Senior DevOps Developer (CICD Automation)

Project Description:

• We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Developer to drive CI/CD, automation, and platform engineering initiatives across the Investment Banking & Markets (IB&M) domain in a large enterprise services environment. The role focuses on building and operating robust CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure and application automation with cloud services, standardized release and deployment frameworks for multiple critical applications and exploring AI-assisted automation for operational intelligence. You need to have strong experience working across a complex application landscape, with a primary focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), release engineering, deployment automation, and operational utilities, while collaborating closely with Release Teams, Application Teams, and Service Teams.

Responsibilities:

• o Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Enterprise
• o Lead automation initiatives across the IB&M domain to reduce manual effort and improve reliability
• o Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for application and platform deployments
• o Standardize and execute release and deployment processes across multiple applications
• o Provision and manage AWS and Azure infrastructure, including Kubernetes platforms (EKS/AKS)
• o Build and maintain containerized delivery pipelines using Docker, Podman, and Helm charts
• o Automate configuration management and operational tasks using Ansible and Python
• o Collaborate closely with Release, Application, Cloud, Security, Database, and Platform teams
• o Integrate database automation for Oracle and PostgreSQL
• o Integrate security and compliance scans (Checkmarx, secret scans, vulnerability checks, and internal tools)
• o Create and maintain detailed documentation, including CI/CD pipelines, IaC modules, deployment runbooks, and SOPs
• o Integrate logging, monitoring, and observability using cloud-native tools and Splunk
• o Perform ad-hoc operational, automation, and tooling tasks as required in an enterprise setup
• o Explore AI-driven pipeline optimizations, automated validation, and predictive remediation

Mandatory Skills Description:

• o 7+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, CI/CD, or Platform Engineering within enterprise environments (IB&M / financial services)
• o Strong hands-on experience with GitLab Enterprise, including pipelines, runners, and repository management
• o Deep expertise in CI/CD design, release engineering, and deployment automation
• o Strong hands-on experience with AWS/Azure services.
• o Strong experience with containerization technologies: Docker and Podman
• o Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Helm for application deployments
• o Proven experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks
• o Strong automation and scripting skills using Python and configuration management with tools such as Ansible
• o Solid understanding of Databases Oracle & Postgres and Operating systems Linux/Unix
• o Experience working with logging and observability tools with cloud native & tools like Splunk
• o Proven experience integrating security and compliance scans into CI/CD pipelines
• o Strong documentation skills using Confluence and experience working with Jira
• o Strong understanding of ITIL processes
• o Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• Understanding of ITIL processes is a plus

Languages:

• English: C2 Proficient