Position Description
Company Profile:
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Position: DevOps Engineer
Experience: 7 - 9 Years
Category: IT Infrastructure
Main location: Bangalore
Position ID: J0426-0994
Job Description:
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
- Technical expertise in software development, IT operations, and DevOps tools and technologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, as well as the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- A deep understanding of agile methodologies and principles.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms and services, as well as experience in managing cloud-based infrastructure.
- Familiarity with security best practices and the ability to implement security measures in the software development lifecycle.
- A commitment to continuous learning and staying up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
- Proficient in English.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Must have skills in:
- Kubernetes/Docker (build and management)
- Ansible Tower.
- GIT repository management.
- CI/CD tools (Jenkins) skills.
- Development in Python
- Good hands-on Linux/Windows server
- SQL Databases (MS SQL, Postgres)
- Experience in Monitoring and observability tool Dynatrace/Prometheus/Grafana
- Experience in Logging tools Splunk/Kibana
- API building knowledge.
- Experience of delivering strategic priorities within strict timelines.
- Good to have skills:
- ITIL
- Skills on Linux and Windows operating systems.
- Experience in documentation.
- Network expertise.
Required Technical Knowledge/Skills:
- Container orchestration & image management
- Proven experience designing, deploying and scaling Kubernetes clusters (on prem, cloud or hybrid) and authoring production grade Docker files.
- Ability to troubleshoot pod failures, upgrade cluster versions in place and implement security best practices (RBAC, network policies, secrets).
- Infrastructure as Code with Ansible Tower
- Hands on creation, modularization and version control of Ansible playbooks and roles; proficiency using Ansible Tower or job scheduling, credential vaulting and workflow orchestration.
- Source code & version control governance
- Strong Git expertise: branching strategies (Git flow, trunk based), pull request reviews, merge conflict resolution and repository level access control.
- Automation scripting in Python
- Ability to develop reusable Python modules for tooling, API integration, custom Jenkins plugins or Ansible modules; familiarity with virtual environments, packaging (wheel, pip) and linting (flake8, black).
- Operating system expertise (Linux / Windows)
- Database:
- Practical experience with Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL
- Observability stack (monitoring & metrics)
- Proven use of Dynatrace, Prometheus & Grafana to build dashboards, set up alerting rules, and conduct capacity planning.
- Understanding of service level objectives (SLOs) and automated remediation based on metric thresholds.
- Centralized logging & analysis
- Hands on configuration of Splunk or Kibana/Elastic Stack pipelines: log ingestion, parsing, enrichment, correlation and creation of actionable visualizations.
- API design, integration & delivery of strategic initiatives
- Experience designing, documenting (OpenAPI/Swagger) and securing RESTful APIs; ability to embed API testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Demonstrated track record delivering high visibility projects on strict timelines, coordinating cross functional teams, and communicating progress to both technical and non technical stakeholders.
Other Value-Added Competencies:
Knowledge and experience with Ansible Tower, Centrify, Veritas and BMC software.
Have good scripting skills, in PowerShell, Python or other programming languages.
Have knowledge and experience using Agile methodologies and/or have been part of DevOps teams.
Behavioral Skills:
- Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
- Communication skills - oral & written
- Client focused
- Ability to deliver / Results driven
Education Level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Specific Qualifications:
- At least 8-10 years of technical experience – as Devops /SRE.
- Qualified in ITIL
Location: India - Karnataka - Bengaluru
Life at CGI:
It is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons
Come join our team, one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Your future duties and responsibilities
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
