DevOps Engineer

IDFC FIRST Bank; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

IDFC FIRST Bank is seeking an experienced DevOps engineer to own end-to-end cloud operations across AWS, focusing on scalable, secure platform solutions using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.

You will design, build, and maintain IaC with Terraform/Terragrunt, manage Kubernetes and Docker, and implement CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Bitbucket Pipelines. You will collaborate with security teams to enforce guardrails and optimize cloud performance.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure
• Strong focus on automation, IaC, and scalable architectures
• Experience with AWS and microservices-based deployments preferred

Responsibilities

• Review, design, and implement cloud infrastructure solutions in AWS aligned with microservices-based architecture and organizational standards.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terragrunt for consistent, repeatable infrastructure deployment.
• Manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker, ensuring reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Bitbucket Pipelines to enable seamless code integration and deployment.
• Work closely with application and platform teams to integrate build and deployment automation for microservices and backend systems.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack).
• Apply strong networking and Linux fundamentals for troubleshooting, performance tuning, and securing infrastructure components.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to implement guardrails, IAM policies, and ensure best practices for cloud security.
• Support cost optimization, performance improvements, and scalability of cloud workloads.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal documentation and standards for DevOps processes and tools.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Automation mindset

IaC experience

Education

B.Tech

M.Sc / M.Tech / MCA

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

Kubernetes

Docker

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Bitbucket Pipelines

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/EFK

Job description

Responsible for end-to-end DevOps operations, automation, and infrastructure delivery across AWS cloud environments. The candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable platform solutions using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Review, design, and implement cloud infrastructure solutions in AWS aligned with microservices-based architecture and organizational standards.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terragrunt for consistent, repeatable infrastructure deployment.
• Manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker, ensuring reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Bitbucket Pipelines to enable seamless code integration and deployment.
• Work closely with application and platform teams to integrate build and deployment automation for microservices and backend systems.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack).
• Apply strong networking and Linux fundamentals for troubleshooting, performance tuning, and securing infrastructure components.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to implement guardrails, IAM policies, and ensure best practices for cloud security.
• Support cost optimization, performance improvements, and scalability of cloud workloads.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal documentation and standards for DevOps processes and tools.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Review, design, and implement cloud infrastructure solutions in AWS aligned with microservices-based architecture and organizational standards.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terragrunt for consistent, repeatable infrastructure deployment.
• Manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker, ensuring reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Bitbucket Pipelines to enable seamless code integration and deployment.
• Work closely with application and platform teams to integrate build and deployment automation for microservices and backend systems.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack).
• Apply strong networking and Linux fundamentals for troubleshooting, performance tuning, and securing infrastructure components.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to implement guardrails, IAM policies, and ensure best practices for cloud security.
• Support cost optimization, performance improvements, and scalability of cloud workloads.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal documentation and standards for DevOps processes and tools.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Ensure all deployments follow automated testing, version control, and rollback strategies.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps tooling.
• Review and optimize Terraform/Terragrunt modules for reusability and consistency.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps best practices early in the SDLC.
• Perform capacity planning, backup/recovery setup, and environment health monitoring.
• Support container image management and artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory, ECR).

Experience: 4-10 years

Graduation:

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)

Post-Graduation:

Master of Science (M.Sc) / Master of Technology (M.Tech) / Master of Computer Applications (MCA)