DevOps Platform Engineer IV

The Standard India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Paid time off

Health benefits

Job summary

The Standard India is seeking a DevOps Platform Engineer IV to own platform operations for our Data & AI Platform, including IaC, container orchestration, CI/CD, and environment provisioning. You will drive deployment automation with GitOps and own the Agent Harness environment task force for Docker sandboxing and CI/CD.

The role requires on-site work in Bengaluru with hybrid-remote options based on business needs.

Qualifications

• 9+ years in DevOps or site-reliability engineering for production infra.
• Strong Azure platform experience and Databricks administration.
• Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform with CI-driven workflows.
• Container orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes and autoscaling.
• CI/CD depth with GitHub and Azure DevOps; GitOps with ArgoCD.
• Observability with Datadog; define SLOs and alerts.
• Strong Python and Bash scripting for automation.
• Experience with Kafka connectivity or similar streaming infra.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain IaC modules for pipelines, workspaces and environments in Azure.
• Operate Docker sandboxed environments and container orchestration for agent workloads.
• Own CI/CD for platform components; implement ArgoCD GitOps deployments.
• Provision and manage Databricks infrastructure, compute and storage.
• Design disaster recovery, DR targets and backup/restore testing.
• Implement multi-tenant patterns with access controls and quotas.
• Build observability with Datadog and maintain published SLOs.
• Lead incident response; conduct blameless postmortems and remediation.
• Integrate secrets management and policy checks into pipelines with security Eng.

Skills

DevOps

Azure

Python

Bash

Observability

GitOps

Automation

Leadership

Education

B.Tech / B.E. in Software Engineering, CS or IS

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes/AKS

GitHub

Azure DevOps

ArgoCD

Databricks

Datadog

Confluent Kafka

Job description

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with Standard India A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams across the nation, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture, focused on operational excellence, thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary

The Standard India is seeking a DevOps Platform Engineer IV to own platform operations for our Data & AI Platform: infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, CI/CD, environment provisioning, resilience, observability and deployment automation. In this role, you will build the golden paths that let delivery teams provision compliant infrastructure through self-service, operate the shared substrate our data and AI capabilities run on, and drive deployment automation with GitOps. Your initial assignment centers on the Agent Harness and Environment task force, where you will be the primary owner for Docker sandboxing, environment provisioning and CI/CD, with supporting work across the AI / MCP Gateway and Enterprise Memory task forces. This role sits on The Standard's Data & AI Platform team, which owns the enterprise's shared data and AI foundation — governed once and consumed by many — built on Azure Databricks, Neo4j, Confluent Kafka, Kong, and Anthropic and OpenAI models behind a governed gateway

• Ability to work on-site in Bengaluru, India is a requirement of the role. *

Mode of Working:

This role follows a hybrid work model, with a primary base in Bengaluru. While on-site presence is essential for key engagements, flexibility is offered for remote work based on business needs and team alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) modules and golden-path templates for pipelines, workspaces and environments in Azure.
• Build and operate container orchestration and Docker-based sandboxed execution environments for agent workloads.
• Own CI/CD for platform components across GitHub and Azure DevOps, including ArgoCD-based GitOps deployment automation.
• Provision and operate Databricks infrastructure, compute and storage, and Confluent connectivity.
• Design and operate disaster recovery for Data & AI platform: replication, failover and failback, backup/restore testing, and RPO/RTO targets aligned to enterprise DR standards.
• Design and operate multi-tenant patterns: tenant isolation, per-tenant access controls and quotas, capacity management and noisy-neighbor protection across consuming teams.
• Build observability with Datadog — metrics, logs, traces and alerting — and run platform services to published SLOs.
• Lead incident response for platform-managed services; run blameless postmortems and drive remediation.
• Wire secrets management, workload identity and policy checks into pipelines in partnership with security engineering.
• Manage capacity, performance and cost for shared compute, and reduce operational toil through automation.

Skills And Background You’ll Need

Education:

B.Tech / B.E. in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Information Systems is required. Master’s degree is preferred.

Experience

• Typically requires 9+ years of DevOps, platform or site-reliability engineering experience building and operating production infrastructure.
• Strong Azure platform experience and hands‑on Databricks platform administration.
• Expert infrastructure-as-code skills with Terraform, including module design and CI-driven workflows.
• Strong container orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS), including workload security and autoscaling.
• CI/CD depth with GitHub and Azure DevOps, plus GitOps deployment with ArgoCD.
• Observability engineering with Datadog, including SLO definition and alert design.
• Strong Python and Bash scripting for automation.
• Experience operating Confluent Kafka connectivity or similar streaming infrastructure

Preferred Experience

• Citrix VDI or virtual desktop infrastructure experience for developer or agent environments.
• Internal developer platform experience (Backstage or similar) serving internal customers.
• Policy-as-code exposure (Open Policy Agent, Azure Policy).
• GPU infrastructure operations and FinOps practice.
• Good to have Microsoft or Terraform Certifications.

Key Behaviors Of a Successful Candidate

• Adaptability — Seeks information to understand the rationale for and importance of the change.
• Customer Focus — Displays an interest in the customer by trying to understand their concerns and issues; draws on customer insight to help others best meet current and future customer needs.
• Improvement Mindset — Demonstrates curiosity by asking questions regarding current approaches/methods and identifying potential changes.

Why Join Standard India?

We Have Built An Enduring Legacy Of Stability, Financial Strength And Exceptional Customer Service Through The Contributions Of The Service-oriented People Who Choose To Work At The Standard. To Ensure We Can Attract And Retain The Best Talent, When You Join StanCorp Global Servicesyou Can Expect

• A rich benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial goals
• An annual incentive bonus plan tied to both individual and organizational performance
• Paid time off including earned leave, sick/casual leave, and public holidays, in accordance with the company’s leave policy
• A supportive, responsive management approach that empowers you to grow
• Opportunities for career advancement through learning, coaching, and leadership enablement
• A culture where your voice matters - your ideas shape our future, and we win as one
• Purpose-driven work that makes a difference for our customers, communities, and each other

In addition to a competitive salary, our employee-focused benefits are designed to support work-life balance, personal growth, and long-term impact.

Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

StanCorp Global Services India Private Limited is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, HIV status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws of India.