Senior DevOps Engineer

American Express Global Business Travel; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement programs

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Wellbeing resources

Travel perks

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel in Bengaluru seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automation, and scalable infrastructure that drives business objectives. You will work with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Nexus, OpenShift/Kubernetes, and Ansible to ensure reliable deployments, secure platforms, and efficient operations across teams.

The role requires 5–7 years of hands-on DevOps experience, strong scripting, and collaborative skills to partner with

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of hands-on experience with Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance.
• Proficiency with Nexus for artifact and dependency management.
• Strong experience (5–7 years) with GitHub and GitHub Actions for version control and automation.
• Demonstrated expertise (5–7 years) in OpenShift and/or Kubernetes container orchestration.
• Solid knowledge (5 years) of Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Proficiency (5 years) in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and other DevOps languages.
• Experience with Jira for issue tracking and project management.
• Familiarity with Confluence for documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Excellent problem-solving and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage artifact repositories and dependencies using Nexus.
• Administer and optimize OpenShift/Kubernetes environments.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code with Ansible.
• Write automation scripts in Groovy, YAML, Shell.
• Explore AI/automation ideas for DevOps/platform engineering.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot deployments.
• Manage GitHub workflows and version control.
• Document processes in Jira/Confluence.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements.
• Lead engineers to solve operational challenges.

Skills

Jenkins CI/CD

Nexus

GitHub Actions

OpenShift / Kubernetes

Ansible

Scripting: Groovy / YAML / Shell

Jira

Confluence

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Job description

DevOps Engineer Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued. We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Technology team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment processes. You will work collaboratively with development and operations teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure systems that support our business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Manage artifact repositories and dependencies using Nexus
• Administer and optimize containerized environments using OpenShift and Kubernetes
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Ansible
• Write and maintain automation scripts in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and other DevOps-related scripting languages
• Implement AI and automation ideas towards DevOps and platform engineering solutions
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot deployment issues and optimize performance
• Manage version control workflows using GitHub
• Document processes and maintain project tracking in Jira and Confluence
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements
• Ideate platform solutions & lead new initiatives
• Lead engineers to solve and automate operational & support challenges

Required Qualifications

• 5 – 7 years of Hands‑on experience with Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance
• Proficiency with Nexus for artifact and dependency management
• Strong experience (5 – 7 years) with GitHub and GitHub Actions for version control and automation
• Demonstrated expertise (5 –7 years) in OpenShift and/or Kubernetes container orchestration
• Solid knowledge (5 years) of Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management
• Programming/scripting proficiency (5 years) in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and other DevOps-related languages
• Experience with Jira for issue tracking and project management
• Familiarity with Confluence for documentation and knowledge sharing
• Excellent problem‑solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Knowledge of containerization best practices and Docker
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (ELK, New Relic, Alertsite / synthetic monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Experience with security scanning and compliance automation
• Agile/Scrum methodology experience
• Relevant certifications (CKA, CKAD, AWS, etc.)

Location

Bangalore, India

Benefits

Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do.

• health and welfare insurance plans
• retirement programs
• parental leave
• adoption assistance
• wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family

Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action. And much more!

A ll applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process.

Experience Level

Senior Level