Lead DevOps Engineer - GEXL - Chennai

Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer Experience: 8-12 Years Location: Chennai/Hybrid About the Company: Our Client is a German-based technology company founded in 2000, offering a high-performance, in-memory, massively parallel processing (MPP) analytics database for data warehousing, business intelligence, and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) workloads Job Summary We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on experience in AWS and on-prem infrastructure . The role requires a senior individual contributor who can build, automate, and manage scalable infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native platforms. Strong troubleshooting and ownership mindset are key. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and manage AWS infrastructure and hybrid (cloud + on-prem) environments Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform / CloudFormation Automate infrastructure and operations using Python, Bash, and Ansible Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, etc.) Manage containerized platforms using Docker and Kubernetes Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting systems Handle production issues and lead incident resolution Implement DevSecOps best practices including access control and secret management Collaborate closely with engineering, QA, and IT teams to improve developer experience Required Skills 8+ years of experience in DevOps / Platform Engineering Strong Linux expertise (Ubuntu / CentOS / Rocky Linux) Hands-on experience with AWS , Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD tools Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or CloudWatch Experience managing hybrid infrastructure (cloud + on-prem) Good to Have Experience with security-focused architectures (DevSecOps / Zero Trust) Exposure to large-scale or distributed systems