Sr Specialist System Engineering - DevOps Engineer — AI & Pipeline Automation

Cricket Wireless LLC.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AT&T in Bangalore seeks a senior DevOps engineer to design, build, and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for 5G NF deployments from lab to production with secure, automated promotion workflows. The role emphasizes AI-assisted analysis of failures and telemetry and building reusable automation libraries.

You will drive Kubernetes deployments, secret management, and observability while aligning with enterprise standards and training client teams to raise DevOps maturity.

Qualifications

• Experience building Azure DevOps pipelines from scratch using YAML templates.
• Proficiency with Azure resources, ARM/Bicep, and secret management.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes deployments, Helm charts, and CI/CD integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for 5G NF applications.
• Develop AI-assisted pipeline automation using LLMs for failure analysis and telemetry.
• Create reusable YAML templates, scripts, and automation libraries for standardization.
• Integrate pipelines with source control, approvals, gates, tests, and release governance.
• Support AKS deployments, troubleshoot failures, and ensure environment consistency.
• Implement observability: metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts, and continuous improvement loops.
• Lead technical discussions, train client teams, and document standards.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Scripting (Bash/Python/PowerShell)

Infrastructure as Code

AI/LLM integration

Security best practices

Observability & telemetry

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AKS

Bicep/ARM Templates

Helm

kubectl

AZ CLI

AKV / Vault

HashiCorp Vault

Ansible

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines that support 5G NF application deployment from lab environments through production with repeatable, secure, and automated promotion workflows. Develop AI-assisted pipeline automation capabilities that use LLMs to analyze build failures, deployment issues, pipeline health, and operational telemetry. Build and maintain MCP servers and AI-callable tool integrations that expose Azure, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, repository, and deployment capabilities through controlled automation interfaces. Create self-healing pipeline workflows that can detect common failure patterns, trigger approved remediation steps, and provide clear diagnostics, confidence levels, and escalation paths. Partner with client project teams to understand delivery requirements, architect CI/CD solutions, and implement automation patterns aligned with enterprise DevOps standards. Develop reusable YAML templates, pipeline components, scripts, and automation libraries that standardize CI/CD delivery across applications, environments, and teams. Integrate pipeline workflows with source control, artifact repositories, approvals, environment gates, testing frameworks, security checks, and release governance processes. Support Kubernetes-based deployments by troubleshooting deployment failures, configuration issues, container readiness, service health, and environment-specific pipeline behavior. Implement observability for CI/CD systems, including pipeline metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts, failure trend analysis, and continuous improvement feedback loops. Apply secure DevOps practices for secrets handling, access control, policy enforcement, code review, vulnerability checks, and audit-ready release execution. Create AI-assisted root-cause analysis tools and knowledge workflows that help engineering teams quickly identify probable causes and recommended next actions. Lead technical discussions, working sessions, demos, and hands-on training to improve DevOps maturity and enable client teams to adopt AI-enabled pipeline automation. Document architecture, operating procedures, automation patterns, troubleshooting guides, and standards to ensure consistent adoption and long‑term maintainability. Continuously evaluate emerging DevOps, GenAI, LLM, and MCP capabilities and recommend practical enhancements that improve delivery speed, quality, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Job Qualifications / Required Qualifications

