Sr Spec DDIT IES cloud Engineering

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is seeking a Sr Spec DDIT IES Cloud Engineer to design and operate enterprise AI infrastructure and platform capabilities enabling secure, scalable AI adoption across the enterprise.

The role focuses on building enterprise AI platforms, developer environments, infrastructure automation, and integrations across SaaS AI services, cloud and on‑premises environments, collaborating with Architecture, Hybrid Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, IT or equivalent.
• 5+ years in AI Infrastructure/Cloud Engineering and DevOps.
• Relevant cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, Security or AI certifications.
• Experience with Generative AI workloads and enterprise AI platforms.
• Knowledge of LLMs, AI APIs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, MCP.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, deploy, and support enterprise AI infrastructure.
• Onboard AI platforms with identity, networking, security, monitoring.
• Engineer AI developer environments, workspaces, API connectivity.
• Develop reusable platform components and patterns for enterprise AI adoption.
• Create IaC solutions with Terraform, CFT, Bicep, ARM, Ansible.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for provisioning, configuration, deployment and lifecycle management of AI platforms.
• Automate provisioning, platform operations, configuration management, and operational workflows.
• Implement platform monitoring, logging, observability, backup, DR, HA and performance optimization.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and integration issues across enterprise AI environments.
• Support operational excellence through proactive monitoring, incident resolution, and continuous service improvement.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

DevOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Bicep

ARM

CloudFormation

Job description

Summary

Sr Spec DDIT IES cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, engineering, implementing, and operating enterprise AI infrastructure and platform capabilities that enable secure, scalable, and governed adoption of AI technologies across the enterprise.

Summary

Sr Spec DDIT IES cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, engineering, implementing, and operating enterprise AI infrastructure and platform capabilities that enable secure, scalable, and governed adoption of AI technologies across the enterprise.
The role will focus on engineering enterprise AI platforms, developer environments, infrastructure, automation, and enterprise integrations across SaaS AI platforms, cloud AI services, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
The role will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Hybrid Infrastructure, Security, Identity & Access Management, Networking, End User Computing, Operations, AI Enablement, and Business Technology teams.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, deploy, and support enterprise AI infrastructure and platform capabilities.
• Onboard and integrate enterprise AI platforms with enterprise identity, networking, security, monitoring, and operational services.
• Engineer AI developer environments, AI workspaces, API connectivity, model access, and platform integrations.
• Develop reusable platform components, reference implementations, and engineering patterns to accelerate enterprise AI adoption.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CFT, Bicep, ARM, Ansible, or equivalent technologies.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for provisioning, configuration, deployment, and lifecycle management of AI platforms.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, platform operations, configuration management, and operational workflows using scripting and DevOps practices.
• Implement platform monitoring, logging, observability, backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and performance optimization solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, platform, and integration issues across enterprise AI environments.
• Support operational excellence through proactive monitoring, incident resolution, and continuous service improvement.
  

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in AI Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Engineering and DevOps toolsets
• Relevant Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, Security, or AI certifications.
• Experience engineering enterprise AI platforms supporting Generative AI and AI-enabled workloads.
• Understanding of LLMs, AI APIs, AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), vector databases, model access patterns, and enterprise AI platform architecture.
• Enterprise AI ecosystems such as ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude, Gemini, Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, AgentCore, Vertex AI, Strands Agents SDK, LangGraph, CrewAI, Run.AI or SLURM or open-source AI platforms.
• Kubernetes & Container Platforms
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevSecOps & CI/CD

Desirable Requirements

• AWS & Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, Log Analytics, Kusto Query Language (KQL), or equivalent monitoring platforms
• AI Developer Platforms (JupyterLab, VS Code, AI Workstations, Claude Cowork).

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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Why Novartis:

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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