DevOps Lead

Orion Innovation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Innovation, a premier global business and technology services firm, is seeking a seasoned DevOps Lead to drive automation, CI/CD, and cloud-based strategies across enterprise projects in Chennai. You will champion containerization and agile practices within a dynamic delivery team.

The role requires deep expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Azure, plus strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize deployments, monitoring, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of DevOps experience.
• Proven expertise in CI/CD and automation tooling.
• Strong experience with Azure cloud and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and management of CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments.
• Oversee containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline development workflows via automation.
• Utilize Terraform for IaC to enable Azure-based cloud solutions.
• Implement and maintain monitoring for performance and reliability.
• Champion Agile and DevOps best practices across delivery teams.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts across environments.

Skills

CI/CD

Automation

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Scrum

Communication

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Job Overview

We are seeking a seasoned DevOps Lead to join our 11-Delivery department. The role involves spearheading automation, continuous integration and deployment practices, and cloud-based DevOps strategies to support cutting-edge enterprise projects. The ideal candidate will bring significant expertise in containerization, cloud platforms, and scripting within an agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of CI/CD pipelines to ensure seamless software deployment.
• Oversee containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring scalable application delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline development workflows through automation.
• Leverage tools like Terraform for infrastructure as code to enable cloud-based solutions on Azure.
• Implement and maintain monitoring solutions to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.
• Champion agile and DevOps best practices, ensuring consistency and high-quality deliverables.
• Drive troubleshooting sessions to solve critical operational issues across environments.

Key Skills

• Proven analytical thinking for solving complex infrastructure and deployment challenges.
• Expertise in automation, CI/CD, and scripting with tools like GitHub and Terraform.
• Experience with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong proficiency in cloud platforms, particularly Azure.
• Deep knowledge of Scrum and agile processes.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in DevOps or related roles.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in shell scripting.

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