JOB Purpose
The DevOps Lead is responsible for defining and driving the DevOps strategy across projects, ensuring scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure and deployment systems. The role focuses on CI/CD automation, cloud governance, infrastructure-as-code implementation, container orchestration, monitoring, and zero-downtime releases while mentoring the DevOps team and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
Role And Responsibilities / KRAs
- CI/CD Strategy, Automation & Release Management
- Design, implement, and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines.
- Build and maintain automated build, testing, and deployment processes.
- Ensure DevSecOps integration within CI/CD workflows.
- Optimize pipeline performance and reduce deployment time.
- 2. Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure-as-Code
- Deploy and manage infrastructure on cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Use tools like Terraform or Ansible to automate infrastructure provisioning.
- 3. Containerization & Orchestration
- Manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to ensure high availability and performance.
- Security, compliance & Collaboration
- Ensure infrastructure and deployments follow security best practices and compliance standards.
- Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline release cycles.
- Organization Initiatives – 5%
KPIs / Measurement Criteria:
- Active participation in minimum 2–3 organizational initiatives annually
- Acts as a visible representative/front face of the function
- Demonstrates measurable value addition through contributions, ownership, or leadership in initiatives
- Personal Development & Leadership Visibility – 5%
KPIs / Measurement Criteria:
- 100% completion of agreed personal development goals within the assessment year
- Participation in key cross-functional discussions and leadership forums
- Demonstrates initiative in supporting India HR Leader / leadership team in driving people, culture, and organizational vision
Job Impact
- The DevOps Lead directly impacts deployment speed, infrastructure reliability, security posture, and overall system scalability. The role ensures high system availability, optimized cloud costs, faster release cycles, and improved operational excellence across projects.
Qualifications And Experience Requirements
- BE / B.Tech / MCA or equivalent qualification
- 7–12 years of overall IT experience
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
- Minimum 4–6 years in DevOps / Site Reliability / Infrastructure Engineering roles
- Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.)
- Proficiency in AWS / Azure / Google Cloud
- Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, CloudFormation)
- Strong Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting knowledge
- Hands-on experience with Docker & Kubernetes
Additional Notes
Interactions / dependencies
- Internal – Development, QA, Security, IT Infrastructure, Senior Management
- External – Cloud vendors, Clients, Third-party tool providers
Skills: devops,infrastructure,cd,aws,ci,azure,orchestration
