Job Description
About the Role
Join us as a Senior DevOps Architect for a fintech product company building a cloud-native core banking and payments SaaS platform for the European market. In this high-impact role, you will own the strategic design and implementation of our DevOps ecosystem , ensuring our platform is scalable, reliable, secure, and built for speed. With deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, and CI / CD , you’ll lead by example, mentor engineers, and shape our engineering culture. You’ll architect enterprise-grade DevOps solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, enabling seamless delivery of a platform that handles sensitive financial transactions under strict regulatory standards.
This is a hands-on leadership and architecture role where you will influence technology choices, drive operational excellence, and ensure DevOps practices are embedded across the product lifecycle.
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)
- Architect Enterprise DevOps Solutions : Design and implement large-scale DevOps architectures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) with a focus on scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Drive CI / CD Excellence : Build, optimize, and standardize CI / CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, etc.) to enable secure, high-availability releases with zero-downtime deployments.
- Automate Infrastructure : Lead infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, and Helm , ensuring infrastructure-as-code practices are consistently applied.
- Champion DevOps Governance : Define and enforce DevOps governance, standards, and best practices across development and operations teams. Establish guardrails for compliance (PCI DSS, GDPR, PSD2) and operational security.
- Embed Security & Resilience : Collaborate with architects, developers, and security teams to integrate DevSecOps practices, ensuring systems are hardened, compliant, and resilient to failures.
- Lead Containerization & Orchestration : Drive adoption of Docker and Kubernetes for containerization, orchestration, and workload scaling. Define strategies for microservices deployments and service discovery.
- Implement Observability & Reliability : Build and enhance monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks (Prometheus, ELK, Grafana, CloudWatch). Apply SRE principles to track SLIs / SLOs / SLAs and improve reliability.
- Evaluate Emerging Tech : Continuously assess new DevOps tools and technologies (service mesh, GitOps, AI-driven automation) and integrate them where they add value.
- Mentor & Influence : Guide and coach DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of automation, learning, and operational excellence. Act as a thought leader for DevOps across the organization.
Technologies You’ll Work With
Cloud & Infra : AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, CloudFormation.CI / CD & DevOps : GitLab CI / CD, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Docker, Kubernetes.Monitoring & Observability : Prometheus, ELK stack, Grafana, CloudWatch.Security & Governance : DevSecOps practices, compliance (GDPR, PCI DSS, PSD2).Collaboration Tools : Jira, Confluence, Git-based workflows (GitLab / GitHub).Total Experience Expected : 11-15 years
Qualifications
What You’ll Bring (Qualifications & Experience)
Extensive DevOps & IT Experience : 15+ years in IT, including 8+ years in DevOps and 3+ years in an architect-level role. Proven success in designing DevOps solutions for complex, distributed systems.Cloud Platform Mastery : Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, and GCP, with hands-on experience in hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.Infrastructure-as-Code Skills : Strong proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible , with experience in Helm charts for Kubernetes workloads.CI / CD Expertise : Solid track record with Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, and other modern CI / CD tools . You can design and optimize pipelines for security, speed, and reliability.Containerization & Orchestration : Expert in Docker and Kubernetes, with a deep understanding of scaling, clustering, and workload distribution.Security & Networking Knowledge : Solid foundation in networking, system administration, and security hardening across cloud-native platforms.Agile & DevSecOps Mindset : Experience working in Agile environments, embedding DevOps practices into development lifecycles, and adopting DevSecOps approaches.Leadership & Collaboration : Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills. Capable of influencing teams, driving alignment, and mentoring engineers.Preferred Qualifications
Cloud and DevOps certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Expert, CKA / CKAD).Proven experience deploying and managing microservices on Kubernetes , including Helm-based packaging and rollout.Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and microservices-based deployments.Familiarity with SRE practices – incident response, error budgets, chaos testing.Knowledge of scripting and programming languages (Python, Go, Bash) for automation and tooling.Additional Information
Secondary Location : Noida Campus
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