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1 Photon Interactive Lead Software Engineer Job

DevOps - Lead Software Engineer - Pune

Photon Infotech P Ltd

4.0

based on 1.8k Reviews

4-9 years

Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi + 4 more

1 vacancy

DevOps - Lead Software Engineer - Pune

Photon Interactive

posted 7hr ago

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Flexible timing

Key skills for the job

Computer Science Software Configuration Management Python Automation Testing Production Support Perl

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Job Description

About the Role

The role is for a Lead Software Engineer - DevOps candidate with a solid and successful background in driving CI/CD, automation, infrastructure as code, configuration management, monitoring, and custom tool development for enterprise software and systems. These systems operate in cloud environments, private data centers, on-premises VMs, and Kubernetes clouds using Python, Groovy, Shell scripting, Perl, and Java .

This role will design and support continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and engineering processes. The candidate will provide direct support to software engineers in testing and pre-production environments.

By developing original code and integrations, this role will enhance CI/CD tooling and applications to accelerate feature delivery by reducing human effort, eliminating process bottlenecks, increasing repeatability, and enabling self-service . The ideal candidate must possess strong communication skills, a passion for CI/CD, and a strong sense of ownership . A proven track record of designing, developing, and maintaining reliable, repeatable, and mission-critical build pipelines, systems, and products is essential.

Responsibilities

Assist in interpreting DevOps product requirements and designing corresponding solutions.
Collaborate with the Architecture team to develop technical designs and drive DevOps architecture evolution .
Develop original tools, enhancements to existing tools/pipelines, and new services using Python, Java, and Groovy .
Conduct peer code reviews.
Proactively identify automation and self-service opportunities.
Continuously monitor the health of CI/CD tools and take corrective actions when needed.
Investigate and resolve CI/CD tooling issues .
Assist in triaging custom and third-party application environments .
Investigate pipeline and build failures , determine root causes, and implement fixes.
Support Production Support teams in the use of release and other tooling.
Research, design, and implement new CI/CD technologies and standalone applications .
Collaborate with feature developers to onboard/integrate applications per WSI best practices.
Support the development team s delivery process through the SDLC up to production handoff.
Work with the Infrastructure team to provision and deprovision capacity.
Lead or participate in major updates supporting new requirements and system maintenance .
Develop and maintain procedures and system documentation .
Enforce and contribute to best practices, strategies, and standards .
Optimize system resources and implement monitoring tools and thresholds .
Support the resolution of production incidents .
Provide work breakdown planning and estimation .
Anticipate risks and propose contingency plans and timelines .
Suggest and implement process improvements and best practices .
Interact with business users, functional teams, and management .
Guide contract resources , providing direction and quality assessments.
Share technical and professional knowledge through mentorship and training .
Foster team collaboration and ensure consensus .

Criteria

8+ years of relevant DevOps experience .
Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes stack .
Experience using Helm/Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments.
Strong knowledge of Jenkins and Jenkins Pipeline .
Proficiency in Groovy, Python, Shell scripting, and/or Java .
Experience with Maven .
Expertise in Git and GitHub Enterprise .
Experience with Node/npm .
Ability to interpret Java stack traces and Node.js error logs .
Bachelor s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

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The company provides significant autonomy in leading projects and making technical decisions. The environment encourages innovation and continuous learning.