Associate Director : Azure DevOps, Terraform & Cloud Engineering

Deloitte Shared Services India

Mumbai

On-site

INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Deloitte Shared Services India seeks an Associate Director to lead Azure DevOps, Terraform, and Cloud Engineering initiatives for large enterprise clients from Mumbai. You will drive cloud transformation, DevOps modernization, and platform engineering programs with a focus on secure, automated cloud solutions.

The role demands strategic leadership, strong mentoring, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of scalable architectures across Azure, Terraform, AKS, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

14+ years of overall experience in DevOps, Cloud or platform engineering leadership.
Minimum 5+ years leading Azure DevOps and Cloud Engineering programs.
Experience managing enterprise-scale cloud transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end DevOps and Cloud Engineering engagements across multiple client programs.
Define and drive enterprise DevOps strategy, cloud adoption roadmaps, and platform engineering initiatives.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable cloud-native solutions.
Lead architecture, development, deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence initiatives.
Drive automation across provisioning, deployment, security, compliance, and monitoring.
Establish engineering best practices, governance models, and DevOps operating frameworks.
Mentor and develop DevOps and Cloud Engineering teams.
Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and infrastructure reviews to ensure quality and compliance.
Lead Agile delivery processes, sprint planning, estimation, retrospectives, and continuous improvement.
Identify opportunities for optimization, and cost reduction across cloud platforms.
Drive cloud transformation programs and modernization initiatives for enterprise customers.
Partner with leadership to define technology strategy and adoption frameworks.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD automation

Cloud architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Automation & scripting

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Job description

Associate Director Azure DevOps, Terraform & Cloud Engineering

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director Azure DevOps, Terraform & Cloud Engineering to lead enterprise cloud transformation, DevOps modernization, and platform engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will have 14+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, infrastructure automation, and technology leadership, with deep expertise in Azure Cloud, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and enterprise-scale cloud transformation programs.

The role requires a strategic leader who can drive DevOps maturity, mentor engineering teams, engage with senior stakeholders, and deliver scalable, secure, and automated cloud solutions for large enterprise clients.

Work You'll Do

Lead end-to-end DevOps and Cloud Engineering engagements across multiple client programs.
Define and drive enterprise DevOps strategy, cloud adoption roadmaps, and platform engineering initiatives.
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable cloud-native solutions.
Lead architecture, development, deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence initiatives.
Drive automation across infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, security, compliance, and monitoring.
Establish engineering best practices, governance models, and DevOps operating frameworks.
Mentor and develop high-performing DevOps and Cloud Engineering teams.
Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and infrastructure reviews to ensure quality and compliance standards.
Lead Agile delivery processes, sprint planning, estimation, retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Identify opportunities for optimization, innovation, and cost reduction across cloud platforms.
Drive cloud transformation programs and modernization initiatives for enterprise customers.
Partner with leadership teams to define technology strategy and adoption frameworks.

The Team

Engineering as a Service provides end-to-end engineering, implementation, modernization, and managed operations services. The team combines deep cloud, DevOps, platform engineering, and software delivery expertise to help organizations accelerate digital transformation and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & CI/CD Leadership

Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines using:
- Azure DevOps Services
- Azure Pipelines
- Azure Repos
- Azure Artifacts
- GitHub Actions
Define enterprise branching and release management strategies.
Standardize DevOps processes and engineering best practices across teams.
Implement DevSecOps practices within CI/CD pipelines.

Terraform & Infrastructure as Code

Architect and implement large-scale Infrastructure as Code solutions using:
- Terraform (Mandatory)
- ARM Templates
- Bicep
- Ansible
Develop reusable Terraform modules, templates, and deployment frameworks.
Manage Terraform state management, workspaces, backend configurations, and governance controls.
Automate provisioning of enterprise Azure environments through Terraform.
Lead Infrastructure as Code design reviews and establish IaC standards.

Azure Cloud Engineering

Design and implement Azure Landing Zones and enterprise cloud architectures.
Lead deployment and management of:
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure App Services
- Azure Functions
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure Storage
- Azure Networking Services
- Azure Identity & Access Management
Drive cloud governance, policy management, and cost optimization initiatives.

Kubernetes & Container Platform

Lead containerization strategies using Docker.
Design and manage Kubernetes-based platforms.
Oversee AKS cluster architecture and administration.
Implement Helm Charts and GitOps deployment patterns.
Establish container security and compliance standards.

Observability & Reliability Engineering

Implement enterprise observability frameworks using:
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Application Insights
- Azure Alerts and Dashboards
Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
Define SLAs, SLOs, and operational excellence standards.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Lead and mentor DevOps, Cloud, Platform, and Infrastructure Engineering teams.
Engage with CXOs, Program Managers, Architects, and Client Leadership.
Drive technology transformation discussions and strategic initiatives.
Support pre-sales, solutioning, estimation, and proposal development activities.

Security & Governance

Implement Azure security best practices and governance frameworks.
Ensure adherence to cloud security standards and compliance requirements.
Drive DevSecOps adoption and automation of security controls.

Required Skills & Experience

Experience

14+ years of overall experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Automation, or related technology leadership roles.
Minimum 5+ years of experience leading Azure DevOps and Cloud Engineering programs.
Experience managing enterprise-scale cloud transformation initiatives.
Experience working in client-facing consulting and leadership roles.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Azure DevOps