Job Description

Principal Consultant – Cloud & DevOps would lead the design, implementation, and governance of cloud-native and DevOps solutions across Azure and AWS environments.

The role would involve transformation of an MVP application into a production-grade, multi-tenant SaaS platform by enabling cloud-native architecture—driving database migration (SQLite → PostgreSQL/SQL), containerized deployments on Azure, secure identity and access management (AAD/RBAC), CI/CD pipeline implementation, API gateway enablement, observability setup, and performance optimization for scalable operations.

Design and operate a secure, scalable cloud platform capable of supporting tens of thousands of concurrent users by implementing robust CI/CD, container orchestration, monitoring, and reliability engineering practices—leveraging automation and modern engineering accelerators (including AI-assisted development) to enable rapid, high-quality delivery.

Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & implementation (Azure + AWS)

Lead design and implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud architectures on Azure and AWS

Drive adoption of PaaS, serverless, and container-based solutions

Architect solutions using:

Azure App Service, Functions, Blob Storage, Key Vault, AAD (Entra ID)
Equivalent AWS services (Lambda, S3, IAM, Secrets Manager, ECS/EKS)

Establish cloud governance, security policies, and cost optimization strategies.

Containerization & Platform Engineering

Design and implement container-based platforms using Docker

Build and optimize:

Docker Compose setups for multi-service environments
Multi-stage builds for secure, lightweight images

Lead deployment using container orchestration platforms:

Kubernetes (AKS/EKS) / Azure Container Apps

CI/CD & DevOps Transformation

Architect and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps to enable

Automated builds, testing, and deployment pipelines
Multi-stage environment promotion (Dev → QA → Prod)
Deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, rolling updates)

Drive DevOps maturity and engineering productivity improvements

Source Control & Engineering Practices

Define and enforce Git best practices across teams:

Branching strategies (trunk-based, GitFlow)
Rebasing and clean commit management
Mono-repo vs multi-repo governance

Establish PR standards, code review practices, and release workflows

Reliability, Observability & Operations

Observability — Structured logging, distributed tracing, APM (Application Insights, Datadog, or equivalent)

Reliability — Health checks, graceful degradation, retry patterns, circuit breakers, define Site reliability SLAs, SLOs, alerting, incident response

Security & Compliance (DevSecOps)

Implement secure DevOps practices:

Secret management (Key Vault / AWS Secrets Manager)
Identity and access control (AAD / IAM)

Integrate security scans into pipelines (SAST, dependency, container scanning)

Performance

Provisioning Redis (Azure Cache, AWS ElastiCache)

Scaling / monitoring Redis

Required Technical Skills

Docker / Containers | Advanced — Compose, multi-stage builds, container orchestration

Azure Cloud | Proficient — App Service, Functions, Blob Storage, Key Vault, Azure Active Directory.

CI/CD | Advanced — GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps. Automated testing, staged deployments

Git | Advanced — Branching strategies, rebasing, monorepo or multi-repo workflows

Cluster provisioning & management | Advanced - Kubernetes / AKS orchestration

Required Experience

Minimum 8 years professional experience in Cloud & DevOps
Proven experience in scaling MVP/prototype applications to production-ready SaaS platforms, with responsibility for cloud architecture, performance optimization, high availability, and handling thousands of concurrent global users
Hands-on experience enabling multi-tenant SaaS architectures, including data isolation strategies, tenant-aware configuration, and scalable infrastructure to support multiple clients securely
implementation of automated database migration strategies, including schema versioning, zero-downtime deployments, and ensuring data integrity at scale
experience in enabling enterprise identity for cloud workloads—SSO federation, OAuth2/OIDC flows, RBAC/least-privilege access, and secure credential lifecycle management across CI/CD and runtime
Proven experience defining and implementing API platform controls—versioning, throttling policies, caching strategies, and performance standards—via API gateways/management platforms in cloud environments.

Required: Infrastructure & Operations

Observability — Implement and operate end-to-end observability, including structured logging, distributed tracing, and APM (Application Insights, Datadog, or equivalent), with dashboards, alerting, and SLO-driven monitoring
Security — Lead enterprise security practices across DevOps pipelines and cloud platforms, including secrets management, automated vulnerability scanning, policy governance, and alignment with OWASP and Zero Trust principles
Performance — Design and implement performance strategies including CDN/edge delivery, distributed caching, autoscaling, and performance testing to support high concurrency and low-latency applications
Reliability — Own system reliability through health checks, readiness/liveness probes, fault-tolerant deployments, and operational resilience mechanisms to maintain high availability and uptime

Preferred (Not Required)

GIS / geospatial data experience (PostGIS, tile servers, Cesium)
Experience migrating legacy/prototype codebases to production architecture
Experience in engineering consultancy or infrastructure sector
Machine learning model serving / inference pipeline experience

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
8+ years of hands‑on software development experience.

BGV:

Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.

About Us

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At WSP we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

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Principal Consultant - Cloud & DevOps