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Agivant Technologies India Private Limited

Lead DevOps Engineer

Agivant Technologies India Private Limited Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

IT Services and IT Consulting · 51-200 employees

20 h ago
devops Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time India
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About the role

The Lead DevOps Engineer will architect and standardize Terraform templates for source code repository migrations and develop intermediary web services for CI/CD automation. They will also provide technical leadership to a team of engineers and ensure the successful delivery of automation milestones.

What they look for

DevOps Infrastructure as Code Terraform Kubernetes GitLab Jenkins Python Go Node.js CI/CD REST API Automation System Integration Technical Leadership Gerrit

Requirements

Candidates must have 6 to 8 years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and build automation with expert-level proficiency in Terraform. Strong administrative experience with GitLab and Jenkins, along with backend development skills in Python, Go, or Node.js, is required.

Full description

About the Role:

Agivant is seeking a Lead Automation Engineer to head a specialized 4-person engineering pod dedicated to our engagement. This role focuses heavily on script tooling optimizations, specifically bridging and automating complex CI/CD and repository management workflows. You will architect solutions, mentor a team of three Senior Engineers, and ensure the successful delivery of critical automation milestones.

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Key Responsibilities:

  • Technical

Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of automated migration strategies for a portfolio of 40+ source code repositories.

  • Terraform

Architecture: Architect and standardize a set of Terraform templates to automate the migration of users, groups, and repositories from Gerrit to GitLab, eliminating manual configuration overhead.

  • Service

Development: Design an intermediary web service (RelayProxy) that translates a limited set of standard GitLab webhooks into multiple Jenkins job triggers.

  • System

Integration: Deeply integrate with the GitLab REST API and GUI configurations to ensure seamless program execution.

  • Ongoing

Support: Establish SLAs and provide ongoing operational support and troubleshooting for the deployed proxy services and Terraform modules post-cutover.

Requirements

Qualifications & Requirements:

  • 6 to

8 years of proven experience in DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and build automation.

  • Hands-on

experience with Kubernetes Cluseter management is extremely useful.

  • Kubernetes

certification will add lot of value (CKA).

  • Expert-level

proficiency in Terraform and creating reusable modules.

  • Strong

administrative and integration experience with GitLab and Jenkins, specifically handling webhooks and CI/CD triggers.

  • Experience

in backend scripting/development (Python, Go, or Node.js) to build custom translation proxies or intermediate API services.

  • Prior

experience migrating source control systems (ideally Gerrit to GitLab).

  • Excellent

communication skills to interface directly with client stakeholders and manage pod deliverables.

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