Senior Cloud and DevOps Engineer

WSP in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in India is looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer to design and implement secure, scalable cloud solutions primarily on Azure. The ideal candidate should have over 6 years of professional experience in Cloud/DevOps engineering and a strong background in containerization, CI/CD, and security practices.

This role requires hands-on experience with Docker, Azure services, and automated deployment strategies. Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields and demonstrate proficiency in modern cloud-native technologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of professional experience in Cloud / DevOps engineering.
• Proven experience in enabling cloud-native deployment practices for enterprise or SaaS applications.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and environment promotion strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud solutions primarily on Azure.
• Architect and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps.
• Implement observability using structured logging, distributed tracing, dashboards.

Skills

Docker / Containers

Azure Cloud

CI/CD

Git

Cluster Provisioning & Management

Monitoring & Operations

Security & Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and cost‑optimized cloud solutions primarily on Azure.
• Drive adoption of PaaS, managed services, and container‑based deployment models.
• Enable deployment architecture using Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Blob Storage, Key Vault, Entra ID / AAD.
• Establish cloud governance, environment consistency, access control, and cost optimization practices.

Containerization & Platform Engineering

• Design and implement container‑based application deployment using Docker.
• Build and optimize Docker Compose setups for multi‑service environments and multi‑stage builds for secure, lightweight images.
• Support deployment using orchestration services such as Kubernetes (AKS / EKS awareness) or Azure Container Apps.
• Improve platform consistency, portability, and deployment repeatability.

CI/CD & DevOps Transformation

• Architect and implement end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps.
• Enable automated builds, testing, and deployment with multi‑stage environment promotion.
• Support deployment strategies such as blue‑green, canary, or rolling updates.
• Improve release reliability, deployment speed, and operational maturity.

Reliability, Observability & Operations

• Implement observability using structured logging, distributed tracing, dashboards, and APM tooling.
• Enable health checks, readiness validation, alerting, incident response readiness, and SLO‑based monitoring.
• Support resilience mechanisms including retries, graceful degradation, and fault‑aware deployment patterns.

Security & DevSecOps

• Implement secure DevOps practices including secret management, identity and role‑based access controls, and pipeline‑integrated security scans.
• Ensure secure configuration and alignment with enterprise standards for cloud delivery and operations.

Performance & Scalability

• Support performance strategies including caching, autoscaling, deployment tuning, and environment optimization.
• Assist with provisioning and managing Redis / distributed cache services where applicable.
• Enable scalable deployment patterns for growing user demand and system load.

Required Technical Skills

• Docker / Containers – Advanced (Compose, multi‑stage builds, image hardening, container deployment)
• Azure Cloud – Proficient (App Service, Functions, Blob Storage, Key Vault, Entra ID / AAD)
• CI/CD – Advanced (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps; automated testing and staged deployments)
• Git – Advanced (branching strategies, PR workflows, repository governance)
• Cluster Provisioning & Management – Proficient (Kubernetes / AKS / container orchestration awareness)
• Monitoring & Operations – Proficient (Azure Monitor, App Insights, dashboards, alerts, logs)
• Security & Automation – Proficient (secrets, identity, access control, scanning, IaC awareness)

Required Experience

• Minimum 6 years of professional experience in Cloud / DevOps engineering.
• Proven experience in enabling cloud‑native deployment practices for enterprise or SaaS applications.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and environment promotion strategies.
• Experience supporting containerized deployments and modern cloud‑hosted applications.
• Experience with observability, operational monitoring, and incident‑supporting platform practices.
• Exposure to secure DevOps practices, secrets management, and identity‑based access controls.
• Experience improving deployment reliability, automation, and operational consistency across environments.

Preferred (Not Required)

• Exposure to MVP‑to‑production modernization programs.
• Experience with Terraform / Bicep / infrastructure‑as‑code tooling.
• Exposure to SaaS multi‑tenancy, API gateways, or cloud platform hardening.
• Experience in consultancy, infrastructure, or engineering sector platforms.
• Exposure to AI‑assisted engineering productivity tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform operations.

Background Verification (BGV)

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third‑party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.