Senior DevOps Engineer (P4 Cloud)

Francisco Partners; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Perforce Software is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer III in India to design and build the next-generation cloud platform for its SaaS portfolio. You will drive automated tools, AI-assisted CloudOps, and agentic automation to improve reliability and security across production and CI/CD environments.

You will mentor engineers, implement security in the SDLC, and lead CI/CD tooling while advocating a DevOps culture.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/BTech in CS or related field; 8+ years in SaaS cloud ops; 10+ years overall.
• Deep knowledge of Azure, AWS and GCP services including Compute, Network, Database, Security, Management, Observability.
• Expertise in building CI/CD pipelines for system software, operating systems, and libraries.
• Proficiency in Python, Ruby, Go or Java.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container technology.

Responsibilities

• Build platforms and frameworks for consistent, automatic management of apps and infra across environments.
• Mentor engineers and DevOps developers on Cloud technology and practice.
• Implement application security best practices throughout the SDLC.
• Foster and advocate for a DevOps culture for efficient testing, delivery, and deployment of software artifacts.
• Lead the development and enhancements of CI/CD pipeline infrastructure and tools.
• Establish technical design principles and drive them across portfolios.
• Develop a technical design for our cloud platform and ensure quality standards.
• Design AI-assisted automation for incident response and automation with governance and auditability.
• All employees are expected to demonstrate AI fluency and adhere to AI governance.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Java

Ruby

Go

Cloud provider knowledge

DevSecOps

Leadership

Education

BS/MS/BTech in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Priten Nayak, the VP of Cloud Operations at Perforce, is searching for a Senior DevOps Engineer III, India to design and build the next-generation cloud platform for Perforce’s SaaS product portfolio. In this role, you will drive the design, development, and implementation of automated tools and technologies to ensure the security, reliability, and high availability of all production and CI/CD environments and applications. You will also lead the adoption of AI‑assisted CloudOps practices and agentic automation to improve operational efficiency, security, incident response, and platform reliability across the software delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Build platforms and frameworks to create consistent, verifiable, and automatic management of applications and infrastructure between non‑production and production environments.
• Mentor exceptional engineers and DevOps developers on Cloud technology and practice.
• Implement application security best practices throughout the agile SDLC.
• Foster and advocate for a DevOps culture to ensure efficient testing, delivery, and deployment of all software artifacts.
• Lead the development and enhancements of our CI/CD pipeline infrastructure and tools.
• Establish technical design principles and practices and drive them across all product portfolios to make operation design a must‑have phase of the development lifecycle.
• Develop a technical design for our cloud platform, a framework, and work with Dev and DevOps teams to ensure the product meets our quality standards.
• Design and implement platform capabilities that enable AI agents to securely automate operational workflows while maintaining governance and auditability.

Requirements

• BS/MS/BTech in Computer Science, Engineering, Management, or a related field preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in the SaaS software cloud operation and development space; 10+ years of industry experience.
• Deep understanding of fundamental services on Azure, AWS, and GCP such as Compute, Network, Database, Security, Management, and Observability.
• Expertise in managing and building CI/CD pipelines for system software, operating systems, and libraries.
• Expertise in one or more of the following programming languages: Python, Ruby, Go, Java.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container technology.
• Hands‑on experience as a software developer and technical leader.
• Deep technical knowledge of cloud‑based scalable web application architectures and technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in driving secure SDLC with DevSecOps practices and metrics.
• Hands‑on development with infrastructure as code frameworks such as Terraform; Serverless Framework a plus.
• Experience in DevOps IaC tools like Terraform.
• Understanding of agentic AI concepts, autonomous workflows, orchestration frameworks, tool calling, and human‑in‑the‑loop operational models.
• Define guardrails, security controls, and governance mechanisms for AI‑driven automation to ensure compliance, reliability, and responsible AI adoption.
• Experience designing AI‑assisted operational automation for incident response, infrastructure management, deployment workflows, or developer productivity.

All employees are expected to demonstrate AI fluency appropriate to their role and level, including responsible use of AI tools, sound judgment, and adherence to company AI governance and security policy standards.

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