Lead Engineer - DevOps

ValGenesis, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ValGenesis, Inc. is seeking an experienced DevOps specialist to lead deployment strategies and optimize cloud infrastructure on Azure.

You will collaborate with engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure deployments of microservices across AKS, App Services and related Azure services. You will own CI/CD pipelines, implement observability, and drive cost-efficiency through resource optimization while integrating DevSecOps practices into the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on DevOps/ops experience on Azure, implementing and optimizing DevOps practices.
• 3+ years owning deployment of microservices on Azure cloud services with AKS/ASB and App Insights.

Responsibilities

• Create, optimize and implement DevOps and deployment strategies with engineering teams.
• Maintain and update CI/CD pipelines for multiple services.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resources for performance and cost-efficiency.

Skills

Azure

CI/CD experience

Python

Linux shell scripting

Communication skills

Cloud certifications

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

AKS

App Insights

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

GitHub Actions

Job description

About ValGenesis

ValGenesis is a leading digital validation platform provider for life sciences companies. ValGenesis suite of products are used by 30 of the top 50 global pharmaceutical and biotech companies to achieve digital transformation, total compliance and manufacturing excellence/intelligence across their product lifecycle.

Learn more about working for ValGenesis, the de facto standard for paperless validation in Life Sciences: https://www.valgenesis.com/about

About the Role

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in development or operations (developing, implementing and optimizing DevOps processes and practices) on Azure




• Must have 3+ years of experience of owning deployment of microservices architecture solutions on Azure Cloud Services with experience in AKS, ASB, App Services, App Insights etc




• Must have 3+ years of experience in Azure, GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Linux shell script and python




• Strong experience in implementing and managing containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) on Azure




• Good Knowledge on Grafana, Prometheus, Loki and similar tools to develop, implement and automate monitoring and logging




• Excellent interpersonal skills




• Azure DevOps or Cloud Certification is a great plus




• Exposure/experience with MLOps and/or LLMOps on Azure is a great plus




• Familiarity with AI, ML, GenAI concepts is a great plus

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating, optimizing and implementing DevOps and deployment strategies partnering with engineering teams




• Responsible for maintaining and updating CI/CD pipelines




• Responsible for monitoring and optimizing cloud resources to enhance performance and cost-efficiency




• Responsible and accountable to handle critical support and deployment requests, collaborating with multiple other teams such as IT, SaaS, and test teams for effective resolutions




• Responsible for creating and implementing deployment strategies for various deployment scenarios, minimizing deployment risk, downtime, and user impact




• Own and drive the evaluation and adoption of Azure cloud tools and technologies




• Own and be accountable for the Performance, Scalability, Reliability and Sustainability of cloud deployments.




• Set up robust observability (logging, metrics, and tracing) and embed DevSecOps practices into the development lifecycle

We’re on a Mission

In 2005, we disrupted the life sciences industry by introducing the world’s first digital validation lifecycle management system. ValGenesis VLMS revolutionized compliance-based corporate validation activities and has remained the industry standard.

Today, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation enhancing and expanding our portfolio beyond validation with an end-to-end digital transformation platform. We combine our purpose-built systems with world-class consulting services to help every facet of GxP meet evolving regulations and quality expectations.

The Team You’ll Join

Our customers’ success is our success. We keep the customer experience centered in our decisions, from product to marketing to sales to services to support. Life sciences companies exist to improve humanity’s quality of life, and we honor that mission.

We work together. We communicate openly, support each other without reservation, and never hesitate to wear multiple hats to get the job done.

We think big. Innovation is the heart of ValGenesis. That spirit drives product development as well as personal growth. We never stop aiming upward.

We’re in it to win it. We’re on a path to becoming the number one intelligent validation platform in the market, and we won’t settle for anything less than being a market leader.

How We Work

Our Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore offices are onsite, 5 days per week. We believe that in-person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, and a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company.

ValGenesis is an equal-opportunity employer that makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Our goal is to have the best-qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics protected by local law.