DevOps Platform Engineer

American Express Global Business Travel; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel in Bangalore, India, seeks a senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, manage Nexus repositories, and optimize containerized environments with OpenShift and Kubernetes.

You will develop IaC with Ansible, write automation scripts, collaborate with development teams, and participate in on-call rotations while contributing to monitoring, security, and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with Jenkins for CI/CD.
• 5 years with Nexus for artifact and dependency management.
• 5 years with GitHub and GitHub Actions for version control and automation.
• 5 years of OpenShift and/or Kubernetes container orchestration expertise.
• 3 years Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• 3 years programming/scripting in Groovy, YAML, Shell.
• Experience with Jira for issue tracking and project management; Confluence for documentation.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Able to work in an Agile/Scrum environment; cloud experience preferred (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Manage artifact repositories and dependencies using Nexus.
• Administer containerized environments with OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Develop IaC solutions using Ansible.
• Write automation scripts in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and related languages.
• Apply AI and automation ideas toward DevOps and platform engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot deployment issues and improve performance.
• Manage version control workflows using GitHub.
• Document processes and track projects using Jira and Confluence.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide technical support as needed.

Skills

Jenkins CI/CD

Nexus

GitHub Actions

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Ansible

Groovy

YAML

Shell

Git

Jira

Confluence

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

ELK

New Relic

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Manage artifact repositories and dependencies using Nexus
• Administer and optimize containerized environments using OpenShift and Kubernetes
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Ansible
• Write and maintain automation scripts in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and other DevOps-related scripting languages
• Implement AI and automation ideas towards DevOps and platform engineering solutions
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot deployment issues and optimize performance
• Manage version control workflows using GitHub
• Document processes and maintain project tracking in Jira and Confluence
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide technical support as needed

What We're Looking For

• 5 years of Hands‑on experiencewith Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance
• Proficiencywith Nexus for artifact and dependency management
• Strong experience (5 years) with GitHub and GitHub Actions for version control and automation
• Demonstrated expertise (5 years)in OpenShift and/or Kubernetes container orchestration
• Solid knowledge (3 years)of Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management
• Programming/scripting proficiency (3 years) in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and other DevOps-related languages
• Experience with Jira for issue tracking and project management
• Familiaritywith Confluence for documentation and knowledge sharing
• Excellent problem‑solving skillswith the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
• Strong communication skillswith the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Knowledge of containerization best practices and Docker
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (ELK, New Relic, Alertsite / synthetic monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Experience with security scanning and compliance automation
• Agile/Scrum methodology experience

Location

Bangalore, India

Work and life:

Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family. Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals. Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action. And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

Furthermore, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process.

What if I don't meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;” please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!