Lead Devops Engineer

Role: Lead DevOps Engineer (Azure & AWS | Security | Automation) Location: Remote – India Experience: 10–15 years (Cloud, DevOps & Security) Employment: Full-time on ESQ payroll | Notice: Immediate–30 days Travel: Occasional onsite travel for meetings (as needed) About the Role As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and optimizing multi-cloud DevOps solutions across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. The role emphasizes Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and centralized automation — designing and building reusable Terraform modules and establishing a centralized IaC repository to drive consistency, scalability, and compliance across multiple product lines and business units. You will also be instrumental in defining and implementing enterprise-wide CI/CD pipeline standards, enabling a centralized and unified pipeline fra.mework across teams and environments. You will lead the modernization and migration of CI/CD pipelines from Azure DevOps, GitLab, and AWS Code Pipeline to Harness, ensuring enterprise-grade scalability, governance, and operational efficiency (Handson & Mentorship). Strong hands-on experience with DevSecOps tools - including SonarQube, Endor Labs, JFrog, and OWASP ZAP, along with a working understanding of Dynatrace and cloud-native security automation, is essential for success. This role also requires the ability to quickly learn, evaluate, and implement emerging technologies to continuously enhance automation frameworks, improve operational efficiency, and drive innovation across the DevOps ecosystem. DevOps Strategy & Modernization Define and execute the enterprise DevOps modernization roadmap, focusing on building centralized automation and delivery frameworks that scale across multiple product lines and cloud environments. Design and implement reusable CI/CD pipeline templates (“golden pipelines”) that integrate quality, security, and compliance gates. Partner with development, security, and platform teams to align automation practices with enterprise governance, cost optimization, and delivery efficiency. Drive a culture of continuous improvement and DevOps maturity, mentoring teams and promoting automation best practices across the organization. Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Architect and manage Azure and AWS infrastructure using Terraform as the standard Infrastructure as Code (IaC) framework. Build and maintain a centralized IaC repository with modular, reusable Terraform components to ensure consistency, scalability, and security across environments. Integrate IaC scanning tools for compliance validation and governance enforcement. Automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management using Terraform Cloud to enable policy-driven, consistent operations. Ensure all infrastructure adheres to enterprise standards for resilience, performance, security, and cost efficiency CI/CD Modernization, Migration & Integration Lead the migration and modernization of CI/CD pipelines from Azure DevOps, GitLab, and AWS CodePipeline to Harness. Build end-to-end CI/CD automation including build, test, deployment, and release governance workflows. Integrate and manage DevSecOps tools for quality, security, and artifact control: SonarQube, Endor Labs, JFrog Artifactory, and OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy). Implement policy-as-code (OPA, Sentinel) to enforce compliance and security guardrails. Integrate CI/CD pipelines with Jira for release readiness, traceability, and audit compliance. Security, Compliance & Governance Define and enforce governance using Azure Policy, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and AWS Security Control Policies (SCPs). Manage IAM, KMS, and network security configurations to maintain least-privilege access and data protection. Deploy and manage security tools — Azure Defender, AWS GuardDuty and Security Hub Embed security scanning, compliance validation, and vulnerability checks directly into CI/CD pipelines. Perform risk assessments, posture evaluations, and ensure compliance with cloud frameworks. Observability, Monitoring & Automation Implement centralized application and infrastructure observability using Dynatrace for Azure and AWS environments. Configure Dynatrace dashboards for performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and root-cause analysis. Enable security and compliance alerting through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) by integrating event-driven notifications and guardrails using Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, AWS Config, Security Hub, and GuardDuty. Automate post-deployment validation, drift detection, and compliance monitoring within CI/CD workflows. Maintain runbooks, infrastructure documentation, and automation repositories to ensure operational consistency and audit readiness. CAB and Release Readiness Enablement Enhance release governance by automating readiness assessments, standardizing CAB (Change Advisory Board) workflows, and ensuring full traceability and compliance for production deployments. - Automate release readiness reporting by integrating data from Jira and GitHub and CI/CD logs. - Implement standardized CAB workflows with automated approval gates based on test maturity and validation metrics.