Github Devops Engineer

Job Title: GitHub Platform Engineer / GitHub DevOps Engineer

Location: Pan India

Exp: 12+ years

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled GitHub Platform Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise-scale CI/CD platforms leveraging GitHub Actions, GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS), GitHub Enterprise Cloud, Kubernetes, and AWS. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in DevOps, platform engineering, CI/CD modernization, security integration, and infrastructure automation.

This role will be responsible for building scalable developer platforms, enhancing software delivery processes, implementing DevSecOps practices, and driving the migration of legacy CI/CD systems to GitHub-native solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain GitHub Actions workflows supporting CI/CD across multiple repositories and environments (Development, Staging, and Production).
• Build, manage, and optimize self-hosted Actions Runner Controller (ARC) runners on Kubernetes (Amazon EKS), including autoscaling, pod identity, security controls, and network policies.
• Integrate and operationalize GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) capabilities such as Secret Scanning, Push Protection, Code Scanning (CodeQL), and Dependency Review.
• Lead migration of legacy CI/CD tools including Jenkins, TeamCity, AWS CodePipeline, and CodeBuild to GitHub Actions.
• Implement and enforce repository governance standards including branch protection rules, required status checks, deployment approvals, and environment protection policies.
• Develop reusable workflows, composite actions, and CI/CD templates to standardize delivery processes across engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Information Security teams to embed DevSecOps practices including SAST, DAST, Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and secrets management.
• Administer GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHEC) environments, including organization management, SCIM provisioning, Okta integration, team administration, and repository governance.
• Configure monitoring, auditing, logging, and alerting for CI/CD platforms using tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar observability solutions.
• Automate infrastructure deployments using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, security, and compliance across enterprise software delivery environments.
• Drive platform improvements, automation initiatives, and best practices for software engineering teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Skills

• Strong experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline development.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHEC) and GitHub administration.
• Experience implementing GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) features including:
• Secret Scanning
• Push Protection
• CodeQL
• Dependency Review
• Expertise in Kubernetes administration, preferably Amazon EKS.
• Experience managing Actions Runner Controller (ARC) runners.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps principles.
• Experience migrating CI/CD platforms from Jenkins, TeamCity, Bamboo, or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with source control management and repository governance.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Strong experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience with:
• EC2
• IAM
• EKS
• VPC
• CloudWatch
• S3
• Lambda (preferred)

Monitoring & Security

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, or CloudWatch.
• Knowledge of:
• SAST
• DAST
• Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
• Secrets Management
• Secure SDLC
• DevSecOps best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale enterprise platform engineering environments.
• Experience supporting multiple development teams through platform automation.
• Understanding of compliance, governance, and software supply chain security.
• Familiarity with OpenID Connect (OIDC), SCIM, SSO, and Okta integrations.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Software Engineering
• Related Technical Discipline

Certifications (Good to Have)

• GitHub Actions Certification
• GitHub Advanced Security Certification
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• AWS Solutions Architect
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate