Senior Analyst, DevOps

Group Company: Visteon

Designation: Sr Analyst I , DevOps

Office Location: Chennai, India

Position description: DevOps Team member is responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud-native practices. This role drives engineering efficiency, system reliability, and release velocity by integrating development and operations through automation, observability, and governance.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Define and execute the DevOps strategy aligned with organizational and product delivery goals.
2. Architect and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD.
3. Lead and mentor the DevOps/SRE team, establishing best practices and engineering standards.
4. Design and manage infrastructure platforms across on-premises and hybrid environments.
5. Manage containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
6. Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
7. Integrate security practices into pipelines, ensuring DevSecOps compliance and vulnerability management.
8. Drive automation initiatives to improve system reliability, deployment speed, and operational efficiency.
9. Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and incident management practices.
10. Collaborate with development, QA, and product teams to streamline release processes and improve delivery outcomes.

Additional Responsibilities:

Required work experience

• Years of experience: 6-10 Years

Key Performance Indicators:

1. CI/CD pipeline reliability and success rate using Jenkins
2. Deployment frequency and lead time for changes
3. Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) and incident resolution efficiency
4. Automation coverage across build, test, and deployment processes
5. Reduction in manual intervention and operational overhead
6. Pipeline performance optimization (build time, resource utilization)

Required Competencies:

1. Strong ownership with ability to work independently and autonomously
2. Effective planning, estimation, and task prioritization skills
3. Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
4. Continuous improvement mindset with focus on automation and efficiency
5. Ability to collaborate across development, QA, and operations teams
6. Strong communication skills (written and verbal in English)

Required Knowledge:

1. CI/CD principles: Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment
2. SCM tools such as Git, GitLab, and IBM Rational Team Concert
3. Containerization concepts using Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes
4. Automation frameworks and integration approaches (REST APIs, SDKs, scripting)
5. Software development lifecycle (SDLC) and DevOps practices
6. Linux and Windows operating systems fundamentals

Required Skills:

1. Hands-on expertise in CI/CD pipeline development using Jenkins (including pipelines and shared libraries)
2. Strong programming skills in Python and scripting (Shell, Batch)
3. Experience in developing and maintaining Jenkinsfiles and reusable pipeline libraries
4. Proficiency in SCM and planning tools such as Git, GitLab, IBM Rational Team Concert, and Jira
5. Ability to design and implement automation using REST APIs and scripts
6. Experience in deploying and managing CI setups across multiple projects