DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Technical Lead – DevOps (with SonarQube & DevSecOpsExpertise)Location: Hyderabad Job Summary: We are looking for a Technical Lead – DevOps with strong expertise in DevSecOps and SonarQube administration to lead automation, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD excellence. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership, architectural guidance, and mentorship to a team of Senior DevOps Engineers, ensuring high availability, quality, security, and efficiency across all DevOps practices. Key Responsibilities: Leadership & Strategy  Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the DevOps team, guiding DevOps, SonarQube, and Agile best practices.  Drive the vision, strategy, and execution of DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and code quality governance using SonarQube.  Collaborate with Platform Engineering, Application, Security, and Applicaion Developers teams to optimize the software delivery lifecycle and enforce coding standards.  Own and improve DevSecOps adoption, ensuring security and quality gates are embedded in pipelines. Cloud Infrastructure & Automation  Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure AWS infrastructure.  Work on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform to standardize and automate cloud resources.  Optimize CI/CD pipelines ensuring high efficiency, security, and compliance.  Integrate and manage SonarQube within CI/CD pipelines for continuous code quality and security scanning. SonarQube Administration & Code Quality  Manage SonarQube installation, upgrades, configuration, and administration.  Define and enforce quality gates, rule sets, and coding standards across multiple projects.  Integrate SonarQube with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Harness, Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc.) for automated analysis and reporting.  Support multiple programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, etc.) and ensure code quality compliance.  Manage and optimize databases (PostgreSQL/Oracle/MySQL) used by SonarQube for performance, security, and scalability. Collaborate with development teams to review findings and drive remediation of OWASP/SAST vulnerabilities. DevSecOps, CICD & Optimization  Lead and manage CI/CD migrations (preferably into Harness), ensuring seamless transitions and performance optimization.  Continuously assess and improve DevSecOps tooling, quality scanning, and vulnerability management practices.Required Skills & Qualifications:  7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and Automation.  Proven experience leading and mentoring DevOps/Platform Engineering teams.  Hands-on expertise with SonarQube administration, upgrades, rule management, and CI/CD integration.  Strong understanding of static code analysis, OWASP/SAST scanning, and remediation practices.  Expertise in AWS services (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, VPC, RDS, S3, IAM, etc.).  Strong experience with GitHub, Bitbucket, and CI/CD pipeline migrations (GitHub Actions, Harness, etc.).  Hands-on experience with Terraform (IaC), Kubernetes (EKS/ECS/K8s).  Proficiency in scripting/automation using Python, PowerShell, or Bash.  Experience managing SonarQube with PostgreSQL/Oracle/MySQL databases.  Deep understanding of DevSecOps best practices and security compliance.  Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.Preferred Qualifications:  Certifications in CKA and AWS (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, etc.).  Background in software development with understanding of microservices and cloud-native architectures.