Job Description
We are looking for a strong, hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer to build and maintain a brand-new cloud-based Index platform. You will lead a team of Senior and Junior DevOps Engineers to help us build and manage secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud environments, drive observability and resilience through chaos and disaster recovery testing, and implement FinOps strategies to optimize cloud spending. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring operational excellence and business continuity in a dynamic cloud-native environment. You will also use your deep experience of DevOps CI/CD practices to design, implement and optimize a best-in-class AWS micro services architecture.
We are looking for someone with a strong background in DevOps practices and tools, with a focus on GitLab, Terraform, AWS cloud, Kubernetes/EKS, Ansible. Candidate will play a crucial role in our technology team, contributing to the development, deployment, and maintenance of our infrastructure. This is not just a People Management role, and the role requires you to be completely hands-on.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
Leading and mentoring a high-performing, geographically diverse team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement.
Building and overseeing the implementation of secure, resilient, and cost-optimized AWS cloud infrastructure using best-in-class DevOps practices and technologies.
Collaborating with software developers across multiple geographies and cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather requirements, and deliver systems and software within agreed upon timelines.
Overseeing the implementation and management of CI/CD pipelines to streamline software development and deployment processes for Java and Python based Microservices-style architectures.
Driving infrastructure-as-code maturity through Terraform, enforcing modular, reusable, and version-controlled infrastructure patterns.
Overseeing Kubernetes (EKS) infrastructure at scale, ensuring robust workload orchestration, service discovery, and container lifecycle management.
Leading cloud security posture management by integrating security controls, automated scanning, and continuous compliance into the DevOps lifecycle.
Driving observability efforts using tools like Datadog (or equivalent) to monitor infrastructure and application performance.
Introducing and lead chaos engineering practices to proactively identify potential points of failure and improve system resilience.
Mentor senior DevOps engineers and promote a culture of continuous improvement and cloud operational excellence.
Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies in DevOps and Cloud.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Lead DevOps Engineer (AWS) position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in India offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
