Sr. DevOps Engineer

American Express Global Business Travel; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Learning platform access

Travel perks

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel in Bengaluru, India, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployments that scale securely.

You will collaborate with development and operations teams to optimize containerized environments (OpenShift/Kubernetes), IaC with Ansible, and scripting in Groovy, YAML, and Shell. A strong background in Jenkins, Nexus, and GitHub is required, with cloud experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of hands-on Jenkins CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance.
• Proficiency with Nexus for artifact and dependency management.
• 5–7 years with GitHub and GitHub Actions for version control and automation.
• 5–7 years in OpenShift and/or Kubernetes container orchestration.
• 5 years of Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• 3 years of Groovy, YAML, Shell, and related scripting languages.
• Experience with Jira for issue tracking and project management.
• Familiarity with Confluence for documentation and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Manage artifact repositories and dependencies with Nexus.
• Administer and optimize containerized environments with OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code with Ansible.
• Write automation scripts in Groovy, YAML, Shell, and related languages.
• Explore AI and automation ideas for DevOps and platform engineering.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues with development teams and optimize performance.
• Manage version control workflows using GitHub.
• Lead initiatives and guide engineers to automate operations challenges.

Skills

CI/CD design & optimization

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Agile/Scrum

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Nexus

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Ansible

Groovy/Shell/YAML scripting

Git

Jira/Confluence

Job description

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.

What You'll Do

• 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
• Ideate platform solutions & lead new initiatives
• Lead engineers to solve and automate operational & support challenges

What We're Looking For

• 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 (3 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, NewRelic, Alertsite / synthetic monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Experience with security scanning and compliance automation
• Agile/Scrum methodology experience
• Relevant certifications (CKA, CKAD, AWS, etc.)

The #TeamGBT Experience

• These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and 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.

All 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.

Location Bangalore, India