Azure Dev Ops Engineer

WPP; Chennai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive and collaborative culture

Opportunity to influence large-scale projects

Flexibility in work arrangements

Job summary

WPP is looking for a skilled DevOps engineer in Chennai, India, to join their team in delivering innovative solutions across their Data Mesh platform. The ideal candidate should have over 3 years of experience in Azure DevOps, with strong skills in CI/CD, scripting, and cloud management. You'll collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and be involved in project execution. WPP promotes a hybrid work culture aimed at fostering creativity and collaboration among its employees.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience as an Azure DevOps engineer.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for web services and data products.
• Collaborative team spirit.

Responsibilities

• Build CI/CD process to increase release efficiency.
• Develop software to integrate with internal backend systems.
• Perform root-cause analysis of deployment errors.

Skills

Azure DevOps

CI/CD Pipeline Design

Scripting in Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Problem-solving

Education

AZ-900 Certification

Tools

ARM Templates

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

To help us scale and deliver solutions across our Data Mesh platform, we are looking for a DevOps engineer who can be responsible for the deployment of our data solutions using Azure DevOps. Automation is at the core of our solutions, which spans our development, testing and production infrastructures. A focus on balancing agility, low maintenance and security is critical.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in DevOps engineering in a large company and be highly experienced with Azure DevOps Pipelines to deploy both IaC and solutions. You’ll be working closely with our Software & Data Engineering teams – from the first lines of code being committed to it being deployed into production.

The DevOps engineer will also help design & plan projects and be involved in project execution decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build CI/CD process to increase release efficiency and reduce occurrence of errors.
• Develop software to integrate with internal backend systems.
• Perform root‑cause analysis of deployment errors and provide future mitigation of those errors.
• Communicate to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Cloud deployment and management.
• CI/CD management and deployment.
• Performance assessment, monitoring and recommending performance enhancements.
• Continuous testing at different stages of the development lifecycle.
• Help to implement a DevOps culture.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience as an Azure DevOps engineer.
• Azure infrastructure configuration and management with at least AZ‑900 certification.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for web services and data products.
• Scripting in Python, Bash and PowerShell.
• Experience with tools including Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience using ARM and Terraform (experience with Bicep an advantage).
• Problem‑solving attitude.
• Collaborative team spirit.

About you

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open‑minded: to new ideas, new partnerships and new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures for our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary work every day.

Benefits

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. We're adopting a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.