Lead DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Title : Senior DevOps Engineer Experience : 6 - 9 years

Location : Hyderabad

Work Mode : WFO 5 Days

Position Overview :

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, and Kubernetes to architect and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure and CI / CD pipelines. This role emphasizes security-first DevOps practices, on-premises Kubernetes operations, and integration with data engineering workflows.

Core Responsibilities :

1. CI / CD Pipeline Architecture & Security : Design, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade CI / CD pipelines in Jenkins with embedded security controls :

• Build greenfield pipelines and enhance / stabilize existing pipeline infrastructure
• Diagnose and resolve build, test, and deployment failures across multi-service environments
• Integrate security gates, compliance checks, and automated quality controls at every pipeline stage

2. Manage and optimize SonarQube and static code analysis tooling :

3. Engineer optimized Docker images for Java, Scala, and Python applications :

4. Develop comprehensive Ansible automation :

Kubernetes Platform Operations & Security :

1. Lead complete lifecycle management of on-premises / bare-metal Kubernetes clusters :

2. Implement and enforce Kubernetes security best practices :

3. Provide technical leadership to development teams :

Data Engineering Support :

1. Collaborate with data engineering teams on Spark-based workloads :

Required Skills & Experience :

1. Technical Expertise :

2. Core Competencies :

3. Qualifications :