Senior Engineer DevOps [T500-28630]

Albertsons Companies India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Albertsons Companies India seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and manage scalable cloud platforms on Azure and GCP. You will automate deployments, implement DevSecOps, and oversee Kafka clusters across multi-cloud environments.

The role emphasizes container orchestration, IaC with Terraform/Bicep/ARM templates, and strong monitoring using Grafana/ELK stack.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
• Hands-on with cloud-native and containerized environments in production.
• Strong automation and deployment practices with IaC.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure and GCP.
• Manage container workloads with AKS and GKE.
• Build automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and enforce security via DevSecOps.
• Deploy Kafka/Confluent clusters and ensure reliability.
• Develop IaC with Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates; monitor with observability tools.

Skills

Azure

GCP

AKS

GKE

GitHub Actions

Kafka

Confluent Kafka

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

Azure Monitor

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Python

Bash

PowerShell

NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Azure

GCP

AKS

GKE

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

Kafka

Confluent Kafka

Azure Monitor

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

As a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates over 2,200 stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners across the United States, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and others, serve more than 36 million U.S customers each week.

We build and shape technology solutions that solve customers' problems every day, making things easier for them when they shop with us online or in a store. We have made bold, strategic moves to migrate and modernize our core foundational capabilities, positioning ourselves as the first fully cloud-based grocery tech company in the industry.

Our success is built on a one-team approach, driven by the desire to understand and enhance the customer experience. By constantly pushing the boundaries of retail, we are transforming shopping into an experience that is easy, efficient, fun and engaging.

About Albertsons Companies India:

At Albertsons Companies India, we're not just pushing the boundaries of technology and retail innovation, we're cultivating a space where ideas flourish and careers thrive. Our workplace in India is a vital extension of the Albertsons Companies Inc. workforce and important to the next phase in the company’s technology journey to support millions of customers' lives every day.

At the Albertsons Companies India, we are raising the bar to grow across Technology & Engineering, AI, Digital and other company functions, and transform a 165-year-old American retailer. At Albertsons Companies India associates collaborate directly with international teams, enhancing decision-making processes and organizational agility through exciting and pivotal projects. Your work will make history and help millions of lives each day come together around the joys of food and inspire their well-being.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, automation, and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and managing scalable, secure, and reliable cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.

This role requires hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, and cloud-native technologies to enable engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently and securely.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure on Azure and GCP.
• Manage and support containerized workloads using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Autoscaling
• Ingress Controllers
• Contribute to cloud architecture reviews and infrastructure optimization initiatives.

CI/CD & DevSecOps:

• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Implement DevSecOps practices by incorporating security scanning, compliance checks, and automated quality gates into deployment pipelines.
• Support GitOps adoption and infrastructure automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment frequency, reliability, and release quality.

Streaming & Messaging Platforms:

• Deploy, manage, and monitor Apache Kafka and Confluent Kafka clusters.
• Ensure high availability, performance optimization, and operational stability of messaging systems.

Observability & Reliability:

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using:

• Grafana
• ELK Stack
• GCP Operations Suite
• Monitor platform health and proactively identify performance bottlenecks.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, and service reliability improvements.
• Assist in defining and tracking SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs.

Infrastructure Automation & IaC:

• Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using:
• Terraform
• Bicep
• ARM Templates

Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational workflows using:

• Python
• Bash
• PowerShell
• Maintain reusable automation frameworks and infrastructure modules.
• Work closely with software engineering, security, data, and architecture teams.
• Participate in technical design reviews and cloud migration initiatives.
• Contribute to operational excellence through documentation, knowledge sharing, and process improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps best practices across teams.

Required Qualifications:

Experience:

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Experience supporting production environments in cloud-native and containerized ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with modern infrastructure automation and deployment practices.

Technical Skills:

Strong expertise in:

• Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Docker and container orchestration
• GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
• Apache Kafka and Confluent Kafka
• Terraform, Bicep, and ARM Templates
• Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and GCP Monitoring
• Python, Bash, and PowerShell scripting
• NoSQL databases and distributed systems

Professional Skills:

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong focus on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments.
• Understanding of disaster recovery, backup strategies, and cloud cost optimization.
• Kubernetes, Azure, GCP, or Terraform certifications are highly desirable.