Sr. Engineer I - DevOps

NewSpace Research and Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NewSpace Research and Technologies is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer in Bengaluru, India. This role involves designing and maintaining Docker-based workflows, setting up CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating across teams to enhance deployment efficiency. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in DevOps and strong skills in Docker and CI/CD tools. The company offers a dynamic environment focused on aerospace and defense technologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in DevOps or release engineering.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows and tools.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and container-based workflows.
• Experience automating build and deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Docker-based development workflows.
• Set up and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automation.
• Manage and optimize Docker images for efficiency.
• Troubleshoot container builds and deployment issues.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD workflows

Docker

Git

Debugging

Automation

Tools

Jenkins

Bitbucket Pipelines

Docker Compose

Job description

From battlefield supremacy to stratospheric dominance, NewSpace Research & Technologies (NRT) is redefining aerospace and defence with intelligent autonomous systems built for the world’s most demanding missions. Trusted by the Indian Armed Forces across all services, NRT delivers breakthrough unmanned platforms that enable speed, survivability, multi-domain mission flexibility, and strategic superiority.

NewSpace Research & Technologies (NRT), founded in 2017, is a global leader in swarming technologies, autonomous robotics, and advanced aerospace systems for defence applications. With a workforce of over 600 professionals across 12 facilities worldwide—nearly 70% focused on research and development—NRT has designed and fielded more than 15 proprietary multirotor and fixed‑wing platforms. The company’s core expertise spans large‑scale UAV swarms, AI‑enabled autonomous coordination, and persistent unmanned systems, all validated through rigorous operational deployment in real‑world conflict environments.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain Docker‑based development, build, packaging, and deployment workflows across multiple software projects
• Set up, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for build, test, release, and deployment automation
• Define and enforce best practices for containerization, build reproducibility, release processes, and deployment consistency
• Develop and improve automation for build systems, environment provisioning, deployment workflows, and release validation
• Manage and optimize Docker images, including multi‑stage and multi‑architecture builds, dependency management, image size optimization, portability across target platforms, and runtime efficiency
• Collaborate with development teams to standardize containerized local development and deployment environments
• Participate in peer reviews of solution designs, infrastructure changes, CI/CD workflows, Dockerfiles, and source code
• Contribute to defining and enforcing engineering standards, branching strategies, code quality checks, and release practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to container builds, CI/CD failures, deployment bottlenecks, environment drift, and runtime stability
• Perform performance analysis and support troubleshooting in large‑scale distributed systems
• Improve system stability, security, efficiency, scalability, and operational reliability
• Collaborate across teams to identify delivery risks early and reduce deployment and integration issues

Skills Required:

• Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, release engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure automation
• Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows and tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines, or equivalent
• Strong hands‑on experience with Docker and container‑based software delivery workflows
• Good understanding of Docker image creation, multi‑stage builds, container lifecycle management, networking, volumes, and debugging containerized applications
• Experience building and maintaining multi‑architecture Docker images for different target platforms and deployment environments
• Proficiency with Git and experience with repository management, branching models, merge strategies, and code quality checks
• Experience automating build, release, and deployment pipelines for multiple projects
• Strong debugging skills and experience fixing stability and deployment issues without introducing regressions
• Solid understanding of release engineering, software delivery practices, and environment management
• Experience working with distributed systems and complex software architectures
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple teams and drive technical improvements across projects

Good to have:

• Experience with Docker Compose and/or container orchestration environments
• Experience with Shell scripting, Python, or PowerShell for automation
• Experience designing and implementing Continuous Delivery / DevOps architecture patterns
• Familiarity with Linux‑based systems and shell environments
• Familiarity with ROS‑based systems
• Experience deploying and maintaining software on edge devices such as Jetson Xavier