Sr. DevOps Tooling Admin

GSS Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GSS Group in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to strengthen the Technology Engineering team. You will own and optimize enterprise DevOps platforms, build secure CI/CD pipelines, and automate infrastructure with IaC across cloud environments.

This hands-on role covers container platforms (Kubernetes/OpenShift), pipeline automation with Groovy and Python, monitoring and security integration, and close collaboration with Agile product teams to deliver scalable, reliable platforms.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on DevOps experience in large enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to design and implement secure CI/CD pipelines and platform automation.
• Strong scripting in Groovy and Python for pipeline customization.
• Expertise with containers (Kubernetes/OpenShift) and IaC tooling.
• Experience with cloud platforms and security-integrated delivery.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise DevOps tooling and platform services.
• Design, build, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines for multi-environment delivery.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management for secure, scalable environments.
• Enable application onboarding via self-service automation and platform engineering.
• Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure, Security, Product, and Operations teams.
• Implement DevSecOps practices and integrate security tools into pipelines.
• Develop Jenkins Shared Libraries, pipelines, and deployment workflows with Groovy/Python.
• Integrate APIs for pipeline automation and platform services.
• Troubleshoot issues across infra, apps, deployments, and production environments.
• Establish monitoring, logging, observability, and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and engineering policies.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous technology evaluation.

Skills

GitHub Actions

Jenkins administration

Groovy scripting

Python scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

OpenShift

IaC tooling

Cloud platforms

Monitoring/observability

Tools

Nexus Repository

Nexus IQ

SonarQube

Checkmarx

Sysdig

Cosign

JIRA

Confluence

ArgoCD

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Technology Engineering team supporting enterprise Technology Platforms & Compute initiatives. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in DevOps tooling administration, CI/CD platform engineering, infrastructure automation, container technologies, and cloud platforms.

The role involves managing enterprise DevOps platforms, implementing secure CI/CD pipelines, enabling application onboarding through automation, and working closely with Agile product teams to deliver highly available, scalable, and secure engineering platforms.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong experience across DevOps tooling, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud platforms, automation, monitoring, and platform operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise DevOps tooling and platform services.
• Design, build, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines supporting application delivery across multiple environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment processes, and configuration management to ensure secure, scalable, and consistent environments.
• Support Agile delivery teams by enabling application onboarding through self-service automation and platform engineering.
• Collaborate closely with Development, Infrastructure, Security, Product, and Operations teams throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Implement and maintain DevOps and DevSecOps best practices across engineering teams.
• Build reusable Jenkins Shared Libraries, pipeline automation, and deployment workflows using Groovy and Python scripting.
• Integrate security and quality scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and integrate APIs required for pipeline automation and platform services.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application, deployment, and platform issues while supporting production and operational environments.
• Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and performance management solutions across enterprise platforms.
• Ensure compliance with infrastructure security standards and organizational engineering policies.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Continuously evaluate emerging DevOps technologies, automation practices, and platform engineering improvements.

Required Technical Skills

DevOps & CI/CD

• Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Actions.
• Strong expertise in Jenkins administration and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Experience developing Jenkins Shared Libraries.
• Pipeline automation using Groovy scripting.
• Python scripting for automation.
• Strong understanding of Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment.
• Experience integrating DevOps and DevSecOps tools into enterprise CI/CD pipelines.

DevOps Tool Administration

Hands-on administration and management experience with:

• Jenkins
• GitHub
• GitHub Actions
• Nexus Repository
• Nexus IQ
• SonarQube
• Checkmarx
• Sysdig
• Cosign
• JIRA
• Confluence
• ArgoCD

Container & Platform Engineering

• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• Container-based deployments
• Container platform administration
• Application onboarding on container platforms

Infrastructure & Cloud

Strong infrastructure engineering knowledge.

Systems administration experience.

Infrastructure design and platform engineering.

Infrastructure automation.

Configuration management.

Cloud platform administration.

Hands-on experience with one or more cloud platforms:

• Microsoft Azure
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Working knowledge of:

• Compute
• Storage
• Networking

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Hands-on experience with:

• Terraform
• Bicep

Monitoring & Observability

Strong experience with:

• ELK Stack
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Logging
• Monitoring
• Performance analysis

Security & DevSecOps

• Infrastructure security best practices.
• Security tool integrations within CI/CD pipelines.
• DevSecOps implementation.
• Secure software delivery practices.

API & Automation

• Experience developing APIs.
• API integrations within CI/CD pipelines.
• Automation scripting.

Required Competencies

• Strong experience working within Agile and DevOps environments.
• Good understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Knowledge of Twelve-Factor Application principles.
• Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to support both project delivery and production operations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-driven with excellent ownership and accountability.
• Passion for learning new technologies and engineering practices.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of overall DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps Engineering or Platform Engineering.
• Experience working in large enterprise environments supporting highly available, mission-critical platforms.
• Experience supporting high-volume production environments.
• Strong experience working in Agile product delivery teams.

Preferred Experience

• Enterprise Platform Engineering.
• DevOps Platform Administration.
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.
• Banking or Financial Services domain experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation initiatives.