Lead Devops Engineer - Devops, Cloud & Python

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre in Bengaluru is looking for a Platform Engineer to manage and enhance critical cloud platform services. This role is central to the DevOps Engineering team, ensuring platform reliability and automation, serving a wide array of engineers.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in software development, strong skills in Python and Golang, familiarity with cloud environments, and a reliable approach to managing operational workflows.

The position offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation, collaboration, and improvement, reflecting the organization's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development and architecture.
• Strong experience in Python, Golang, object-oriented programming, and microservices.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and operations, familiarity with AWS and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the stability and performance of the cloud platform’s core services.
• Operate and maintain key platform services such as the Terraform Registry.
• Lead incident response and perform root-cause analysis.

Skills

Python

Golang

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

CI/CD Pipelines

Agile/SAFe practices

Linux OS

Microservices architecture

Bash scripting

Tools

Grafana

ElasticSearch

FluentD

GIT

Jenkins

Sonar

Job description

Responsibilities

Platform Engineer – Cloud Platform Operations & Automation. Reference 26000C71. You will join the SG Cloud Platform Engineering organization, responsible for building and operating the core automation, quality and IaC tooling used across Société Générale’s internal cloud ecosystem. The DevOps Engineering team is a 5‑person agile squad distributed between Paris and Bangalore. Its mission is to ensure platform reliability, automation‑first operations, and developer‑first operations, as well as developer‑grade CI/CD and observability tooling used by more than 300 engineers.

Your Role: As a Platform Engineer, you are responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and automation of the cloud platform’s core services, including API automation layers, observability components, CI/CD workflows, IaC toolchains, and QA/Documentation systems. You will operate production services at scale, reduce operational toil through automation, and continuously improve the platform’s delivery and observability capabilities.

• Platform Operations & Reliability (Run Engineering)
• Operate and maintain key platform services such as the Terraform Registry, tracing infrastructure, SGCP Quality & Observability resources, and documentation & chat‑support systems.
• Ensure availability, performance, resilience, and secure lifecycle management for all production components.
• Perform patching, upgrades, and vulnerability remediation, aiming for minimal human intervention on production systems.
• Lead incident response, perform deep root‑cause analysis, and implement long‑term corrective actions.
• Reduce operational toil through automation, workflow industrialization, and proactive reliability engineering.
• CI/CD & Delivery Platforming
• Operate and evolve the cloud platform’s CI/CD pipelines and reusable workflows used by ~300 developers.
• Manage the lifecycle of base Docker images: security hardening, automated build pipelines, versioning, and distribution.
• Maintain and extend the platform’s IaC toolchain, including Terraform workflows, deployment pipelines, and registry management.
• Continuously improve delivery performance, deployment reliability, and overall developer experience.
• Contribute to the technical roadmap with an engineering‑driven mindset.
• Observability Engineering
• Maintain and enhance the cloud platform’s observability stack across traces and dashboards.
• Ensure full visibility into system behaviour, performance drifts, errors, and capacity indicators.
• Build automation for alerting, anomaly detection, and platform health insights, improving signal quality and reducing noise.
• Support SRE practices to strengthen platform reliability through data‑driven insights.
• User Support & Platform Adoption
• Participate in system demos, validation sessions, and operational readiness reviews.
• Act as a partner for SG Cloud engineering teams in troubleshooting and platform enablement.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in software development and architecture.
• Strong experience in Python, Golang, object‑oriented programming, and microservices architecture.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, operations, and resource definitions; familiarity with AWS and Azure.
• Ability to manage large datasets and optimize performance.
• Proficient in PostgreSQL and writing robust SQL queries.
• Experience with Grafana, ElasticSearch, and FluentD.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficient with GIT, Jenkins, Sonar, and automation pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Linux OS and bash scripting.
• Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments.
• Excellent communication skills for cross‑functional collaboration and transversal responsibilities.
• Ability to challenge legacy systems and drive iterative enhancements.

Engineering Mindset

• Reliability‑first mindset with strong operational discipline.
• Ability to automate, industrialize, and eliminate manual processes.
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities across distributed systems.
• Clear communication and collaborative problem solving across global teams.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.