Group Manager

Company Description WNS Holdings Limited NYSE WNS is a leading Business Process Management BPM company We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology and analytics expertise to co-create innovative digital-led transformational solutions with clients across 10 industries We enable businesses in Travel Insurance Banking and Financial Services Manufacturing Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods Shipping and Logistics Healthcare and Utilities to re-imagine their digital future and transform their outcomes with operational excellence We deliver an entire spectrum of BPM services in finance and accounting procurement customer interaction services and human resources leveraging collaborative models that are tailored to address the unique business challenges of each client We co-create and execute the future vision of 400 clients with the help of our 44 000 employees Position DevOps Lead - Group Manager - Data Engineering We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled DevOps Lead to join our growing team In this role you will be instrumental in designing implementing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure You will work closely with development QA and operations teams to streamline our CI CD pipelines automate processes and ensure our platform s reliability security and performance The ideal candidate is passionate about infrastructure as code automation and fostering a true DevOps culture Key Responsibilities CI CD Pipeline Management Design build and maintain robust secure and efficient CI CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Azure Pipelines or similar tools to enable rapid and reliable software delivery Infrastructure as Code IaC Develop manage and version cloud infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform Azure Bicep or ARM templates Cloud Management Optimization Provision configure and manage Azure services e g AKS App Services Functions Cosmos DB Storage Accounts Monitor performance and costs implementing optimizations for efficiency and savings Containerization Orchestration Containerize applications using Docker and manage their deployment and orchestration in Azure Kubernetes Service AKS or Azure Container Instances ACI Monitoring Observability Implement and manage comprehensive monitoring logging and alerting solutions using Azure Monitor Application Insights and Log Analytics to ensure system health and proactive issue resolution Security Compliance Implement and enforce security best practices across the Azure environment including identity and access management IAM with Azure Active Directory managing secrets with Azure Key Vault and ensuring network security Collaboration Support Collaborate closely with software development teams to provide guidance on cloud-native architectures troubleshoot complex issues and participate in an on-call rotation Automation Champion automation of repetitive operational tasks using PowerShell Azure CLI or Bash scripting Skills Required Proven experience of 10 years as a DevOps Engineer SRE or similar role with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code Terraform or Bicep are highly desirable Solid experience in building and maintaining CI CD pipelines Azure Pipelines GitHub Actions or Jenkins Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell Bash or Python Practical experience with containerization Docker and orchestration Kubernetes especially AKS Strong understanding of core Azure services and cloud architecture principles compute networking storage security Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools in the Azure ecosystem Preferred Nice-to-Have Microsoft Azure certifications e g AZ-104 Azure Administrator AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert Experience in a software development role and understanding of application development lifecycles Knowledge of configuration management tools e g Ansible Chef Puppet Experience with Git and Git workflows GitFlow Trunk-Based Development Understanding of agile methodologies and working in Scrum Kanban teams Qualifications Graduate