azure, VMware, and containerized platforms, scripting, and collaborating with development teams to ensure operational excellence and system reliability. Requires 6-9 years of experience and a B.E/B. Tech or M. Tech degree.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, maintain, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines for software delivery.
- Automate software build, testing, packaging, deployment, release, and environment provisioning.
- Maintain and optimize build, test, and deployment environments across multiple platforms.
- Administer and support Azure, VMware vSphere, servers, virtual machines, storage, networking, and infrastructure.
- Manage DevOps tools and platforms, including source control, build, release, and artifact management.
- Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and quality gates into CI/CD workflows.
- Support automated functional, integration, installation, upgrade, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Manage software artifacts, packages, dependencies, certificates, and secure build credentials.
- Develop and maintain automation tools and scripts using Python, Shell, and related technologies.
- Administer and support containerized platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
- Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives.
- Monitor application and infrastructure health using logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex build, deployment, infrastructure, and software configuration issues.
- Support application servers, web servers, middleware platforms, and related technologies.
- Define, implement, and promote DevOps standards, best practices, documentation, and procedures.
- Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, release readiness activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Evaluate, recommend, and introduce new DevOps, cloud, automation, and testing technologies.
Requirements
- 6-9 years of experience as Lead DevOps Engineer responsible for design, maintain, and improve systems for building, packaging, and releasing enterprise software.
- Experience designing, implementing, and supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
- Strong scripting and automation experience using Python, PowerShell, Shell, Batch scripting, or comparable languages.
- Knowledge of software development practices and object-oriented programming languages such as C#, C++, or similar technologies.
- Experience with source control systems and branching strategies using Git, SVN, or equivalent version control platforms.
- Hands-on experience managing Windows Server and Windows-based build, test, and application environments.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware vSphere, ESXi, virtual machines, templates, and automated environment provisioning.
- Understanding and practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and tools including NUnit, VSTest, Ranorex, or similar technologies.
- Familiarity with build, packaging, and dependency management tools such as MSBuild, Visual Studio toolchains, NuGet, InstallShield, Artifactory, and related repository solutions.
- Knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
- Understanding of software quality practices, static code analysis, software composition analysis (SCA), secure software supply chain principles, and application security controls.
- Experience with code signing, digital certificates, secrets management, credential security, and secure release processes.
- Working knowledge of networking, storage, backup, server infrastructure, and related enterprise platform technologies.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience using APIs and modern automation techniques.
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools, coding assistants, and agent-based engineering workflows.
Desired Qualifications
- Understanding of software release management, installation testing, upgrade validation, backward compatibility testing, and multi-version release support.
- Experience supporting enterprise, desktop, embedded, industrial, hardware-integrated, or multi-product software environments across multiple teams, operating systems, and release branches.
- Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills across software, operating systems, infrastructure, networking, virtualization, and CI/CD platforms.
- Ability to create technical documentation and communicate complex technical solutions effectively with development, QA, and engineering teams.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits plans
- Variety of medical insurance plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee resource groups
- Recognition programs
- Flexible time off plans
- Paid parental leave (maternal and paternal)
- Vacation and holiday leave
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