Senior DevOps Engg (9+ Years exp in Azure Devops+ AKS Configuration+ Team Management)

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a passionate problem solver who works closely with customers and team members to ensure system availability, operational excellence, and successful project delivery. The ideal candidate will possess strong Azure cloud, DevOps, networking, and production support expertise, coupled with proven leadership capabilities in managing teams, projects, and client relationships.

This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can design secure cloud solutions, lead delivery teams, provide technical guidance, manage stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Your Role

• Design, deploy, monitor, and support cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Manage AKS, containerized workloads, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and cloud infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot production and non-production issues, perform RCA, and implement preventive actions.
• Monitor application, infrastructure, and platform health to ensure service availability.
• Drive operational efficiency through automation and process improvements.

• Lead a team of engineers and provide technical mentoring, coaching, and training.
• Plan, assign, and govern project execution to ensure timely delivery and quality outcomes.
• Prepare and present daily/weekly status reports, delivery updates, and customer communications.
• Manage project budgets, resource allocation, risks, dependencies, and delivery metrics.
• Act as the technical escalation point for critical issues and customer concerns

• Provide technical leadership on networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, Routing, VPNs, Firewalls, Load Balancers, and Subnetting.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, firewall, NSG, and network security issues.
• Ensure cloud solutions meet organizational security and compliance requirements.

• Collaborate with clients, business teams, architects, developers, and support teams.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Support business growth by identifying improvement opportunities and contributing to solution discussions.

• Maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, runbooks, technical documentation, and operational procedures.
• Ensure compliance with organizational processes, reporting standards, and best practices.

• Microsoft Azure
• AKS, ACR, ACA, ACA Jobs
• Azure OpenAI
• Azure IoT Services
• Azure DevOps & CI/CD
• Docker & Kubernetes
• .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, Web API
• ReactJS, HTML
• SQL Server & PostgreSQL
• Git, PowerShell, Bash
• Networking (DNS, TCP/IP, Routing, Subnetting, Firewalls, VPN, Load Balancers)
• Production Support & Incident Management
• Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management
• Strong Reporting, Documentation, and Communication Skills

• AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Terraform/Bicep (Infrastructure as Code)
• Python
• MySQL, MongoDB
• Azure DevOps
• Agile and ITIL Practices
• Full Stack Development
• Data Engineering or Data Science Exposure
• FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, DevOps, ITIL or Cloud certifications will be an added advantage.

About You

• 10-12+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Operations, Production Support, and Solution Delivery.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring a team of 3-5 engineers, including planning, task allocation, project execution, and technical coaching.
• Strong experience working in production support, operations support, and maintenance projects.
• Experience managing incidents, problem management, RCA, and SLA-driven support environments.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing secure Azure solutions using:

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Container Registry (ACR)
• Azure Container Apps (ACA)
• Azure Container Apps Jobs
• Azure OpenAI
• Azure IoT Services

• Experience implementing solutions within secure enterprise environments using VNets, NSGs, Firewalls, Private Endpoints, and Identity & Access controls.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, IT infrastructure, and cloud-native technologies.
• Experience managing project budgets, delivery trackers, status reporting, and governance activities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and client engagement skills.
• Strong commitment to documentation, operational excellence, and industry best practices.

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRealis

We're , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular