Cloud DevOps Team Lead (Kubernetes & Python Scripting)

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

Job summary

UST in Ernakulam is seeking a highly skilled Cloud DevOps Team Lead to join our Cloud Operations team. This role focuses on leading a team of engineers to enhance cloud infrastructure and CI/CD processes, implementing best practices in automation.

The ideal candidate possesses strong programming skills and over seven years' experience in DevOps, particularly with Terraform and Jenkins. The position offers opportunities to drive initiatives that ensure secure and scalable application delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with any cloud services (Microsoft Azure/AWS).
• Minimum of seven years’ experience in DevOps and Infrastructure.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Shell scripting, and terraform with proven ability to develop automation scripts.
• Proven experience designing and implementing Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD pipeline architecture and DevOps tooling specifically Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Cloud DevOps team, providing technical guidance.
• Actively design, deploy, and support cloud infrastructure.
• Guide the team in designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive automation initiatives and develop scripts using Python and Terraform.
• Champion integration of security tools into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Docker

Python

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Job description

Role Description

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud DevOps Team Lead to join our Cloud Operations team. This role will be responsible for leading a team of engineers in designing, building, and supporting cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks. The Team Lead will provide technical guidance, ensure best practices, and drive initiatives that enable secure, scalable, and reliable application delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Cloud DevOps team, providing technical guidance, coaching, and performance management while fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Actively design, deploy, and support cloud infrastructure, including provisioning, lifecycle management, and recovery support.
• Oversee and contribute to implementation and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Guide the team in designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, while also contributing to complex pipeline configurations.
• Define standards for configuring and supporting tools such as GitHub, Bitbucket, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ADO, Bamboo, Tekton, Argo CD and Docker, while assisting with critical tool integrations.
• Drive automation initiatives and personally develop scripts using Python, PowerShell, Shell scripting, and terraform.
• Supervise and contribute to the design and maintenance of Ansible playbooks and roles for infrastructure automation.
• Ensure effective cloud image build automation across Azure, AWS, and GCP using HashiCorp Packer and Ansible, while supporting complex builds directly.
• Oversee and contribute to the configuration and management of artifact and image repositories such as JFrog Artifactory.
• Champion integration of security tools (Checkmarx, Prisma Cloud, SonarQube, Undraleu) into CI/CD pipelines, while validating critical implementations.
• Establish secure processes for secrets management using CyberArk and HashiCorp Vault, while supporting sensitive configurations directly.
• Oversee CI/CD pipeline configurations to support release management and change management (ServiceNow), while contributing to complex release cycles.
• Drive adoption of automated testing frameworks (Java, Selenium, UiPath) and personally contribute to high-impact test automation.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on experience with any cloud services (Microsoft Azure/AWS).
• Minimum of seven years’ experience in DevOps and Infrastructure.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Shell scripting, and terraform with proven ability to develop automation scripts, and support infrastructure workflows.
• Proven experience designing and implementing Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD pipeline architecture and DevOps tooling specifically Jenkins.
• Hands‑on experience with Ansible automation and configuration management.
• Experience with containerization, image automation, and artifact management tools.
• Practical exposure to leveraging AI/ML techniques for enhancing CI/CD processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in large-scale or enterprise cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps practices and secure pipeline design.
• Experience supporting mission‑critical or regulated workloads.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong focus on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, Python