Team Leader – Automation Engineering (Cloud Operations)

Radware is a global leader in cybersecurity and application delivery solutions for physical, cloud, and software-defined data centers.

At Radware, we live and breathe cybersecurity. It is our passion. Every day, our global team works to earn the trust of more than 12,500 organizations worldwide. Protecting them is our mission. We operate in a dynamic environment, combating sophisticated cyber threats from hacktivists to nation-state actors. With nearly 30 years of expertise, Radware is known for its technical excellence and innovation—making it essential to build our team with strong leadership talent.

📍 Location

Chennai, India

🎓 Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

🔹 Role Overview

We are looking for a Team Leader – Automation Engineering to lead and drive automation initiatives for global Cloud Operations. This role combines technical leadership and hands-on development, focusing on building scalable automation frameworks, improving operational efficiency, and mentoring a team of engineers.

You will work closely with Operations, Support, and Engineering teams to convert operational workflows, alerts, and incidents into robust automated solutions, while ensuring reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement.

🔹 Key Responsibilities

👥 Leadership & Team Management

Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers
Drive technical direction, best practices, and code quality
Conduct performance reviews and support team growth
Collaborate with global stakeholders and align priorities

⚙️ Automation & Engineering

Design and implement end-to-end automated workflows for cloud operations
Build and manage alert auto-handling systems (classification, validation, execution, rollback)
Develop Python-based services and automation scripts
Integrate automation solutions with internal systems via REST APIs
Drive event-driven automation and workflow orchestration

🚨 Operations & Reliability

Improve incident management through automation of resolution and diagnostics
Ensure observability (logs, metrics, monitoring) across automation systems
Own production systems including debugging, optimization, and scaling
Ensure automation solutions are secure, auditable, and resilient

🤝 Collaboration & Strategy

Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Support teams
Identify and prioritize automation opportunities
Document workflows and create runbooks for operations teams
Stay updated with industry trends and introduce best practices

🔹 Requirements

🎯 Experience

7–10+ years of experience in automation, DevOps, SRE, or backend engineering
2+ years of team leadership / mentoring experience

💻 Technical Skills

Strong hands-on expertise in Python development
Solid Linux fundamentals
Experience with alerting/monitoring platforms
Strong knowledge of event-driven systems and workflow automation
Experience integrating systems using REST APIs
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
Exposure to containers (Docker) and cloud environments

🧠 Core Competencies

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Ability to design scalable and maintainable systems
Good understanding of incident management and operational reliability
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

➕ Nice to Have

Knowledge of OSI Model (L1–L7)
Experience in cloud platforms
Exposure to workflow engines / schedulers

🌟 Why Join Us

Work with a globally recognized cybersecurity leader
Be part of a diverse team spanning 40+ countries
Recognized as one of the World’s Best Places to Work
Opportunity to lead impactful initiatives in cloud security and automation
Culture focused on innovation, ownership, and growth

If you are passionate about leading teams, driving automation, and building reliable cloud operations systems, and want to contribute to securing organizations against modern cyber threats, this is the right opportunity for you at Radware.

Primary Location

IN-IN-Chennai

Work Locations

Radware Shield Square India, Chennai

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