Architect II - DevOps

Philips International; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips seeks an Architect II - DevOps to join a multi-site scrum team across India and the Netherlands. You will own and operate the CI/CD pipeline for a platform codebase of millions of lines, collaborating with 70+ developers daily.

The role combines DevOps with system engineering, tool development, and continuous improvement, focusing on reliability, scalability, and productivity while integrating security and quality checks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 12+ years of overall industry experience preferred.
• Hands‑on with GitHub/Jenkins CI/CD environments, including migration or modernization.
• Experience with NX build tool, MSBuild and Artifactory.
• Strong C# skills with OOP and SOLID principles; application development experience is a plus.
• Experience with code quality/security tools integrated into pipelines.
• Experience working in Agile development environments (SAFe).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and operate the CI/CD pipeline for the platform.
• Enable timely sprint and on‑demand releases.
• Build and maintain engineering tools to support build, test, release, and developer workflows.
• Contribute from a system engineering perspective to improve the platform delivery environment.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify bottlenecks and drive improvements.
• Support CI/CD modernization and broader continuous improvement initiatives.
• Stay current with GitHub, cloud, and DevOps technologies and apply them in practice.
• Work in an Agile SAFe environment.

Skills

C# / SOLID

Analytical thinking

SAFe / Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

NX

MSBuild

Artifactory

PowerShell

SonarQube

Black Duck

Job description

Job Title

Architect II - DevOps

Your role

You will be part of a multi-site System/DevOps scrum team across India and the Netherlands within Philips Clinical Platform. The team owns and operates the CI\/CD pipeline used to build and test a platform codebase of approximately five million lines of code, with contributions from more than 70 developers on a daily basis. This position extends beyond traditional DevOps responsibilities. We are looking for a candidate with a strong C# foundation who can also contribute to system engineering activities and internal tool development. The role requires strong engineering depth, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to support a large-scale development ecosystem through robust tooling and delivery practices. The pipeline supports continuous integration for multiple Philips teams, making reliability, scalability, and efficiency critical. In this role, you will focus on improving quality, reducing cycle time, increasing developer productivity, and eliminating inefficiencies while maintaining uninterrupted delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and operate the CI\/CD pipeline
• Enable timely sprint releases as well as on-demand platform and maintenance releases
• Build and maintain engineering tools and utilities to support build, test, release, and developer workflows
• Contribute from a system engineering perspective to troubleshoot, improve, and evolve the platform delivery environment
• Collaborate with development teams to identify bottlenecks and drive improvements
• Support CI\/CD modernization and broader continuous improvement initiatives
• Stay current with GitHub, cloud, and DevOps technologies and apply them effectively in practice
• Work in an Agile environment within the SAFe framework

Experience

• Preferably 12 years of overall industry experience
• Hands‑on experience with GitHub and Jenkins CI\/CD environments, including migration or modernization of CI\/CD workflows
• Experience with NX build tool , MSBuild and Artifactory
• Experience with PowerShell scripting
• Strong C# skills with solid knowledge of OOPS and SOLID principles; application development experience is an added advantage
• Experience with Black Duck, SonarQube, and other security or code‑quality scanning tools integrated into build and release pipelines
• Experience working in Agile development environments

Skills

• Guide the DevOps team in Bengaluru, providing technical direction, day‑to‑day coordination, and ownership of delivery outcomes
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex CI\/CD pipeline failures and bottlenecks
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain reliable, scalable, and secure build, test, and release automation
• Strong engineering capability in C# for internal tool development, automation, and platform support
• Hands‑on working knowledge of Jenkins, Artifactory, Black Duck, and SonarQube in enterprise CI\/CD environments
• Proactive improvement mindset, with a focus on reducing build and release lead time, improving quality, and eliminating waste
• Ability to identify and apply suitable AI tools and techniques in day‑to‑day DevOps work to improve CI\/CD environments, automation, troubleshooting, and developer productivity
• Collaborate closely with multiple Scrum teams to identify delivery bottlenecks, drive cross‑team CI\/CD improvements, and effectively address priorities and requests from senior leadership and management
• Ability to translate developer and platform needs into practical, scalable, and maintainable CI\/CD and tooling improvements
• Strong sense of ownership, with the ability to balance operational continuity with platform improvements and GitHub migration activities
• Ability to coach and support engineers in the effective use of CI\/CD, Git\/GitHub, and DevOps best practices
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and learning new tools and technologies as the platform evolves

Education

Bachelor's degree minimum

Soft Skills

• Team player with a hands‑on, collaborative approach
• Fluent in English, verbally and in writing
• Strong drive for quality and continuous improvement
• Curious and motivated to stay current with relevant technologies

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

About Philips

Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose. If you are interested with many of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips.

At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That’s why we’re taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism.

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