Principal DevOps Engineer in India at Jobgether

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Principal DevOps Engineer in India.

Join a high-impact engineering environment where you will lead enterprise-wide DevOps transformation and shape the future of cloud-native infrastructure and delivery practices. In this senior technical leadership role, you will design scalable, secure, and automated platforms that enable fast and reliable software delivery across global teams. You will act as a key driver of DevOps maturity, embedding CI/CD best practices, infrastructure automation, and DevSecOps principles into engineering culture. Working in a highly collaborative, innovation-driven setting, you will influence architecture decisions, mentor engineering teams, and define operational excellence standards. This role is ideal for a seasoned DevOps expert who thrives on solving complex infrastructure challenges and enabling large-scale cloud transformation.

• Lead DevOps transformation initiatives across the organization, defining maturity models, best practices, and long-term platform engineering strategy.
• Design and implement Infrastructure-as-Code solutions and scalable CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient, secure, and automated software delivery.
• Architect and optimize cloud-native environments focusing on performance, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Integrate DevSecOps practices, including automated security testing, compliance controls, secrets management, and vulnerability scanning within delivery pipelines.
• Establish robust observability, monitoring, SLI/SLO frameworks, and incident management processes to ensure system reliability.
• Drive operational excellence through automation, cloud cost optimization, and infrastructure performance tuning.
• Lead disaster recovery planning and ensure business continuity across critical production systems.
• Mentor engineering teams, promote DevOps culture adoption, and contribute to training and capability-building initiatives.

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles, including strong hands-on experience with AWS and Git-based workflows.
• Deep expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent technologies.
• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automating software delivery processes.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Go, or Bash for automation and tooling.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, cloud security practices, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience leading technical transformations, mentoring engineers, and driving cross-team alignment.
• Familiarity with observability platforms, incident response practices, and production system management.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Fully remote work opportunity within India.
• Opportunity to lead large-scale DevOps transformation initiatives in a global engineering environment.
• Exposure to advanced cloud-native technologies, automation, and modern platform engineering practices.
• Strong focus on professional growth, leadership development, and technical upskilling.
• Collaborative and innovation-driven engineering culture.
• Competitive compensation aligned with senior-level expertise.
• Opportunity to influence architecture, tooling, and engineering standards at scale.