Azure Devops Engineer

Happiest Minds Technologies; Dadri, Hyderabad, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies in India is seeking a hands-on DevOps CI/CD Engineer to own and optimize the enterprise GitHub and CI/CD ecosystem.

You will design and implement scalable pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and cloud services across Azure and AWS, with a focus on security, reliability, and governance.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, automation skills, and the ability to mentor teams while driving standardization and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience managing enterprise GitHub/CI-CD platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and automation skills.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Own and administer the enterprise GitHub environment, including governance.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
• Implement multi-cloud deployment workflows on Azure and AWS.
• Embed security throughout the CI/CD lifecycle with DevSecOps practices.
• Mentor teams and standardize engineering practices across projects.
• Troubleshoot complex CI/CD and deployment issues.

Skills

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Docker

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

DevSecOps practices

Tools

Kubernetes (AKS/EKS)

Job description

Role & responsibilities

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We are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on DevOps CI/CD Engineer to lead the implementation, administration, optimization, and governance of the enterprise GitHub and CI/CD ecosystem. This is a technical ownership role focused on engineering excellence rather than operational support.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Docker, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes (AKS/EKS), and DevSecOps practices, with strong troubleshooting, automation, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

1. GitHub Enterprise Platform Administration

• Own and manage the enterprise GitHub environment, including administration, configuration, and optimization.
• Configure and maintain GitHub organizations, repositories, teams, permissions, and enterprise policies.
• Establish repository governance standards:
• Branch protection policies
• Pull Request controls
• CODEOWNERS implementation
• Status checks and review requirements
• Manage integrations with CI/CD, security, testing, cloud, and deployment platforms.
• Configure and maintain GitHub Actions runners (hosted and self-hosted).
• Troubleshoot issues related to workflows, permissions, authentication, runners, and integrations.
• Drive GitHub adoption and standardization across engineering teams.

2. CI/CD Pipeline Development & Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
• Develop reusable pipeline templates and workflow standards.
• Automate:
• Build processes
• Testing activities
• Security scanning
• Artifact creation
• Application deployments
• Implement multi-stage deployment pipelines across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Integrate pipelines with source control systems, testing frameworks, artifact repositories, and cloud platforms.
• Define branching, merge, release, and deployment strategies aligned with enterprise DevOps standards.

3. Pipeline Troubleshooting & Optimization

• Serve as the escalation point for complex CI/CD and deployment issues.
• Diagnose failures involving:
• YAML configurations
• Authentication and permissions
• Build tools and dependencies
• Deployment mechanisms
• Runners and agents
• Optimize pipeline performance through:
• Caching strategies
• Parallel execution
• Artifact management
• Runner utilization
• Create troubleshooting standards, diagnostics, and operational runbooks.

4. Cloud, Container & Kubernetes Engineering

• Support cloud-native deployments on Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Build and maintain Docker-based deployment workflows.
• Implement container image build, scan, publish, and deployment automation.
• Support Kubernetes deployments using:
• AKS
• EKS
• Helm
• Kubectl
• Kubernetes manifests
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with Azure and AWS services.
• Troubleshoot container, registry, deployment, and cluster-related issues.
• Collaborate with cloud architects to improve scalability, reliability, and deployment automation.

5. DevSecOps & Security Integration

• Embed security throughout the CI/CD lifecycle.
• Implement:
• SAST (Static Application Security Testing)
• Dependency scanning
• Container vulnerability scanning
• Security quality gates
• Manage credentials, secrets, tokens, and service connections securely.
• Apply least-privilege access controls across GitHub, Azure DevOps, Azure, and AWS.
• Support security assessments, audits, and remediation activities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance and regulatory standards.

6. DevSecOps Metrics & KPI Improvement

• Drive improvements in software delivery and engineering performance metrics:
• Deployment Frequency
• Change Failure Rate
• Lead Time for Changes
• Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)
• Regression Testing Effectiveness
• Escaped Defects
• Pipeline Success Rate
• Build & Deployment Duration
• Security Vulnerability Trends
• Analyze CI/CD performance data and recommend improvements.
• Partner with development and QA teams to improve deployment quality and reliability.

7. Testing & Quality Engineering

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows.
• Implement:
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• API Testing
• Security Testing
• Deployment Validation Testing
• Configure quality gates to prevent defective code promotion.
• Integrate reporting and quality management frameworks.
• Troubleshoot failures and identify root causes across applications, infrastructure, and pipelines.

8. Automation & Scripting

• Develop automation using:
• PowerShell
• Bash
• Python
• Similar scripting technologies
• Automate administrative, deployment, monitoring, and validation activities.
• Build reusable tools and utilities that improve engineering productivity.
• Maintain clean, secure, documented, and supportable automation code.

9. Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Collaborate with Development, QA, Security, Operations, Architecture, and Cloud teams.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for GitHub Enterprise and CI/CD engineering.
• Mentor engineers on:
• Git & GitHub best practices
• CI/CD architecture
• DevOps methodologies
• DevSecOps adoption
• Lead technical discussions and standardization initiatives.
• Promote engineering best practices and knowledge sharing.

10. Documentation & Operational Excellence

• Develop and maintain:
• CI/CD standards
• GitHub governance documentation
• Architecture diagrams
• Runbooks
• Troubleshooting guides
• Operational procedures
• Document integrations, configurations, dependencies, and security controls.
• Continuously improve platform processes based on incident reviews and lessons learned.