Staff Engineer DevOps

About Albertsons Companies Inc.:

As a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates over 2,200 stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners across the United States, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and others, serve more than 36 million U.S customers each week.

We build and shape technology solutions that solve customers problems every day, making things easier for them when they shop with us online or in a store. We have made bold, strategic moves to migrate and modernize our core foundational capabilities, positioning ourselves as the first fully cloud-based grocery tech company in the industry.

Our success is built on a one-team approach, driven by the desire to understand and enhance the customer experience. By constantly pushing the boundaries of retail, we are transforming shopping into an experience that is easy, efficient, fun and engaging.

About Albertsons Companies India:

At Albertsons Companies India, we're not just pushing the boundaries of technology and retail innovation, we're cultivating a space where ideas flourish and careers thrive. Our workplace in India is a vital extension of the Albertsons Companies Inc. workforce and important to the next phase in the company's technology journey to support millions of customers lives every day.

At the Albertsons Companies India, we are raising the bar to grow across Technology & Engineering, AI, Digital and other company functions, and transform a 165-year-old American retailer. At Albertsons Companies India associates collaborate directly with international teams, enhancing decision-making processes and organizational agility through exciting and pivotal projects. Your work will make history and help millions of lives each day come together around the joys of food and inspire their well-being.

Staff Engineer – DevOps

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Staff Engineer – DevOps to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud-native platforms, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices across a multi-cloud ecosystem. This role requires deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, observability, and real-time data streaming technologies.

The ideal candidate will serve as a technical leader, driving platform engineering excellence, reliability, security, scalability, and automation while mentoring engineering teams and influencing strategic technology decisions.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Architecture:

• Design, implement, and manage highly available, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Lead deployment, administration, and lifecycle management of containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

Architect and implement advanced Kubernetes capabilities including:

• Horizontal and Vertical Pod Autoscaling
• Ingress Controllers
• Service Mesh (Istio)
• Network and Security Policies
• Establish cloud architecture standards, governance, security controls, and best practices for enterprise-scale environments.

CI/CD & DevSecOps:

• Architect and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitHub Actions for automated, secure, and reliable software delivery.
• Integrate security, compliance, and quality controls throughout the software development lifecycle following DevSecOps principles.
• Drive adoption of GitOps methodologies and Policy-as-Code for infrastructure governance and deployment consistency.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to improve release quality and deployment velocity.

Streaming & Messaging Systems:

• Design, deploy, and manage Apache Kafka and Confluent Kafka platforms supporting mission-critical real-time streaming workloads.
• Implement scalable event-driven architectures using Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
• Optimize streaming infrastructure for performance, fault tolerance, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure high availability and security for enterprise messaging ecosystems.

Observability & Site Reliability Engineering (SRE):

• Define and implement enterprise-wide observability frameworks using:
• Azure Monitor
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• ELK Stack
• GCP Operations Suite
• Establish and maintain Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Service Level Indicators (SLIs).
• Lead production incident management, root cause analysis, post-incident reviews, and resilience improvement initiatives.
• Promote reliability engineering best practices through automation and proactive monitoring strategies.

Infrastructure Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

• Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) adoption using:
• Terraform
• Bicep
• ARM Templates
• Automate cloud provisioning, configuration management, and operational workflows.

Develop tooling and automation frameworks using:

• Python
• Bash
• PowerShell
• Cloud Functions
• Enforce infrastructure governance, version control, and repeatability across environments.

Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance for cloud and DevOps initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence across teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in platform reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to align technology solutions with organizational goals.

Required Qualifications:

Experience:

• 9+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Infrastructure, or Platform Engineering roles.
• Minimum 3+ years in a senior technical leadership capacity.
• Strong track record of delivering cloud-native platforms and enterprise-scale automation solutions.

Technical Expertise:

Deep hands-on experience in:

• Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform architecture and services
• AKS and GKE administration and optimization
• Kubernetes platform engineering and container orchestration
• Apache Kafka, Confluent Kafka, and Cloud Pub/Sub
• CI/CD pipeline development using GitHub Actions
• Observability platforms including Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and GCP Monitoring
• Scripting and automation using Python, Bash, and PowerShell
• Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM Templates
• NoSQL databases and distributed systems

Core Experience:

• Enterprise system architecture and design
• Production operations and incident management
• Cloud security and compliance implementation
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Performance tuning, scalability, and optimization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating in multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Familiarity with chaos engineering principles and resilience testing.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity, and cloud cost optimization.

Cloud certifications such as:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Google Professional Cloud Architect
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Terraform Associate

Core Competencies:

• Strategic and systems-thinking mindset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Inclusive, collaborative, and empathetic leadership style
• High integrity and ownership mentality
• Innovation-driven with a focus on technical excellence
• Strong mentoring and coaching capabilities
• Customer-centric approach to technology delivery
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development
• Excellent written and verbal communication