Senior Technical Lead - DevOps

Thales; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to enhance its digital security solutions. The role requires extensive experience in Kubernetes and GCP to build and manage CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure provisioning, ensuring reliability and efficiency across all environments. Join us to drive innovation and support the development of secure identity management solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a DevOps role.
• 8+ years with Kubernetes in production.
• 5+ years in GCP cloud production environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with R&D teams and support daily operations.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop automated infrastructure provisioning frameworks.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Python

Bash

Linux OS administration

Grafana

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure. Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune among others. Over 1800 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.

Lead DevOps Engineer

Requirements:

Experience:

• 10+ years in a DevOps role.

• 8+ years working withKubernetes in production, includingon-premises Kubernetesdeployments

• 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience in aGCP cloud production environment.

Infrastructure & Automation:

• Proven ability tobuild projects from scratch.

• Strong expertise in writingTerraform modules(experience withTerragruntis an advantage).

• Experience buildingCI/CD pipelinesinJenkinsandGitLab CI(GitLab CI preferred).

• Proficiency inPythonandBash(proven Python experience is an advantage).

• Deep understanding ofLinux OS administration and management.

Monitoring & Logging:

• Experience creatingGrafana dashboards(Prometheus backend preferred).

• Familiarity withES-based centralized logging solutions(e.g.,Coralogix,Logz.io).

Soft Skills:

• Self-motivated, able to work independently and collaboratively in a team.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely withR&D teamsand support their daily operations.

• Design, implement, and optimizeCI/CD pipelinesto enhance deployment processes.

• Developautomated infrastructure provisioning frameworksand ensure their reliability.

• Manage and overseecode deployments across all environments.

• Create and maintainmonitoring dashboards, continuously improving observability.

• Providetechnical guidance, mentoring team members on best practices in DevOps.

• Drive innovation by brainstorming and implementingnew development and delivery strategies.

• Handleday-to-day project management and administration.

• Document and refineprocesses, ensuring up-to-date and efficient workflows.

• Continuously improveinfrastructureandapplication developmentpractices.

• Adhere to and promoteindustry best practices and company standards.

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