Principal Engineer-Software

Microchip Technology Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Chennai seeks a DevOps Engineer with 8–12 years of relevant experience to drive automation, infrastructure management, CI/CD implementation, and operational excellence across development environments.

The role focuses on designing and maintaining pipelines, IaC, cloud optimization, and secure deployment practices to support a broad portfolio of technologies.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling and pipelines.
• Strong background in infrastructure as code practices and IaC tools.
• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions.
• Proficiency in Docker for packaging and Kubernetes for orchestration.
• Proven scripting ability in Python or PowerShell.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment.
• Track software performance, troubleshoot issues, and automate processes.
• Optimize cloud resources and implement cost-effective solutions.
• Manage infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Collaborate across teams to deploy new features smoothly.
• Monitor performance and introduce new processes based on data.
• Enhance software development processes and configuration management.
• Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency.
• Implement security best practices, including automated compliance checks.
• Deploy AI tools into Kubernetes clusters.

Skills

CI/CD tools

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring & Logging

Docker

Kubernetes

Scripting (Python, PowerShell)

Problem-solving

Communication & Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Artifactory

SonarQube

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with 8–12 years of experience in relevant technologies and practices. The selected candidate will contribute to the Microchip Corporate DevOps team and will be responsible for driving automation, infrastructure management, CI/CD implementation, and operational excellence across development environments.

DevOps Engineer's Responsibilities Include

• Designing and maintaining continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines to automate code testing and deployment
• Tracking software performance, fixing errors, troubleshooting systems, implementing preventive measures for smooth workflows, and building automated processes
• Optimizing cloud resources and implementing cost-effective solutions
• Implementing and managing infrastructure using code rather than manual processes. Uses Terraform or CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) management
• Collaborating between teams helps in resolving issues quickly and deploying new features smoothly
• Monitoring and creating new processes based on performance analysis
• Better management of the software development process and implementation of configuration management tools
• Automating repetitive tasks to improve team efficiency
• Implementing security best practices, including automated compliance checks and secure code deployment
• Deploying AI tools into the Kubernetes clusters.

Requirements/Qualifications

The candidate must fulfill the following requirements for the DevOps engineering job profile:

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools
• Good experience in infrastructure as code tools
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools
• Proficiency in Docker for packaging applications and Kubernetes for managing containers
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to ensure proper teamwork
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, PowerShell, etc.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience

Good To Have Skills

• Experienced in managing DevOps tools, including JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Artifactory, and SonarQube.
• AI Infrastructure: Experience setting up AI tools, services, and hosting LLM models for inference.
• API Gateways: Proven track record configuring AI Model Gateways and MCP (Model Context Protocol) Gateways.
• Security & Access: Hands-on experience implementing enterprise authentication, including OAuth, SSO, and Microsoft Entra ID.

Travel Time

No Travel

To all recruitment agencies

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