Platform Engineering and DevOps Technical Lead

Synechron Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron Technologies is seeking a Senior Platform Engineering & DevOps Tech Lead to design, build, and maintain scalable platform infrastructure in Bengaluru. You will drive cloud adoption, standardize deployment practices, and lead CI/CD initiatives across development teams.

You will mentor engineers, implement DevSecOps, and collaborate with Security, Architecture, and Operations to improve reliability and efficiency of cloud environments in a fast-paced enterprise setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native applications.
• Certifications listed such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer / Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert / CK A / Terraform Associate / Google Cloud DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable platform infrastructure.
• Develop self-service capabilities for development teams.
• Implement IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Standardize environments and deployment practices.
• Drive platform modernization and cloud adoption strategies.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate provisioning, deployment, and operational tasks.
• Improve software delivery efficiency with DevOps best practices.
• Integrate security, compliance, and quality checks into pipelines.
• Manage and optimize cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or GCP; ensure high availability and DR.
• Monitor performance, utilization, and cost optimization.
• Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with Development, Architecture, Security, and Operations; mentor juniors.

Skills

AWS / cloud platforms

Docker & Kubernetes

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD tools

Scripting (Python / Shell / PowerShell

Linux administration

Monitoring/Observability

DevSecOps / security

Troubleshooting & performance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

CircleCI

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Splunk

Datadog

Job description

Platform Engineering & DevOps Tech Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Engineering Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure platform infrastructure.
• Develop self-service capabilities and reusable platform components for development teams.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Standardize environments and deployment practices across projects.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives and cloud adoption strategies.
• DevOps & Automation Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and operational tasks.
• Improve software delivery efficiency through DevOps best practices.
• Integrate security, compliance, and quality checks into deployment pipelines.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Management Manage and optimize cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement high-availability, disaster recovery, and scalability solutions.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, utilization, and cost optimization.
• Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with organizational standards.
• Containerization & Orchestration Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Support Kubernetes cluster administration, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Implement service mesh, ingress controllers, and container security practices.
• Monitoring & Reliability Engineering Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Improve platform reliability, availability, and operational excellence.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management Work closely with Development, Architecture, Security, and Operations teams.
• Provide guidance on cloud-native architecture and DevOps best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards and documentation.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands‑on expertise in Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or Infrastructure as Code frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or CircleCI.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Shell Script, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps and security best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native applications.
• Certifications such as: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) HashiCorp Terraform Associate Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.

Key Competencies

Platform Engineering DevOps & CI/CD Automation Cloud Architecture Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Kubernetes & Containerization Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Monitoring & Observability DevSecOps Incident Management Cost Optimization Stakeholder Management Technical Leadership & Mentoring

S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all.

We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company.

We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations or disabilities to apply.

We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Experience Level Senior Level