Senior Software Engineer - DevOps

ZEISS Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS India, headquartered in Bengaluru, is expanding its development platforms portfolio across cloud and on-premises environments. This role focuses on end-to-end platform ownership, improving developer experience, and enabling automation and GenAI integrations to streamline workflows.

You will partner with IT security, enterprise architecture, procurement and vendors to drive platform roadmaps, licensing and cost control while maintaining governance and security standards.

Qualifications

• Must have Jira: advanced workflow design, automation, governance across enterprise teams.
• Confluence: add-on evaluation, configuration, governance, content management and collaboration architecture.
• Atlassian Cloud platform ownership and administration.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of central development platforms (cloud-based and on-premises).
• Drive Developer Experience improvements through platform automation and self-service capabilities.
• AI/GenAI integration into development workflows and processes.
• Managing platform lifecycle topics: roadmaps, releases, licensing and cost control.
• Act as a consultative partner to development teams, IT security and enterprise architecture.

Skills

Jira

Confluence

Atlassian Cloud platform ownership

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Azure DevOps

CI/CD Toolchains

Job description

ZEISS in India ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics. ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS' success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace. Further information at ZEISS India.

Must-Have Skills (Non-Negotiable)

• Jira: Advanced workflow design, automation, governance, and administration - including configuring complex project schemes, permission structures, and process optimization across enterprise teams
• Confluence: Hands-on experience with add-on/plugin evaluation, configuration, and governance, plus strong content management and collaboration architecture
• Atlassian Cloud platform ownership and administration

Core Technical Requirements

• Strong proficiency in JSON, YAML, and Groovy for configuration-driven automation and CI/CD pipeline design
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, and modern CI/CD toolchains
• Solid understanding of cloud/platform architecture, DevOps principles, and enterprise security & compliance (IAM, audit readiness, data protection)

Broader Responsibilities the Candidate Will Own

• End-to-end ownership of central development platforms (cloud-based and on-premises where applicable)
• Driving Developer Experience improvements through platform automation, self-service capabilities, and AI/GenAI integration into development workflows
• Managing platform lifecycle topics: roadmaps, releases, licensing, and cost control
• Acting as a consultative partner to development teams, IT security, enterprise architecture, procurement, and external vendors
• Contributing to standardization and scaling of software development processes across the ZEISS Group

Basic Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Engineering, or a comparable IT-related qualification
• Solid understanding of: Cloud and platform architecture
• DevOps and developer experience concepts
• Security and governance requirements in enterprise application environments
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders on both operational and strategic levels
• Structured, proactive, and self-driven working style with a clear focus on value and usability

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Saptarshi Chowdhury

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day - in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Diversity is a part of ZEISS.

We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.