Lead DevOps Engineer - Azure and Terraform

3across; Gurugram District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

3across is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Terraform IaC, Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions. You will design and manage scalable cloud infrastructure, build reusable Terraform modules, and automate deployment pipelines while enabling engineering teams through platform self-service capabilities.

The role emphasizes cloud security, governance, and advanced automation to drive reliability and efficiency across enterprise-scale environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with production-grade Terraform modules and IaC automation.
• Strong Azure cloud infrastructure and services experience.
• Advanced CI/CD pipeline development using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain production-grade Terraform infrastructure with reusable modules.
• Architect, deploy and manage Azure cloud services and components.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Implement Azure security, RBAC and identity management best practices.
• Automate deployment, testing and governance of infrastructure.
• Create reusable platform components and self-service tooling for engineers.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve reliability and scalability.
• Document architectures and champion DevOps best practices.

Skills

Advanced Terraform

Microsoft Azure

Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions

Azure Security

Scripting

Platform Engineering

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Lead DevOps Engineer Azure & Terraform

Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Grade: C
Department: Engineering - DevOps / Cloud & Platform Engineering
Role Category: DevOps
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, advanced Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure DevOps, GitHub CI/CD and cloud security.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building and managing scalable, secure and production-grade cloud infrastructure, developing reusable Terraform modules, implementing automated deployment pipelines and enabling engineering teams through platform automation and self-service capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain production-grade Terraform infrastructure, including reusable modules, versioning, automated testing and policy-as-code.
• Architect, deploy and manage Azure cloud services, including Azure Functions, Databricks, Application Gateway, API Management, Storage Accounts and Service Bus.
• Develop and optimize advanced CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Implement Azure security and identity management using RBAC, Entra ID, Managed Identities and Zero Trust principles.
• Automate infrastructure deployment, validation and testing using PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Establish Infrastructure as Code best practices, security compliance and automated governance controls.
• Build reusable platform components and self-service infrastructure solutions for development teams.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve cloud infrastructure reliability, scalability and operational efficiency.
• Maintain technical documentation and drive DevOps engineering best practices.

Mandatory Skills

1. Advanced Terraform: Hands-on experience developing production-grade reusable Terraform modules, IaC automation, versioning, testing and policy-as-code.
2. Microsoft Azure: Strong practical experience across Azure cloud infrastructure and application services.
3. Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions: Advanced CI/CD pipeline development, reusable templates and automated deployments.
4. Azure Security: Experience with RBAC, Entra ID, Managed Identities and security best practices.
5. Scripting: Strong knowledge of PowerShell, Bash or Python.
6. Platform Engineering: Experience in infrastructure automation, reusable components and scalable cloud platforms.

Good to Have

• Azure networking, VNets, Private Endpoints, DNS, NSGs and Application Gateway.
• Azure Databricks and Unity Catalog.
• Infrastructure testing, drift detection and compliance automation.
• Backstage, internal developer platforms and self-service provisioning.
• Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Proven experience designing reusable infrastructure modules rather than only executing Terraform scripts.
• Experience developing enterprise-scale CI/CD automation.
• Good understanding of cloud security, governance and identity management.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and technical leadership skills.