Lead DevOps Engineer

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients Salary range: Rs 1500000 - Rs 3000000 (ie INR 15 - 30 LPA) Min Experience: 7+ years Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India JobType: full-time We are looking for an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, containerization, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). The ideal candidate will have deep, hands-on experience designing and managing large-scale cloud environments, building robust deployment pipelines, strengthening security practices, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of production systems. The candidate should demonstrate strong scripting capabilities, infrastructure-as-code expertise, and the ability to lead technical initiatives while mentoring engineers and collaborating across teams. Requirements Key Responsibilities • Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across AWS and other cloud platforms. • Develop automation scripts using Python and/or Bash to streamline infrastructure operations and deployment workflows. • Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and/or Ansible. • Design, implement, and govern Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient build, testing, integration, and deployment processes. • Manage production environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift. • Establish and improve observability frameworks, monitoring systems, and SRE practices to ensure platform reliability and performance. • Own and strengthen cloud security posture, particularly across AWS infrastructure. • Manage advanced cloud networking components, including routing, Transit Gateways, Site-to-Site VPNs, and Client VPNs. • Collaborate with data and analytics teams to support platforms and tools such as Lakehouse, Data Warehouses, Databricks, Amazon QuickSight, and Power BI. • Drive technical decision-making, mentor team members, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure initiatives. • Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure efficiency, scalability, security, and operational performance. Required Skills and Expertise • Strong scripting experience in Python and/or Bash. • Deep, architecture-level, hands-on expertise in AWS, with experience in Azure or other cloud platforms. • Strong understanding of multi-cloud architecture and infrastructure management. • Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Ansible. • Proven experience designing and governing Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. • Strong knowledge of Git and version control practices. • Production-level experience managing Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift environments. • Hands-on experience with observability frameworks, monitoring, and SRE practices. • Strong understanding of AWS security posture management and cloud security best practices. • Knowledge of advanced cloud networking, including routing, Transit Gateways, Site-to-Site VPN, and Client VPN. • Familiarity with Lakehouse architecture, Data Warehousing, Databricks, QuickSight, and Power BI. • Strong leadership, mentoring, problem-solving, and cross-team collaboration skills. Preferred Skills • Experience implementing and managing AIOps solutions at scale. • Deep multi-cloud expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP. • Experience managing FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at an organizational scale. • Exposure to large-scale cloud infrastructure and enterprise DevOps environments. Must-Have Skills • Python • Bash • AWS Good-to-Have Skills • FinOps • AWS DevOps • OpenShift