Lead I - DevOps Engineering
UST · IT Services & Consulting
- Trivandrum, Kochi
- On-site
- Posted yesterday
- IT & Infrastructure
About the job
DevOps Lead
Job Title
DevOps Lead
Location
Offshore (India)
Experience
6-10 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support our Healthcare payor application development, maintenance, and production support landscape. The role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines, release automation, cloud infrastructure, monitoring solutions, and DevOps best practices across healthcare payer applications. The candidate will work closely with development, QA, support, infrastructure, and business teams to improve deployment efficiency, system reliability, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
CI/CD & Release Management
Design, develop, and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
Automate application build, deployment, and release processes.
Support release planning, deployment coordination, and rollback strategies.
Improve deployment frequency while ensuring platform stability.
Manage source control, branching, and versioning strategies.
Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM Templates, or equivalent tools.
Support Azure cloud infrastructure provisioning and optimization.
Manage environments across Development, QA, UAT, and Production.
Ensure high availability, scalability, and resilience of applications.
Automation & Platform Engineering
Automate repetitive operational and deployment activities.
Develop scripts using PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
Enable self-service deployment and environment management capabilities.
Create reusable DevOps templates, frameworks, and standards.
Monitoring & Reliability
Configure and maintain monitoring solutions for applications and infrastructure.
Support observability through dashboards, s, and logging platforms.
Analyze performance trends and proactively resolve reliability issues.
Participate in incident resolution and root-cause analysis activities.
DevSecOps & Compliance
Integrate security scanning and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
Implement vulnerability management and remediation processes.
Ensure adherence to healthcare and enterprise security standards.
Production Support
Support deployment activities, batch operations, and environment stability.
Collaborate with ServiceNow and support teams for incident/problem management.
Participate in on-call production support rotations as required.
Troubleshoot deployment failures and environment issues.
Required Skills
Core DevOps
Azure DevOps (ADO)
CI/CD Pipeline Development
Git / GitHub / Azure Repos
Release Management
Build Automation
Cloud & Infrastructure
Microsoft Azure
Azure App Services
Azure Functions
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Azure Storage
Azure Monitoring
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform
ARM Templates
Bicep
Scripting
PowerShell
Python
Bash
Monitoring & Reliability
Azure Monitor
Application Insights
Splunk / Dynatrace / AppDynamics (preferred)
Log Analytics
ITSM & Operations
ServiceNow
Incident Management
Problem Management
Change Management
Root Cause Analysis
Database & Middleware
SQL Server
API Integrations
Web Services
Container Technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting healthcare payer applications.
Exposure to Facets ecosystem and related healthcare platforms.
Experience with production support and AMS engagements.
Knowledge of AutoSys or enterprise batch scheduling tools.
Familiarity with SRE and platform engineering practices.
Azure certifications preferred.