Devops - Senior Lead Engineer

Alight Solutions; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Alight Solutions in India is seeking a Lead Engineer- DevOps to design, automate, and optimize the software development lifecycle. You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage cloud and on‑prem infrastructure, and ensure secure, scalable deployments.

You will collaborate with developers and operations to improve reliability, monitor systems, and implement best practices. 8–10 years of experience and AWS/Azure/GCP familiarity are preferred.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Ruby, or shell scripting for automation.
• Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure as code tools (IaC).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Automating processes for code testing, infrastructure provisioning, release management, and performance monitoring.
• Setting up, configuring, and maintaining infrastructure including cloud resources and servers.
• Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment.
• Monitoring system health, troubleshooting performance issues in development and production.
• Collaborating with developers and operations to ensure smooth releases and address issues.
• Applying security best practices and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Skills

Programming and Scripting

Automation Tools

Cloud Technologies

System Administration

Troubleshooting and Problem-solving

Communication and Collaboration

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Job Description

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

Our Values

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com

Lead Engineer- DevOps (M1)

Looking for a DevOps Engineer who builds, tests, and maintains the tools and infrastructure used to develop and release software applications efficiently. They bridge the gap between software development and IT operations, focusing on automating and optimizing the entire software development lifecycle, from code development to deployment and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Automating Processes: Implementing and managing automated systems for tasks like code testing, infrastructure provisioning, release management, and performance monitoring.
• Infrastructure Management: Setting up, configuring, and maintaining the infrastructure needed to support software development and deployment, including cloud resources and physical servers.
• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Designing, implementing, and maintaining continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Monitoring system health, identifying and resolving performance issues, and troubleshooting problems in development and production environments.
• Collaboration and Communication: Working closely with developers, operations teams, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth software releases and address technical issues.
• Security: Implementing security best practices and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.

Skills and Knowledge

• Programming and Scripting: Proficiency in languages like Python, Ruby, or shell scripting for automation and scripting tasks.
• Automation Tools: Experience with tools for CI/CD, configuration management, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Cloud Technologies: Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• System Administration: Understanding of operating systems, databases, and network infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting and Problem-solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues in development and production environments.
• Communication and Collaboration: Ability to communicate technical information effectively and collaborate with diverse teams.

Technical Skills

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Jenkin
• Containerization and orchestration using tools like Docker and Kubernetes, as well as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• CI/CD processes, monitoring and observability tools
• Security practices.
• Network, Cloud and DevOps.

Experience

8 - 10 Years

Certification

AWS Certification

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options.

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.