Devops - Manager/Leader

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 9 years

Location: Bangalore

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a highly experienced DevOps Manager / Leader to drive the strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement of our DevOps practices. This role requires a strong technical foundation, leadership capability, and a passion for building scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure. You will lead a team of DevOps engineers while collaborating closely with engineering, QA, security, and product teams to enable faster and more efficient delivery of high-quality software.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing DevOps team, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Define and implement DevOps strategy, roadmap, and best practices aligned with business and engineering goals.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure using cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Drive CI/CD pipeline development and optimization to ensure seamless code integration, testing, and deployment.
• Oversee infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and uptime through proactive monitoring, alerting, and incident management.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline release processes and improve deployment frequency while minimizing risks.
• Implement and enforce security best practices across infrastructure and deployment pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Manage containerization and orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Continuously evaluate and introduce new tools and technologies to improve DevOps maturity and efficiency.
• Establish metrics, KPIs, and dashboards to track system performance, deployment success, and team productivity.
• Drive automation across infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational workflows.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 9–13 years of overall experience, with a strong focus on DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering.
• Proven experience in leading DevOps teams and managing large-scale production environments.
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Knowledge of networking, security, and system architecture principles.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex production issues.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive organizational change.
• Strong decision-making skills with a data-driven mindset.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with cost optimization and cloud financial management.
• Certifications in cloud or DevOps-related domains.