Director of DevOps & Cloud

Relevance Lab; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Relevance Lab in Bengaluru is seeking a Director Cloud & DevOps Engineering to lead enterprise cloud, DevOps, infrastructure automation, and platform engineering across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This hands-on leadership role requires architecting solutions, driving automation-first delivery, and advising senior stakeholders.

You will oversee Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD, IaC, observability, security, and cost optimization, while building high-performing teams, managing multi‑workstream programs, and

Qualifications

• 15+ years IT experience with 8+ years in Cloud/DevOps leadership.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale multi-cloud programs.
• Strong architecture, security, and cost-optimization capabilities.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable cloud platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Lead Kubernetes platforms (EKS/AKS/GKE) and GitOps practices.
• Define CI/CD standards and deployment governance.
• Drive IaC and automation initiatives using Terraform, Ansible, Helm.
• Mentor large teams and partner with CIO/CTO-level stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Kubernetes

CI/CD

IaC

Security

Automation

Leadership

Multi-cloud

Cost Optimization

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Docker

ArgoCD

Job description

Director Cloud & DevOps Engineering

Experience

15+ years overall IT experience (8+ years in Cloud/DevOps/Platform Engineering leadership)

Location

Bangalore - Hybrid

Role Summary

We are seeking a Director Cloud & DevOps Engineering to lead enterprise-scale cloud engineering, DevOps, infrastructure automation, and platform engineering initiatives across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role for someone who can architect solutions, drive automation‑first engineering, own end‑to‑end delivery, and operate as a trusted advisor to senior client and internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate combines deep technical depth (cloud architecture, Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, observability, security) with proven experience leading large engineering teams and managing complex, multi‑workstream delivery programs.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Architect scalable, secure, highly available, cost‑optimized platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Define cloud engineering standards, design patterns, and platform strategy
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and transformation programs
• Drive Well‑Architected reviews, governance, and cost optimization

Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

• Design and operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms (EKS/AKS/GKE) across cloud and on‑prem
• Establish cluster architecture, security, networking, and scaling standards
• Drive GitOps and containerization practices using Docker, Helm, ArgoCD

DevOps & CI/CD

• Define enterprise DevOps strategy and CI/CD standards (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
• Implement GitOps‑based deployment governance, release automation, and rollback mechanisms

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Lead IaC initiatives (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)
• Build reusable automation frameworks (Python/Java) for provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management
• Drive an automation‑first operating model across the organization

Observability, SRE & Security

• Design monitoring/observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, Dynatrace)
• Establish SLO/SLI frameworks, incident automation, and DR/HA strategy
• Embed security and compliance controls into pipelines and infrastructure

Technical & Delivery Leadership

• Serve as technical authority; lead architecture/design reviews
• Own end‑to‑end delivery scope, schedule, budget, SLAs, KPIs
• Manage escalations, risks, and cross‑team dependencies

Stakeholder & People Leadership

• Engage CIO/CTO/CISO‑level stakeholders as a trusted advisor
• Lead and grow teams of Cloud, DevOps, SRE, and Platform engineers
• Drive hiring, capability building, and succession planning

Required Technical Skills

• AWS / Azure / GCP
• Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE)
• Docker
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Helm
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Azure DevOps
• ArgoCD/GitOps
• Python/Java
• Linux & Shell scripting
• REST APIs
• Prometheus/Grafana
• ELK/Splunk/Dynatrace
• Cloud networking & security
• DR/HA
• Cost optimization

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong hands‑on technical credibility combined with senior delivery/people leadership
• Track record leading large- scale, multi‑cloud transformation programs
• Excellent executive communication and customer relationship management skills
• Comfortable balancing deep technical involvement with P&L/delivery accountability.