DevOps Automation Platform Engineer

Accountabilities:

• • Help shape and advance DevOps automation and AI-enabled engineering initiatives across the organization.
  • Own and evolve the GitLab foundation, including repository standards, pipeline configuration, deployment practices, and governance.
  • Design, build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve development and deployment efficiency.
  • Standardize and coordinate unit, integration, and security testing throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
  • Plan, coordinate, communicate, and monitor application releases, updates, and deployment activities.
  • Maintain the health, stability, and performance of automation and orchestration applications, plugins, pipelines, and functions.
  • Define and document infrastructure and environment requirements across cloud, virtualized, and physical deployment models.
  • Establish patterns, policies, and standards for the safe implementation and deployment of AI-assisted automation.
  • Partner with Security and Risk teams to continuously assess and strengthen the organization’s security posture.
  • Collaborate with global systems, NOC, engineering, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and coordinate deployments.
  • Contribute to platform management plans, automation standards, and continuous improvements across the DevOps environment.

  Requirements:

  • 10–15 years of professional IT experience, ideally with significant exposure to DevOps, platform engineering, software engineering, or network automation.
  • Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), CI/CD pipelines, release management, and modern engineering practices.
  • Hands-on experience with software and network automation, infrastructure management, and platform engineering.
  • Strong Python development and automation skills.
  • Practical experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience with Ansible and Terraform for configuration and infrastructure automation.
  • Knowledge of Jinja and Django or comparable templating and application frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of Docker and containerization technologies.
  • Experience with monitoring platforms; familiarity with Netreo is an advantage.
  • Knowledge of network management platforms such as Nautobot or NetBox is a plus.
  • Network engineering experience is desirable, particularly in environments involving automated infrastructure and orchestration.
  • Experience working with geographically distributed or international teams is advantageous.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate technical requirements into practical solutions.
  • A proactive, collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for automation, emerging technologies, and continuous improvement.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
  • DevOps certification, particularly AWS or Azure, is desirable.

  Benefits:

  • Full-time position with opportunities across India, including Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Noida, and remote India.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunity to work within a global technology organization operating across multiple countries.
  • Exposure to large-scale automation, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, network engineering, and AI-assisted technologies.
  • Opportunities for professional growth, personal development, and technical learning.
  • Potential opportunities to relocate internationally as personal circumstances and business needs evolve.
  • Collaborative environment with exposure to global engineering, systems, NOC, security, and business teams.
  • Opportunity to contribute to strategic platform modernization and automation initiatives.