Lead Engineer - DevOps

NeST Digital; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NeST Digital is seeking a seasoned DevOps Lead to drive DevOps strategy, platform engineering, and deployment automation for large-scale cloud-native applications. The role requires mentoring teams, defining engineering standards, and enabling secure, scalable software delivery across environments.

You will architect CI/CD pipelines, manage Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and GitLab, and oversee Kubernetes-based deployments with Terraform and Ansible.

Qualifications

• Lead the DevOps practice by defining engineering standards and deployment strategies.
• Design and manage enterprise CI/CD platforms and YAML-based pipelines.
• Architect cloud-native deployment platforms for Kubernetes-based apps.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Ansible.
• Develop reusable Helm charts and automation libraries.

Responsibilities

• Manage Kubernetes clusters, containers, and cloud-native infra.
• Drive GitOps, release automation, and zero-downtime deployments.
• Integrate third-party platform components and deployment tooling.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Security, Infrastructure, and Architecture.
• Mentor DevOps engineers and promote engineering excellence.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Security integration

CI/CD strategy

Containerization expertise

Linux administration

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

AKS

Helm

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

PowerShell

Python

Bash

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.

Experience

8-12+ Years

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