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Lead Software Engineer - DevOps

Full Time | Chennai - India

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer - DevOps

Location: Chennai - India

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Level: 6 years

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled DevOps Lead to drive automation, scalability, and CI/CD processes across our engineering teams. In this role, you will take ownership of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, lead a team of DevOps engineers, and collaborate closely with development, QA, and security teams to ensure streamlined and secure delivery of products and services. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both technical depth and strong team mentoring skills.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust CI/CD pipelines.
Manage and optimize infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Oversee cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, ensuring cost-effective, secure, and highly available solutions.
Automate and monitor system provisioning, deployment, and scaling.
Collaborate with software engineering teams to streamline and standardize development and release processes.
Implement and manage observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog).
Manage containerization and orchestration platforms like Docker and Kubernetes.
Lead incident response and root cause analysis for production issues.
Champion DevOps best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement and automation.
Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers and contribute to team hiring and development.

Required Skills

6+ years of experience in DevOps or related roles with at least 2+ years in a leadership or senior role.
Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.).
Proficient in managing cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi).
Deep understanding of Docker and Kubernetes, including production-grade deployments.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk).
Expertise in scripting and automation (Bash, Python, Go, etc.).
Strong grasp of security best practices in DevOps and cloud environments.
Familiarity with GitOps, service mesh, and microservices deployment strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

Certified in AWS/GCP/Azure (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
Experience with serverless architecture and event-driven design.
Exposure to configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
Experience in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare, finance) with compliance standards like SOC2, HIPAA, or GDPR.
Knowledge of chaos engineering or resilience testing tools.
Prior experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures.
Contributions to open-source DevOps tools or active participation in the DevOps community.

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