Tech Lead: Platform Engineering(Azure, IaC & DevOps)- Husky(Guindy, Chennai)

Job Description

Title: Tech Lead: Platform Engineering(Azure, IaC & DevOps)- Husky(Guindy, Chennai)

Id: 20856

Type: FullTime

Location: Chennai, India At Husky TechnologiesTM, our success is based on your success. Our ability to keep our customers in the lead is based on building the strongest team possible. Husky TechnologiesTM has a strong foundation built on innovation, close customer relationships and a unique culture and values. We are dedicated to offering our customers the highest quality products and services and are looking for people with the inspiration and talent to develop with us as we pursue our ambitious growth strategy. We are a leader in developing state-of-the-art technology and it is this technology base that uniquely positions us to serve customers who seek differentiation through solutions that provide speed, flexibility and maximum productivity. This capability is at the core of our mission and competitive strategy. Husky TechnologiesTM offers a wealth of opportunity for personal growth and development. Most importantly, Husky Technologies TM offers an opportunity to work with – and be challenged by – a team of great people. Our success is possible because of the creativity, intelligence and passion of our people around the world and their desire to lead change. At the same time, we are not afraid to expect a lot and strive for leadership in all of our key markets. We are a company taking on new challenges and for the right people this means exceptional career development opportunities, the chance to be part of a team that is the best in the world at what we do and the experience that comes from working in an environment that demands constant transformation and innovation. Husky TechnologiesTM is an exciting company with tremendous potential. We have a great team and great expectations. If you are attracted to bold goals, believe in uncompromising honesty, support mutual respect, care about environmental responsibility, have a passion for excellence and a desire to make a positive contribution – then we want you to join the Husky TechnologiesTM team! Job Description Do you want to shape the Azure platform that all our product teams rely on? As Tech Lead for our Platform Engineering team, you’ll drive the technical foundations of our Azure cloud by owning Infrastructure as Code and DevOps enablement at scale. Your mission is to turn cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and guardrails into reusable, automated platform capabilities that help product and solution teams deliver faster, safer, and more consistently. This is a hands on technical leadership role focused on building the paved road: standardized IaC, robust pipelines, and platform services that reduce complexity and enable teams—not a ticket driven operations role. You’ll work closely with architects, operations, and development teams to evolve our Azure platform as a product, with reliability, security, and developer experience built in by design. Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Understand the E2E high level architecture (big picture).
• Translate the HLD (high level design) into the LLD (low level design) in collaboration with architects and own the LLD.
• Technical direction for the product area.
• Contribute to coordinating cross team dependencies and integration points.

Delivery & Execution Excellence

• Contribute to the feature definition and review.
• Generate concepts and facilitate concept selection.
• Breaking down complex features into actionable tasks.
• Helping with estimation and sprint planning.
• Addressing technical impediments.
• Own production readiness (incl. non-functional requirements).

Quality, Governance & Security

• Ensuring code quality.
• Conducting meaningful code reviews and ensuring adherence to DoR (Definition of Ready) / DoD (Definition of Done) criteria.
• Ensure adherence to applicable standards, policies, and practices (e.g. DevSecOps).

Incident Response

• Leading incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and post-mortems

Mentorship & Team Growth

• Mentoring team members.
• Documenting key design decisions.
• Participate in interviews and hiring decisions.
• Promoting engineering best practices and driving continuous improvement.

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as the primary technical point of contact across Product, Architecture, and Platform teams.
• Clearly communicate technical decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders. Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field.
• 10+ years in cloud / DevOps / platform engineering, with at least 5+ years owning IaC and CI/CD foundations for multiple teams (or equivalent demonstrated ownership/impact).
• Strong hands-on Azure platform engineering background, with proven ability to design and evolve shared platform capabilities that enable multiple dev/product teams.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) lifecycle expertise: able to design, review, and maintain IaC repositories and patterns as a productized capability for others (not “one-off scripts”).
• Containerization: Experience designing, deploying, and operating containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Services, Container Apps, Container Instances.
• CI/CD leadership: demonstrated experience designing and maintaining pipelines (validation, approvals, promotion) and embedding them into the development lifecycle.
• Experience with security automation in the DevSecOps lifecycle (e.g., vulnerability scanning / secrets-related automation) as part of the platform pipeline/toolchain.
• Azure DevOps & Git workflows: strong practical experience with branching, pull requests, and pipeline-based validation/approval gates (e.g., plan/validate then approval then apply).
• Ability to drive developer enablement: build reusable templates/tooling and improve developer experience through automation and standardization.
• Solid understanding of governance and compliance-by-design for cloud foundations (standards, policies, tagging/naming conventions as guardrails).
• Understanding of compliance and security frameworks and standards, e.g. SOX, ISO 27001.
• Working knowledge of Agile development practices.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing assignments, and priorities.

Assets

• Experience using AI assisted coding tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) responsibly, with full accountability for code quality, security, and compliance.
• Practical exposure to monitoring/observability enablement (platform-level logging/metrics/tracing patterns and tooling integration).
• Understanding of cloud core (hub) services and platform services that are consumed by product teams (i.e., thinking in reusable building blocks).
• Familiarity with cost optimization / FinOps mechanics as they relate to platform foundations and guardrails.

Why Husky?

• Regulated Working Hours: Enjoy a structured work schedule that promotes a healthy work-life balance, allowing you to excel professionally while maintaining personal well-being.
• Visible Impact: Experience the satisfaction of seeing the direct outcomes of your work, as you contribute to projects that visibly enhance our company's technological capabilities and efficiency.
• Strategic Influence: Participate in architectural and technical reviews, contributing to the strategic direction of our cloud initiatives and making a tangible impact on our company's technological landscape.
• Empowered Involvement: Take an active role in decision-making processes and architectural reviews, where your expertise helps shape the future of our cloud solutions and overall business strategy.
• Valued Contributions: Be more than just a number in a large organization; at our company, every individual's input is valued and can lead to significant, tangible improvements in our operations and services.
• Impactful Role: Play a crucial part in both developing new applications and maintaining existing systems, ensuring their optimal performance and reliability.
• Cutting-Edge Projects: Work on innovative cloud solutions that are transforming our and our customer’s business, giving you the opportunity to be at the forefront of technological advancements.
• Supportive Community: Work in an environment that recognizes and celebrates individual achievements, fostering a sense of community and mutual respect among team members.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a global team of skilled professionals around the globe where your ideas are valued, and collaboration is encouraged to solve complex challenges and drive success. Husky TechnologiesTM offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and excellent opportunities for growth and advancement. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and respect, value and welcome diversity in our workplace. Husky TechnologiesTM also values being a great place to work and strives to maintain a safe workplace. Accordingly, Husky TechnologiesTM conditions all offers of employment on satisfactory completion of background checks. No agency or telephone inquiries please.