Jr DevOps Engineer

MetLife; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife in Hyderabad is seeking a DevSecOps professional with 2–4 years of hands-on experience to join our cloud and automation initiatives. You will help build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, automate deployments, and enhance platform reliability across dev, test, and prod environments.

You will work with AKS-based infrastructure, implement monitoring and alerting, and apply AI-assisted tooling to improve productivity and security.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of hands-on DevSecOps experience.
• Experience with Azure cloud services and AKS.
• Proficient in CI/CD with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of security: secrets management and vulnerability scanning.
• Scripting: Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Observability, incident response and reliability engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Follow Git-based source control and environment promotion across dev/test/prod.
• Automate deployments and set up monitoring and alerting for pipeline health.
• Work with YAML-based pipeline templates and standardized patterns.
• Learn and apply AI-assisted tools to support CI/CD workflows.
• Support AI-driven approaches for basic incident detection and operations tasks.
• Follow governance and Responsible AI guidelines.
• Operate Azure-based infrastructure with a focus on AKS; improve reliability through monitoring and troubleshooting.

Skills

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Monitoring

Incident response

RBAC

Entra ID

Terraform

GitHub Copilot

AKS

Tools

AKS

Job description

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Follow Git-based source control practices including branching strategies and environment promotion across dev/test/prod.
• Assist in automating deployments and setting up monitoring and alerting for pipeline health.
• Work with YAML-based pipeline templates and contribute to standardized build/deploy patterns.

CI/CD, DevOps, and Automated Delivery

• Learn and apply AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to support CI/CD workflows and productivity.
• Support AI-driven approaches for basic incident detection and operational tasks.
• Follow enterprise governance and Responsible AI guidelines in day-to-day work.

AI-First DevSecOps

• Support and operate Azure-based infrastructure, with a focus on AKS
• Improve platform reliability through monitoring, automation, and proactive troubleshooting

Experience

• 2 to 4 years of relevant hands on experience in DevSecOps.

Knowledge and skills (general and technical)

• Cloud: Azure (core services, networking, IAM)
• Containers: Docker and Kubernetes (AKS preferred)
• CI/CD: Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions
• Security: Secrets management, vulnerability scanning
• Scripting: Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Operations: Troubleshooting, incident response, and reliability engineering
• Observability: Monitoring, logging, and alerting fundamentals
• Knowledge on AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and their application in DevOps and security workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• CI/CD pipeline Implementation, Git branching strategy
• Experience with platform engineering and developer experience optimization
• Knowledge of container governance and image lifecycle management
• Familiarity with identity and access management (Entra ID, RBAC)
• Handling end to end deployments in multiple environments (Dev, QA, PROD)
• Basic knowledge on Terraform

Requirements: