Senior DevOps Developer CICD Automation

Project Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Developer to drive CI/CD, automation, and platform engineering initiatives across the Investment Banking & Markets (IB&M) domain in a large enterprise services environment. The role focuses on building and operating robust CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure and application automation with cloud services, standardized release and deployment frameworks for multiple critical applications and exploring AI-assisted automation for operational intelligence. You need to have strong experience working across a complex application landscape, with a primary focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), release engineering, deployment automation, and operational utilities, while collaborating closely with Release Teams, Application Teams, and Service Teams.

Responsibilities:

o Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Enterprise

o Lead automation initiatives across the IB&M domain to reduce manual effort and improve reliability

o Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for application and platform deployments

o Standardize and execute release and deployment processes across multiple applications

o Provision and manage AWS and Azure infrastructure, including Kubernetes platforms (EKS/AKS)

o Build and maintain containerized delivery pipelines using Docker, Podman, and Helm charts

o Automate configuration management and operational tasks using Ansible and Python

o Collaborate closely with Release, Application, Cloud, Security, Database, and Platform teams

o Integrate database automation for Oracle and PostgreSQL

o Integrate security and compliance scans (Checkmarx, secret scans, vulnerability checks, and internal tools)

o Create and maintain detailed documentation, including CI/CD pipelines, IaC modules, deployment runbooks, and SOPs

o Integrate logging, monitoring, and observability using cloud-native tools and Splunk

o Perform ad-hoc operational, automation, and tooling tasks as required in an enterprise setup

Explore AI-driven pipeline optimizations, automated validation, and predictive remediation

Mandatory Skills Description:

o 7+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, CI/CD, or Platform Engineering within enterprise environments (IB&M / financial services)

o Strong hands-on experience with GitLab Enterprise, including pipelines, runners, and repository management

o Deep expertise in CI/CD design, release engineering, and deployment automation

o Strong hands-on experience with AWS/Azure services.

o Strong experience with containerization technologies: Docker and Podman

o Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Helm for application deployments

o Proven experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks

o Strong automation and scripting skills using Python and configuration management with tools such as Ansible

o Solid understanding of Databases Oracle & Postgres and Operating systems Linux/Unix

o Experience working with logging and observability tools with cloud native & tools like Splunk

o Proven experience integrating security and compliance scans into CI/CD pipelines

o Strong documentation skills using Confluence and experience working with Jira

o Strong understanding of ITIL processes

o Excellent verbal and written communication skills