Linux & Scripting Fundamentals Expert-level Linux experience with strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, and/or PowerShell Proven ability to automate manual processes using scripting languages and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Ansible) Hands‑on experience containerizing, deploying, debugging, and maintaining applications Azure DevOps & Pipeline Engineering Expert ability to build ADO Pipelines from the ground up using YAML Proficiency with az cli commands within ADO Pipelines to interact with Azure Resources Deep understanding of ADO Repos including branching, tagging, and environment management strategies Working knowledge of ADO Agents – their purpose, capabilities, and limitations Strong use of JSON and YAML as data formats across scripts, Ansible playbooks, and pipelines Azure Platform & Infrastructure Experience with Azure Container Registry (ACR) to import, tag, and extract images and charts within pipelines Understanding of Azure Resource Manager, Endpoints, and Service Principals Ability to build Azure Resources using Bicep and ARM Templates with emphasis on parameterization Familiarity with Azure Key Vault (AKV) and Hashi Corp Enterprise Vault (HCEV) for secrets management Experience with Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM) Kubernetes & Container Orchestration Hands‑on experience deploying, managing, and debugging workloads on Kubernetes (AKS preferred) Proficiency with kubectl for inspecting pods, logs, events, and resource states during pipeline-triggered deployments Ability to diagnose and resolve common deployment failures including CrashLoopBackOff, image pull errors, resource quota issues, and failed health probes Experience integrating Kubernetes deployment steps into ADO Pipelines including rollout strategies, namespace management, and environment promotion Familiarity with Helm charts for packaging and deploying applications through pipelines Understanding of Kubernetes RBAC, service accounts, and their role in secure pipeline-based deployments AI & LLM Integration Hands‑on experience integrating Azure OpenAI or equivalent LLM APIs into automation workflows Ability to design prompts for pipeline analysis, failure summarization, and root-cause diagnosis Familiarity with agent-based AI patterns including tool/function calling and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Experience designing and building custom MCP servers to expose internal APIs and data as AI-callable tools Pipeline Intelligence & Analysis Ability to leverage ADO REST APIs to surface pipeline health metrics, flaky tests, and failure patterns Experience building AI-assisted workflows for root-cause analysis against pipeline logs Capability to design self-healing pipeline logic - detect, diagnose, remediate, and re-trigger Communication & Collaboration Demonstrated ability to articulate complex technical concepts, solutions, and standards to stakeholders across varying skill levels - through both presentations and discussions Collaborative approach to working across platform, security, and application engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. Demonstrated experience building enterprise‑grade Azure DevOps pipeline automation using YAML, reusable templates, environment gates, approvals, and automated release promotion workflows. Hands‑on experience integrating AI or LLM capabilities into DevOps workflows for build failure analysis, pipeline summarization, root‑cause diagnosis, and recommended remediation. Experience designing or operating MCP servers, AI-callable tools, function‑calling frameworks, or controlled automation interfaces that interact with Azure, ADO, repositories, Kubernetes, or internal APIs. Practical experience with self‑healing or intelligent automation that detects recurring failure patterns, triggers approved remediation actions, and provides diagnostics with clear escalation paths. Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes‑based application deployments, Helm charts, container registries, kubectl troubleshooting, rollout strategies, and secure service account/RBAC practices. Experience using Azure services such as Azure Container Registry, Azure Key Vault, Service Principals, ARM/Bicep templates, Azure CLI, and Azure Operator Service Manager within automated delivery pipelines. Familiarity with observability and pipeline intelligence practices, including pipeline health metrics, log analysis, flaky test detection, dashboards, alerts, and continuous improvement feedback loops. Exposure to GenAI patterns such as prompt engineering, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation, tool/function calling, agentic workflows, and responsible use of AI guardrails in automation scenarios. Ability to lead technical working sessions, document standards and operating procedures, and train client or engineering teams on AI‑enabled DevOps pipeline automation. Nice to Have Experience with GitHub Copilot extensibility or custom AI agents. Familiarity with vector databases and Azure AI Search for embedding‑based workflows. Prior work building AI‑powered DevOps dashboards or reporting tools. Experience with Kubernetes‑native observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.

Additional Job Information

This is an offshore role that requires daily collaboration with U.S. stakeholders, including overlapping work hours to ensure effective partnership and meet business needs. Weekly Hours: 40 Time Type: Regular Location: IND:KA:Bangalore / Epip Area, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Rd - Eqp: Plot 111/112, Epip Area, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road AT&T and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity. All hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions remain merit-based and free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made. Click here to learn more or request an application accommodation here. We are pioneers of making connections and have been ever since Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and founded our company. That was nearly 150 years ago, and we haven’t stopped innovating since. At our core, we help bring families, communities, and businesses together with the products and services they need to thrive every day. From the widespread and growing availability of 5G and Fiber to working on things we once only dreamed of - at AT&T, we create connections that change the world.