Devops Lead Engineer

UST; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking an experienced DevOps Lead Engineer to join our team in Hyderabad. You will lead E2E setup of enterprise-scale platforms and drive GitOps with Argo CD, GitHub Enterprise, and JFrog Artifactory on AKS.

Responsibilities include designing platform foundations, implementing secure and scalable CI/CD pipelines, and automating infrastructure with Terraform, PowerShell, Python, and Bash. Expect collaboration with global stakeholders in a 5-day office-based workweek.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure based services and DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end setup of enterprise-scale platforms from the ground up (GitHub Enterprise, JFrog Artifactory, AKS, Argo CD).
• Architect and implement platform foundations, including network topology, IAM, security, HA, DR, and governance.
• Design, build, and operate AKS architectures, including cluster strategy, ingress, networking, secrets, and lifecycle management.
• Demonstrate strong Linux administration and operations to provision and secure AKS nodes at scale.
• Establish and govern GitOps deployments using Argo CD with RBAC, multi-cluster management, and GitHub/AKS integration.
• Set up and govern source control and artifact platforms, defining structures, security scanning, retention, and CI/CD integration.
• Drive CI/CD strategies for containerized workloads with blue-green and zero-downtime releases.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning & operations using Terraform, PowerShell, Python, and Bash.
• Design observability for availability, performance, and reliability across platforms.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to align capabilities with product needs in secure Azure environments.
• Help create a team culture aligned with UST values: Integrity, Humility, Humanity, Dignity.

Skills

AKS

GitHub Enterprise

ArgoCD

JFrog Artifactory

Azure administration

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

JFrog Artifactory

Argo CD

AKS

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

At UST, we help the world’s best organizations grow and succeed through transformation. Bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our client to co-create lasting change. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at UST.com.

Summary:

UST is looking for an experienced DevOps Lead Engineer to join our team. The DevOps Lead Engineer is responsible for leading E2E setup of enterprise scale platforms from the ground up, including GitHub Enterprise, JFrog Artifactory, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Argo CD, and shared Azure networking, ensuring security, scalability, resiliency, and reliability.

Working Days : All 5 Days in Week from Office

As a Devops Lead Engineer, you will

• The DevOps Lead Engineer is responsible for leading E2E setup of enterprise scale platforms from the ground up, including GitHub Enterprise, JFrog Artifactory, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Argo CD, and shared Azure networking, ensuring security, scalability, resiliency, and reliability.
• Architect and implement enterprise ready platform foundations, defining network topology, identity and access management, security controls, high availability, disaster recovery, and governance standards across all platforms.
• Design, build, and operate AKS platform architectures, including cluster strategy, nodes, ingress, networking, secrets management, workload isolation, GitOps integration, and lifecycle management to support large scale adoption.
• Strong Linux administration & operations expertise, using advanced command line tools to provision, configure, secure, and operate AKS nodes at scale.
• Establish and configure GitOps based deployment models using Argo CD, including application onboarding, environment promotion strategies, RBAC, multi cluster management, and integration with GitHub and AKS.
• Set up and govern source control and artifact management platforms -GitHub Enterprise and JFrog Artifactory, defining organization structures, access models, security scanning, retention policies, and CI/CD integrations.
• Drive CI/CD and deployment strategies for containerized and Kubernetes workloads, enabling Blue Green and zero downtime releases.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning & operations using Terraform, PowerShell, Python, and Bash, ensuring consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Design observability for availability, performance, reliability across platforms.
• Partner with global stakeholders to align platform capabilities with product needs, ensuring secure Azure environments using industry best practices.
• Create a healthy team culture aligned with the mission and values of Providence i.e., Integrity, Compassion, Dignity, Respect, Justice.

Who are we looking for?

• 10+ years of experience in Microsoft Azure based services and Devops tools
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and customer service skills.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills, analytical skills to define architecture and setup Enterprise grade platform foundations like AKS, GitHub, JFrog, ArgoCD.
• An expert in designing, building, and operating AKS clusters from scratch, including node pools, ingress, service, autoscaling, upgrades, security, and reliability.
• Deep hands‑on experience in AKS networking and integrating Kubernetes with Azure services, JFrog Artifactory, GitOps, Snowflake, SQL, Databricks, and ADF.
• Experience in Azure Administration, in various services i.e., AKS, AzureSQL , AzureVM, AzureSQL, ADF etc., which includes understanding network configuration, best practices of deploying services, Performing automation using IaaC approach and also troubleshooting production issues
• Good experience in setting up Blue-green deployment strategies on Kubernetes.
• Optimize cluster utilization, runner capacity, artifact storage for cost, performance.
• Expertise in GitHub Enterprise setup, governance, security policies, and self‑hosted GitHub Actions runners at scale. Set up and integrate JFrog Artifactory for CICD.
• Setup Argo CD, with GitOps, env promotion, and CICD deployments for AKS.
• Ability to drive E2E Setup, configuration independently with minimal supervision

What we believe

We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do.

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

To support and promote the values of UST.

Comply with all Company policies and procedures