Director of DevOps & Cloud

Director – Cloud & DevOps Engineering

Experience: 15+ years overall IT experience (8+ years in Cloud/DevOps/Platform Engineering leadership)

Location: Bangalore - Hybrid

Role Summary

We are seeking a Director – Cloud & DevOps Engineering to lead enterprise-scale cloud engineering, DevOps, infrastructure automation, and platform engineering initiatives across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who can architect solutions, drive automation-first engineering, own end-to-end delivery, and operate as a trusted advisor to senior client and internal stakeholders.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical depth (cloud architecture, Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, observability, security) with proven experience leading large engineering teams and managing complex, multi-workstream delivery programs.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Architect scalable, secure, highly available, cost-optimized platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Define cloud engineering standards, design patterns, and platform strategy
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and transformation programs
• Drive Well-Architected reviews, governance, and cost optimization

Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

• Design and operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms (EKS/AKS/GKE) across cloud and on-prem
• Establish cluster architecture, security, networking, and scaling standards
• Drive GitOps and containerization practices using Docker, Helm, ArgoCD

DevOps & CI/CD

• Define enterprise DevOps strategy and CI/CD standards (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
• Implement GitOps-based deployment governance, release automation, and rollback mechanisms

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Lead IaC initiatives (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)
• Build reusable automation frameworks (Python/Java) for provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management
• Drive an automation-first operating model across the organization

Observability, SRE & Security

• Design monitoring/observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, Dynatrace)
• Establish SLO/SLI frameworks, incident automation, and DR/HA strategy
• Embed security and compliance controls into pipelines and infrastructure

Technical & Delivery Leadership

• Serve as technical authority; lead architecture/design reviews
• Own end-to-end delivery — scope, schedule, budget, SLAs, KPIs
• Manage escalations, risks, and cross-team dependencies

Stakeholder & People Leadership

• Engage CIO/CTO/CISO-level stakeholders as a trusted advisor
• Lead and grow teams of Cloud, DevOps, SRE, and Platform engineers
• Drive hiring, capability building, and succession planning

Required Technical Skills

AWS / Azure / GCP • Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE) • Docker • Terraform • Ansible • Helm • Jenkins • GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Azure DevOps • ArgoCD/GitOps • Python/Java • Linux & Shell scripting • REST APIs • Prometheus/Grafana • ELK/Splunk/Dynatrace • Cloud networking & security • DR/HA • Cost optimization

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong hands-on technical credibility combined with senior delivery/people leadership
• Track record leading large-scale, multi-cloud transformation programs
• Excellent executive communication and customer relationship management skills
• Comfortable balancing deep technical involvement with P&L/delivery accountability