DevOps Engineering Expert (AWS, Kubernetes, MLOps) — Sanofi · Hyderabad

Cloud Soft Solutions; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Medical cover

Stock plan eligibility

Certification sponsorship

26+ days leave

Job summary

Sanofi's Hyderabad hub seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design AWS/EKS infrastructure, implement CI/CD with GitHub Actions, and build MLOps data pipelines on Snowflake. You will ensure security, automation, and observability across SageMaker, MLflow, KServe, and related tools, collaborating with global teams in a hybrid role.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in DevOps on AWS, deep Terraform/Kubernetes/Docker/GitHub Actions expertise, and experience with regulated environments.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years focused on DevOps / Platform Engineering on AWS.
• Deep working knowledge of Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes / EKS, GitHub Actions.
• Production experience operating Amazon EKS clusters with 50+ nodes, including upgrades, networking and security hardening.
• Hands-on with at least one MLOps or data platform: SageMaker, MLflow, Snowflake, Kubeflow or KServe.
• Working understanding of regulated software environments — GxP, GDPR, SOX or HIPAA — and the audit / change-control implications they bring.
• ReactJS familiarity sufficient to debug a CI pipeline that produces a SPA build.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication; comfortable with global Agile teams across France, Germany, India and the US.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and own production‑grade CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for the front‑end (ReactJS) and back‑end services running on AWS.
• Provision the full AWS estate as code with Terraform: EKS clusters, EC2 fleets, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM, VPC, ALB / NLB, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF and Route 53.
• Operate Amazon EKS at scale: cluster auto‑scaling, networking via the AWS VPC CNI, IAM roles for service accounts, OPA / Gatekeeper policies, secrets injection, image signing and admission control.
• Plan and execute zero‑downtime EKS minor‑version upgrades quarterly.
• Build and run the MLOps platform for model training, deployment, monitoring and retraining — SageMaker, MLflow, EKS‑hosted KServe, Snowflake feature stores.
• Implement comprehensive observability — CloudWatch metrics/logs, Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry traces, PagerDuty on‑call.
• Define and review SLOs with product owners every sprint.
• Enforce healthcare‑grade security: IAM least‑privilege, WAF, Secrets Manager rotation, KMS encryption, image scanning, audit trails for GxP/GDPR.

Skills

English communication

Agile teamwork

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes / EKS

GitHub Actions

Snowflake

SageMaker

MLflow

KServe

Kubeflow

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

CloudWatch

IAM

WAF

Job description

Senior DevOps engineer for Sanofi's R&D digital platform — design AWS / EKS infrastructure, GitHub Actions CI/CD, MLOps pipelines and Snowflake-integrated data platforms with healthcare-grade security. 6+ years, hybrid Hyderabad, INR 24-42 LPA band.

Responsibilities

Design, build and own production‑grade CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for the front‑end (ReactJS) and back‑end services running on AWS — including blue/green deploys, canary stages and automated rollback when SLO regressions are detected.Provision the full AWS estate as code with Terraform: EKS clusters, EC2 fleets, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM, VPC, ALB / NLB, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF and Route 53. Maintain modules in a Sanofi‑internal Terraform registry, peer‑review every PR, and run drift detection on the production state.Operate Amazon EKS at scale: cluster auto‑scaling, networking via the AWS VPC CNI, IAM roles for service accounts, OPA / Gatekeeper policies, secrets injection, image signing and admission control. Plan and execute zero‑downtime EKS minor‑version upgrades quarterly.Build and run the MLOps platform that the R&D data‑science teams use for model training, deployment, monitoring and retraining — orchestrated across SageMaker, MLflow, EKS‑hosted KServe, and Snowflake‑backed feature stores.Implement comprehensive observability — CloudWatch metrics and logs, Prometheus + Grafana for cluster and application telemetry, OpenTelemetry traces, and PagerDuty for on‑call. Define and review SLOs with product owners every sprint.Enforce healthcare‑grade security: IAM least‑privilege, WAF rules, Secrets Manager rotation, KMS encryption at rest and in transit, container image scanning, and full audit trails for GxP and GDPR compliance reviews.Automate hybrid AWS Snowflake data pipelines, ensuring data quality, lineage, and access governance through Snowflake roles, masking policies and row‑access policies.Participate in architecture review boards, mentor mid‑level DevOps engineers, lead post‑incident reviews, and drive a continuous cost‑optimisation programme covering Savings Plans, Spot, Graviton migration and rightsizing.

Requirements

6+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years focused on DevOps / Platform Engineering on AWS.Deep working knowledge of Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes / EKS, GitHub Actions and at least one scripting language (Python or Bash) at automation‑quality level.Production experience operating Amazon EKS clusters with 50+ nodes, including upgrades, networking and security hardening.Hands‑on with at least one MLOps or data platform: SageMaker, MLflow, Snowflake, Kubeflow or KServe.Working understanding of regulated software environments — GxP, GDPR, SOX or HIPAA — and the audit / change‑control implications they bring.ReactJS familiarity sufficient to debug a CI pipeline that produces a SPA build.AWS Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional certification preferred but not required.Excellent written and verbal English communication; comfortable with global Agile teams across France, Germany, India and the US.

Why this role in 2026

Sanofi's Hyderabad Hub is the company's largest digital engineering centre outside Paris and is being scaled aggressively for the R&D data and AI agenda through 2028. This role sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, MLOps and regulated healthcare software — a combination that pays well, builds rare experience, and opens doors at any large pharma or pharma‑tech employer thereafter.

Company & benefits

INR 24-42 LPA fixed CTC plus 10-15% performance bonus. Comprehensive medical cover for self + spouse + 2 children + parents. Sanofi global stock plan eligibility. Hybrid work (3 days office, 2 remote). Sponsored AWS / Kubernetes certifications. 26+ days annual leave plus statutory holidays. Group term life and personal accident cover. Wellness budget and mental health support.