Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

SITA; Bengaluru; Hybride; INR 2 000 000 - 4 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid Working Week (WFH up to 2 days)

Flex-Location (up to 30 days)

Employee Wellbeing - EAP

Résumé du poste

SITA in Bengaluru is seeking a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy and maintain Azure cloud platforms. You will drive modernisation, automation and scalable services for clients in the air travel industry.

You will mentor engineers, work across teams, and own CI/CD pipelines and IaC practices while engaging with stakeholders on roadmaps and security.

Qualifications

• University degree in CS/engineering or similar.
• Strong cloud and DevOps background with Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD and automated deployment pipelines.

Responsabilités

• Design, plan and implement Azure cloud solutions for performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver software releases and roadmaps.
• Develop reusable platform components and CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor junior engineers on IaC, Kubernetes, and Azure practices.
• Support Operations teams with expert-level guidance.

Connaissances

Cloud design & architecture

CI/CD

Azure networking

Leadership & mentoring

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Outils

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes (AKS)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Description du poste

Overview

WELCOME TO SITA At SITA, we keep airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the global air travel industry. You'll find us in 95% of international airports, working closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients. Each partnership brings unique challenges, and we thrive on delivering fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to keep operations running like clockwork. We don't just move the world forward‑we're proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work® by 79% of our employees and certified in most of our growing locations. Here, we feel empowered, supported, and inspired to grow. Are you ready to love your job? The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA.

Purpose

As a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in SITA’s Airports Portfolio you will lead technical design, development and maintenance of the Azure Cloud platform and related services (using existing and emerging technologies) to enable the modernisation and efficient delivery of services to our customers.

Key Responsibilities

Key contributor to the design, planning and implementation of our Azure cloud solutions and services to ensure optimum cloud performance and reliability across our cloud infrastructure, building in continuous process improvement and CI/CD pipelines. Works as part of a broader team of problem solvers helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution via automation. Acts as a key liaison with senior technology stakeholders and partners to ensure full delivery of software releases & product roadmaps. Interfaces with Developers Engineers Architects Ops and Support staff to design develop and implement cost effective Cloud Solutions using IaaS/PaaS/SaaS so that it is flexible extensible elastic secure and reliable at large scale. Recommends and participates in the selection of new technologies and technical processes working closely with the Architecture Team to implement the top cloud architecture solutions to successfully meet the strategic needs of the organization. Creates re-usable platform components for products, develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines from development right though to production. Works within agile methodologies, following SITA coding guidelines and practices for all technical processes and documenting solutions. Mentoring and guiding junior team members on IaC practices, Kubernetes operations, and Azure platform engineering. Provides expert level support to Operational teams. Issue technical recommendations and guidelines for implementation and support.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

6+ years Cloud Platform Engineering experience

• Experience designing, configuring & implementing infrastructure and network solutions in Azure.
• Experience with LAN & WAN networking, TCP/IP, load balancing principles.
• Experience with hub and spoke and landing zones.
• Experience with automating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Experience with production grade AKS clusters and associated challenges.
• Experience with creating application and infrastructure monitoring solutions.
• Experience creating and delivering Cloud Platform technology roadmaps

Knowledge & Skills

Ability to be the lead technical role on complex projects overseeing requirement analysis through implementation and/or support. Understand the customer's business objectives for assigned projects. Coordinate multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution with high-level designs. Understand the concept of IT security and its application to computer systems architecture. Sound knowledge of system integration and hardware. Sound understanding of agile methodologies and practices. Understand and articulate trade-offs and risks with technical choices.

• Strong understanding of Azure networking VNet peering, NSGs, UDR, NAT Gateway, private DNS, service endpoints
• Experience in managing and provisioning infrastructure through code (IaC).
• Experience with automating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand new technologies or concepts, review functional and technical requirements, raising potential issues and participating actively in design discussions
• Experience with creating application and infrastructure monitoring solutions.
• Experience creating and delivering Cloud Platform technology roadmaps
• You thrive in a team environment, excellent communication skills, with the ability to work independently & as a member of the team.

Experience and Skills in the Following Technologies

• Terraform experience with module authoring, state management, provider configuration, CI/CD integration
• Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline Engineering. Own the Azure Pipelines template library (multi-stage YAML), self-hosted agent infrastructure, and automated testing integration
• Kubernetes Operations managing AKS cluster lifecycle, Kluctl/Helm deployment orchestration, operator configuration
• Semantic versioning, commit conventions, and automated dependency management (Renovate, sv4git, commitlint)
• Container Platform maintain Docker base images, agent images, and secure image supply chain via industry best practices such as utilising ACR's and Trivy scanning
• Testing & Quality - maintain/extend the continuous deployment test framework (Postman API tests, K6 load tests, Pester unit tests)
• Practical hands‑on Azure skills including Azure AppGW, WAF, Vnet, Routing, Subnets, App services, VM’s, Helm and Helmfile
• Security & Compliance Azure best practices for cloud security such as enforcing network segmentation, private endpoints, CIS‑hardened images, WAF policies, RBAC, and managed identity patterns
• PowerShell module development, Pester testing, Azure automation
• Bash shell scripting for container entry points and CI tasks
• Active directory, Azure AD, Azure AD B2C
• Git-based workflows with trunk‑based development and branch-per-environment patterns

Experience in the Following an Advantage

• Experience managing RabbitMQ clusters in Kubernetes
• Experience with Go / GoLang and Python languages
• Experience with the JinJa2 template engine
• MSSQL, Azure SQL
• Azure FinOps expertise & experience
• Azure Certification
• Previous application development experience

Profession Competencies

• Agile Methodologies
• Capacity Planning & Management
• Cloud Computing
• Information Security Management
• Innovation
• Performance Measurement and Tuning
• Requirements Analysis
• Standards Procedures & Policies
• Systems Thinking

Core Competencies

• Communication
• Customer Focus
• Leading Execution
• Results Orientation
• Teamwork

Education & Qualifications

University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or similar. Where applicable a recognised professional qualification is desirable.

What We Offer

Hybrid Working Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)

Core Working Hours with Flexibiliy: Set working hours for consistency, with flexibility to adapt to unexpectred needs. Where required provide on-call support outside of standard working hours. Benefits may vary by location.

Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

Professional Development: At SITA, we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world‑class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. From LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft's Enterprise Skills Initiative, and Airport Council International-available to all employees-to specialized solutions like Pluralsight for technology upskilling, Harvard Business Publishing for people leadership, Stanford for strategic development and many others, we align learning opportunities with your Development Plan and our business priorities. Your development journey is supported every step of the way.

Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self‑identify in the application process.

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