DevOps Engineer

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is seeking a DevOps Engineer to strengthen deployment workflows, automate infra, and manage cloud & container platforms. You will build Azure DevOps pipelines, monitor CI/CD, and orchestrate Kubernetes deployments across AWS/Azure/GCP, while ensuring security and reliability.

Required: 2+ years in DevOps, strong scripting, Git, Linux, Docker, and English communication. The role emphasizes collaboration with security teams and maintaining comprehensive documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• At least 2 years of proven DevOps experience.
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps, cloud platforms, and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines for automated deployments.
• Monitor and troubleshoot CI/CD workflows to resolve failures.
• Manage Azure DevOps Services (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards) and automate Infra with Terraform/Ansible.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters; design scalable cloud infra on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Ensure security, incident response, and documentation, with regular reviews.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Ansible

Terraform

Shell scripting

Git

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Monitoring/logging

English (proficient)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

As a DevOps Engineer, you will bring a strong foundation in DevOps and a passion for automation to enhance deployment workflows. You will work in cloud services, containerization and monitoring tools to enhance operational efficiency.

How you'll make an impact:

You will prepare and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines for automated deployments. Monitor and troubleshoot CI/CD workflows, resolving build and deployment failures.

You will manage Azure DevOps Services, including Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, and Boards. Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.

You will deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, including Pods, Deployments, Services, and ConfigMaps. Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or GCP. You will monitor system performance, availability, and application health to ensure reliability. Monitor systems and applications for security vulnerabilities and threats.

You will configure and troubleshoot networking components, such as IP addressing, subnetting, DNS, DHCP, and network interfaces. Perform basic system administration tasks on Linux-based servers, including user management, file permissions, and process monitoring.

You will set up and manage SSH for secure remote access and key-based authentication. Respond to production incidents, troubleshoot issues, and ensure minimal downtime.

You will conduct post-incident reviews, analyze root causes, and implement preventive measures, identify and implement process improvements to enhance system reliability and developer productivity.

You will collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with security standards and best practices. Work with Git for version control, following best practices in repository management.

You will stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies, integrating innovative solutions into DevOps practices. Maintain detailed documentation of devops processes, incidents, and procedures.

You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and the business.

Your background:

You hold a bachelor's degree.

At least 2 years of proven experience in DevOps.

Proficiency in Azure DevOps, Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), Ansible, Terraform, Shell Scripting, Git, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring and logging tools.

Strong communication skills with proficiency in English both spoken & written.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.