Lead Engineer - Azure Devops

Nest Digital; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nest Digital is seeking a DevOps Lead to drive platform engineering, CI/CD architecture, and secure, scalable automation for enterprise cloud-native apps. You will mentor teams, define standards, and coordinate with stakeholders to enable reliable software delivery.

The role focuses on Azure/AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, IaC, and GitOps, with emphasis on leadership and collaboration across engineering and security teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading DevOps strategy and platform engineering.
• Strong background in CI/CD design, cloud-native deployments.
• Proficient in Azure, AWS, GCP and Kubernetes orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering standards, deployment strategies, and CI/CD best practices.
• Design, implement, and manage enterprise CI/CD platforms and YAML pipelines.
• Build cloud-native deployment platforms for Kubernetes-based apps.
• Implement IaC using Terraform and Ansible.
• Develop Helm charts and deployment frameworks.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and cloud infrastructure.
• Drive GitOps, release automation, and zero-downtime deployments.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and architecture teams.
• Mentor engineers and engage with stakeholders.

Skills

CI/CD Architecture

YAML CI/CD

Cloud Platforms

Docker & Kubernetes

Terraform & Ansible

Helm & Operators

Monitoring & Observability

Linux & Scripting

Git & Repos

DevSecOps & Agile

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

AKS

Helm

Istio

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

DevOps Lead

We are looking for a highly motivated DevOps Lead to drive DevOps strategy, platform engineering, CI/CD architecture, cloud infrastructure, and deployment automation for enterprise-scale cloud-native applications. The role involves defining engineering standards, mentoring teams, and enabling secure, scalable, and automated software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the DevOps practice by defining engineering standards, deployment strategies, and CI/CD best practices.
• Design, implement, and manage enterprise CI/CD platforms and YAML-based CI/CD pipelines.
• Design cloud-native deployment platforms for Kubernetes-based applications.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Develop reusable Helm charts, deployment frameworks, and automation libraries.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters, containers, and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Drive GitOps, release automation, and zero-downtime deployment strategies.
• Integrate third-party platform components and deployment tooling.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Security, Infrastructure, and Architecture teams.
• Implement DevSecOps, release governance, monitoring, and observability.
• Mentor DevOps engineers and drive engineering excellence.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders.

Mandatory Skills

• CI/CD Platform Architecture & Management: Azure DevOps (Primary), GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD
• YAML-based CI/CD Pipeline Development & Automation
• Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure (Primary), AWS, GCP
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS preferred), Helm, Kubernetes Operators
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Cloud-Native Technologies: Microservices, API Gateway, Service Mesh (Istio), Container Registry, External Secrets, Certificate Management
• Linux Administration, Bash/Shell, Python & PowerShell Scripting
• Git, Azure Repos, GitHub, GitLab, Branching Strategies
• Monitoring & Observability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk
• Cloud & On-Premises Infrastructure
• DevOps, DevSecOps & Agile Practices
• Technical Leadership, Team Mentoring, Stakeholder Management

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Kafka, MongoDB and RabbitMQ
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification
• CKA/CKAD Certification
• Client-facing solution or POC experience
• Banking / Financial Services domain